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| location | Singapore, Singapore | |
| age | 23 | |
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Computer Science student in Singapore.
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Apr 26 |
answered | A word to express “removing some parts of history from history books by authorities” |
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Mar 21 |
awarded | Yearling |
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May 12 |
answered | What is the difference between adjust and adapt? |
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Apr 19 |
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Difference between “shake”, “tremor”, “shiver”, “tremble” Very nice illustration. One observation: I think the "trembling with fear" could also be "shaking with fear", especially if the amplitude of the movement is larger. |
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Apr 18 |
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Word for “personal reason for not being able to do something” .... an excuse? |
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Apr 18 |
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Is 0.1 million singular or plural? @Kris: I don't understand what you're asking. |
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Apr 18 |
answered | Is 0.1 million singular or plural? |
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Apr 18 |
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Verbs for “and” and “or”? I believe you have the nouns "logical conjunction" and "logical disjunction" to represent AND and OR, but it doesn't help, because you're still going to have to describe your operation using a verb like "perform". |
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Apr 18 |
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Opposite of “bells and whistles” Well then, I learnt a new phrase today :) I never heard it growing up in India. I wonder if it could be due to the culturally non-staple nature of meat and potatoes there. (it could be just me of course) |
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Apr 18 |
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Opposite of “bells and whistles” A quick search online gave me a definition only in the American Heritage Dictionary, and it was marked as informal usage. Is it possible that it's only a North American term? Can anyone else confirm if it's standard usage elsewhere as well? |
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Apr 18 |
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Opposite of “bells and whistles” @YuriyZubarev: honestly, I think you'd be better off sticking with "essentials". As I said, people might not immediately grasp what you're referring to otherwise. Is there a reason you want only a metaphorical term? |
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Apr 18 |
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Opposite of “bells and whistles” @Mahnax: "Meat and potatoes?" Are you sure this is standard usage? I'm sure it exists, but honestly, how many people around the world actually eat meat and potatoes to know that it's supposed to be "basic"? |
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Apr 17 |
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Meaning of “stop for something” In the example you've provided, the answer doesn't seem to match the question. There is no answer to the "when" that was asked. |
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Apr 17 |
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Why would he do this to me? Looking at the title of the question, I came here half-expecting a post out of a relationship advice column :P |
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Apr 16 |
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What are wrong with this phrase? Interesting question; personally I would have used "what things are wrong..." to clarify that the pronoun is used as plural. I have (astonishingly) never come across this term |
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Apr 16 |
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Is “Yankee” derogatory? @JeannePindar: Clearly not. :P But I was thinking in terms of conversation based outside the New England area, which seemed to be the OP's context. I'm really clueless though: is the term used in a positive sense within New England? My knowledge of the term, as an outsider, is limited only to its potentially offensive sense. |
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Apr 16 |
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Is “Yankee” derogatory? I can't imagine any "formal setting" where one would need to use the word "Yankee". |
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Apr 16 |
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Capitalizing subfigure specifiers Well the point I was making was that you could just use those two capital letters L and R everywhere. Since these symbols only make sense in their capital forms, you wouldn't have to worry about whether to capiatalize further mentions. |
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Apr 16 |
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French Quality Clothes Formatting fixes |
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Apr 16 |
answered | French Quality Clothes |
