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I want patience and I want it now.
Also, I find that nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Laziness is what gets me out of bed in the morning.
正宗で大根を切る。
言い出しっぺ。
Some of the smartest things people have ever said:
No language makes perfect sense. — John McWhorter
Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. — Carl Jung
A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. — George Santayana
Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do. — Savielly Tartakower
One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision — Bertrand Russell
Every good thing that happens in your life is a gift. — Yours Truly
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Apr 26 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on The Phrase “dont worry” is rather overused |
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Apr 26 |
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What punctuation should follow after a list introduced by a colon? It's really a parenthetical list, and I would probably use dashes here: The whole department—John, Jeff, Jean, and the accountant—were thrown into jail. You could even leave out the and and it would be fine. |
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Apr 26 |
answered | Exclamation point inside a sentence |
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Apr 26 |
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Exclamation point inside a sentence If you insist. See below. |
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Apr 23 |
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Usage of the word “implies” when sure of a result I don't see why you couldn't use it as understatement, to drive home your point with a rhetorical twist. |
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Apr 23 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Apr 23 |
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Mixed Orthography If you live in 美国, surely you must speak 英語. All the Beautiful People do. |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on For + verb-ing at the beginning of a sentece |
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Apr 22 |
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Can I use “as late as” to express a deadline? edited body |
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Apr 21 |
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Etymology of “Utopia”; counterintuitive Related |
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Apr 19 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Apr 19 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 18 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 18 |
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What is the meaning of being mean? Really? Hitting someone is not "being mean"? |
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Apr 18 |
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What is the meaning of being mean? You could try looking this up in a dictionary. |
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Apr 18 |
reviewed | Reject suggested edit on Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized? |
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Apr 18 |
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Any connection between akimbo, askance and atremble? Gimme a minute, I'm a-thinkin' on it. |
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Apr 17 |
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Exclamation point inside a sentence This is an antiquated style of punctuation, seen primarily in pulp fiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a kind of parenthetical intensifier. Or you could call it an inline aside. Nowadays, such a thing would probably be rendered in parentheses complete — "... and (alas!) the very diablerie of the woman" — or with just the exclamation mark in parentheses: "... and alas (!) the very ...." etc. |
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Apr 16 |
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Is it “expert in” or “expert on”? Either is fine, depending on what you're trying to say. "She was expert in biology." "He was an expert on jade figurines." Also consider other prepositions: "He was an expert with the sword." "She was expert at backgammon." |
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Apr 16 |
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Why is there omission of subject in sentences like “Thought you'd never ask.” Fiction uses it outside of directly reported speech. A fictional narrative may itself be a kind of speech. This is one of the ways writers achieve voice. |
