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Jun 13 |
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Where is the root morpheme in Modern English ambassador, embassy? You've asked 6 questions and gotten (fairly good) answers for most/all of them. Might I encourage you to mark some as accepted? |
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Jun 13 |
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In the sentence “Each time you sleep with someone, you also sleep with his past,” what does “past” mean? added 5 characters in body; edited tags |
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Jun 13 |
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Is this dash correct? I would suggest just replacing the dash with a comma. Oh, and I think you mean a mobile version that allows rather than a mobile version which allows. |
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Jun 13 |
answered | Using “actual” to signify “current” |
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Jun 13 |
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Term meaning 'with written words' NB: while verbally can mean with spoken words, it can also mean with words (whether spoken or not). Some situations will warrant the use of orally to avoid ambiguity. |
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Jun 13 |
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Term meaning 'with written words' deleted 1 characters in body; edited tags |
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Jun 13 |
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'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected' added 4 characters in body |
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Jun 12 |
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“Can hardly wait” versus “can't hardly wait” Care to share a link to your note about can hardly's being obsolete? |
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Jun 11 |
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Can I use “I have asked something” edited tags |
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Jun 10 |
answered | Can an image be redacted, or just text? |
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Jun 10 |
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Is it correct to say “the bird is in the tree” or “on the tree”? added 26 characters in body |
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Jun 10 |
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The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert covering is a present participle, denoting continuous (not necessarily present) action/state. Covered is the past participle of cover. |
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Jun 10 |
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“Shopping basket” or “shopping cart” @Peter just buggy (we also say shopping cart). Shopping buggy sounds funny, even to a Southerner ;) |
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Jun 10 |
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What's the difference between the adjectives “strategic” and “tactical”? @harithski I imagine from the other answers that they contrast similarly in all contexts |
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Jun 10 |
answered | What's the difference between the adjectives “strategic” and “tactical”? |
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Jun 10 |
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Why use “need not” instead of “do not need to”? deleted 14 characters in body; edited tags; edited title |
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Jun 10 |
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Why does “is” replace “has”? @Cerberus, my apologies. I must have misunderstood the difference between answering a question and leaving a comment. |
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Jun 9 |
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What are the possible meanings of positive “any more”? I've never of the use in the final quote (Pantyhose are so expensive anymore). Can anyone verify this use? |
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Jun 9 |
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What should I call this kind of animation? @mysterious the closest I can think of is pulse. |
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Jun 9 |
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“Hardware-counter-based tools” or “hardware-counter based tools”? I'm afraid I find Raven's and Doug's answers far more plausible. |
