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I have noticed in some Victorian and Edwardian texts that Scottish and Irish names beginning with "Mac" or "Mc" are usually written as "M" plus an apostrophe. An example ...
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Is there a word that refers to all items in a series except the first one? Example:
The tests are successful only on the first run. On all subsequent runs, following the first one, the tests fail.
I ...
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It is the word used in a play. The paragraph in which it is stated is the following:
Why does everybody sabotage me, Frank? I give work, I pay
well, yes ? They eat what they want, don't they ? I ...
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Example: I had by doubts about someone that he is a kleptomaniac and the other day I saw him stealing something and that action further strengthens my belief that he is a kleptomaniac. Any idiom for ...
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Poetic technique for taking a usually comforting thing in a scary context?
Context:
I was wondering what the name of the poetic technique was, where one takes something which is usually light, ...
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Which of the following sentences is correct? Are both grammatical?
1: I hope to see you in either France or Belgium.
or
2: I hope to see you either in France or [in (optional)] Belgium.
I have ...
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A crossword clue in the Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book—an assemblage of crosswords published in the Times—reads "use obscene language". The answer given is "eff and blind", confirmed ...
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Is there any difference between Warm regards and Best regards?
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On many occasions after we complete a speech, we often consider thanking our audience. In this scenario, I am not sure if "Thank you all" is the right English. Should it be "Thanking you all" instead ...
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Is there any relation or difference between warranty and guarantee? What do they mean? In what situations do we use them? For example, I suppose we say
When we buy something it has a warranty.
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What are the differences in meaning between house and home?
When do I use one or the other?
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If you are talking on behalf of you and someone else what is the correct usage?
On behalf of my wife and me
On behalf of my wife and I
On behalf of me and my wife
On behalf of myself and my wife
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Which one of the these is the correct, or can I use both?
take a rest
have some rest
Or is there any better way to say that?
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I find myself unsure which of the following is more correct:
please let me know what do you think
Or
please let me know what you think
My gut feeling tells me that it's the latter...
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Can you answer these questions?
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I've heard several Americans say "everything's coming up X". Sometimes, it's a person's name, and sometimes, it can be anything.
Example: https://youtu.be/ivW7z3wGAl8?t=175
Everything was ...
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Free hand [countable; singular]
Unrestricted freedom or
authority: They gave the director a free hand to cut the budget
wherever she wanted
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/free%20hand
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I am trying to figure out when do we need to use an action verb explicitly and when can we omit it using the (ellipsis concept). For Example:
John is taller than Jim [is] (I understood that here is ...
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