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I have seen this phrase used in several fashion ads and on clothing sites (mostly women's). I am assuming it is AME, but I do not know. Here are some sites that I see the phrase being used:
Neiman ...
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I've scoured many dictionaries for the difference between the two words listed in the question. However, is there a distinction? What separates "hallmark" from "trappings"?
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As the question implies, I'm interested in only the semantical aspects of the two words I've listed. I've looked up these two words on some online dictionaries. After some searching, I've noticed that ...
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As the question implies, I'm interested in only the linguistic distinction between the two words I've listed. I've looked up these two words on some online dictionaries. After some searching, I've ...
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The trend of using the last part of words, bot for robot or za for pizza for instance, appears to be from the late ‘60s as suggested by Etymonline:
The method of minting new slang by clipping ...
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TLDR: name for count of hiccups?
I'm trying to find a short¹ word for the count of undesirable events, up to some number of experiments, and tending to increase with the number of experiments as ...
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I'm looking for a term used when a gift/gesture/allowance of some sort isn't anywhere near good enough, and was done largely for the sake of appearance. Often used in a political context.
For example,...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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What is the grammatical name and grammatical function of the part of the sentence that is in bold?
What the teacher taught was not in the students' text.
The principal ate what was left in the pot.
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I am a non-native speaker of English. When communicating with a professor, would it be better to use could you kindly send me the document or could you please send me the document? I know both are ...
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What's the correct sentence?
Belated happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday!
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I've always been taught to put myself last when referring to myself in the same sentence as others but the usage of "me and..." seems to be everywhere these days. The misuse of the word "me" instead ...
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I was talking to a friend about a girl, and he mentioned that “She can pretty much CI anything, CIB, CIM or CID.” I’m wondering what these mean. The context was sexual experience. Sorry if I missed ...
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Example:
It's all about apples, oranges, bananas, etc.
VS.
It's all about apples, oranges, bananas, etc..
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What happens if the abbreviation is inside parentheses, do you place a dot ...
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I am composing an email to a work associate who I have never had any dealings with before. I'm struggling to think of a formal yet succinct way of introducing myself.
In person, I would probably say: ...
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Can you answer these questions?
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There seems to be a problem.
There seems a problem.
In this type of construction, the version with to be, such as (1), is much more productive than the one without, such as (2). See this Ngram: ...
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Consider the below sentence.
On board the ship there is a crew of wise men.
To which category of speech does 'board' belong in the above sentence? Insofar as I understand, 'board' is a constituent ...
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What is the appropriate word for someone (or something) that gives you insights?
Example sentences for context:
Ann is our best ???. She always provides us with amazing insights.
This software is a ...
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