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Term or phrase that means the reverse of "is located at/within"
Consider a thing that is located within another thing, say a particular store (not one of a chain of stores, but a distinct non-fungible individual store) within a particular mall.
We can describe the ...
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Why are legislatures called by their native language names but not heads of government?
Why do English-language news articles and other sources often refer to legislatures or legislative chambers by their name in the predominant language of the country (Lok Sabha, Duma, Knesset, Diet, ...
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"It is" used as "there is": what is the origin?
Ok, this is a somewhat nonstandard English question. In the Southern US, or at least in Central Virginia, there is an idiomatic use of the phrase it is that is equivalent to the expression there is, ...
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How can you say when a student receives "a note"?
In italian schools when a student misbehaves a teacher can write "a note" in his register to report his behaviour.
Is there anything like that in English? What expression do they use in English or ...
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"Barrow Pit." Western American Term for Ditch
I'm from the American West and have heard a term local (northern Utah, southern Idaho, western Wyoming) rural farmers and ranchers use regularly with a half-dozen variations when they refer to ditches,...
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What are the South African words for crisps and French Fries?
Consider Exhibit A.
Consider Exhibit B.
In England, A is referred to as 'Chips' and B is referred to as 'Crisps'.
In the United States A is referred to as 'French Fries' and B is referred to as '...
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What would be the proper term for the head of an Academy?
I'm reading a book, and I'm constantly seeing the name 'Chairman' appear to describe the head of an Academy that students of all grades can attend. An "Elevator School" if you will. The problem I face,...
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Mileage as unit-agnostic term
Is it appropriate to use the term "mileage" to refer to distance that is not measured in the literal units of miles? For example, would you say that a car "has a lot of mileage on it" in a country ...
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Résumé as summary vs document describing work experience
Because "résumé" or "resume" as a noun is a false cognate with the French equivalent, I tend to avoid using "résumé" to mean "summary", and only reserve it to mean "that document people bring to ...
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whiskers vs sideburns usage in UK vs US English?
Is the word whiskers more like UK English and "sideburns" more like US English? I see the term originates from "Ambrose Burnside" who was American so the word "whisker(s)" can be older than the word "...
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Written date formats in US English: how jarring is it to use the UK format?
In general, there is a difference between the common spoken ordering of dates between US and UK usage. So in the UK, we would tend to say:
"the 14th of December, 2005"
while in the US, people ...
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