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She feels some ghastly fright come up and stop to look at her vs She feels some ghastly fright coming up and stopping to look at her [closed]
The Soul has Bandaged moments —
When too appalled to stir —
She feels some ghastly Fright come up
And stop to look at her —
What is the difference in meaning between the phrase contained in the last ...
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There seem to be vs there seem to have been
I'm having trouble understanding the difference between those two, as I recently had to write a sentence "There seem to have been some missing keys" relating to receival of aforementioned ...
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Skipping an article for a stronger "punch" in a headline --- incorrect or not?
I would like to skip an article in a headline I wrote. It feels right to skip it, the sentence sounds stronger in my opinion. However, all the spelling checkers tell me it's bad English.
Can the "...
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Does "no more than two" mean I can choose just one? [closed]
This is the question:
"Evaluate the representation of... in no more than TWO of the following books: ....." (the "TWO" is actually capitalised in the document)
Without thought, I ...
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Do these sentences have the same meanings? [closed]
Do the following sentences have the same meaning?
He did not have even a rupee with him to buy a loaf of bread.
He had not even a rupee with him to buy a loaf of bread.
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Form of the verb "continue" in "Title, continued" [closed]
For the sake of the question, let's say I am making a presentation for school on burritos, and I have two slides on the types of tortillas. I label the first slide Tortillas and the second Tortillas, ...
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Which is a right representation? 'was collaborated with' vs 'has collaborated with' [closed]
When I collaborate with someone in writing an article, which one is the right representation?
This article was collaborated with A
This article has collaborated with A
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How to translate the French exclamative "donc"? [closed]
How to translate the French exclamative "donc"?
I can't find translations in Cambridge, or Collins.
The example sentence is:
Tu n'es donc pas capable de l'aider ?
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What's the difference between 'see','look' and 'watch'? [closed]
'see','look' and 'watch are words that looks the same but aren't the same meanings, can some tell me what's the difference between them?
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Is "The heart wants what the heart wants" grammatical? If so, why?
This appears to be a corruption of Emily Dickinson's "The heart wants what it wants..." These are but few examples from professional writers (screenwriters in this case).
"The heart ...
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Is there a sentense for this situation? when I checked everything and don't have objection [closed]
Business talking in with multiple people, we are arrange a meeting date.
The conversation has already taken place, and i need to send the message that 'i am availble with at date.'
I made few sentence ...
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'As that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible'
There is a quote from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, which is as follows:
“It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together, and yet for the advantage of some, conversation ought ...
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Present Simple instead of Present Perfect in colloquial speech
I was recently watching " The Last of Us" series and was pretty perplexed when Ellie asked Joel "You ever play this one?" pointing to the old Mortal Combat arcade. It was so ...
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What is the opposite of et seq.?
What Latin-derived abbreviation could be used in place of "and the previous ones" or "and the predecessors" i.e., the opposite of et seq.?
I can't start from the other end and use ...
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What is the difference between "domain" and "field"? [closed]
I have those two sentences and I have to choose where to put "domain" and where to put "field".
I think that those two words are interchangeable, what is your opinion?
John is ...
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What is the grammar of "to count" in this sentence? [closed]
In the below sentence, what is the grammar of "is to count" and what is the meaning of the whole sentence?
Kuhn's own account of science entails that what is to count as a problem is ...
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Is there a way to avoid the word "get" [closed]
The word "get" does too much work. "Get the shovel" is OK. "Get ready" is OK. However, when I hear myself say "I'm trying to get in shape", I cringe ...
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How did barista enter the English language?
The Italian term barista (bartender) entered the English language in 1992 and its usage has considerably increased since then according to Google Books:
"bartender in a coffee shop," as a ...
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What is the difference between 'frankly' and 'actually'? [closed]
Can someone tell me what is the difference between the words 'frankly' and 'actually?'
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When is this type of inversion usually used? [duplicate]
What is this inversion rule? I heard
"After bad weather comes fine weather", it was obvious for me that the word "comes" here was related to "fine weather". Yes, I learnt ...
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Are the sentences correct and natural? Thanks [closed]
Once the dark and cold swallowed the world we fought for
and I saw no silver lining but clouds
Words fail me when painful memories surge
The light dims when I feel so overwhelmed
With you I just turn ...
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Is there a term to the practice of over-inflating big words like 'edumecation' and 'philosphization'?
Morphologically speaking, I suppose this is the practice of adding meaningless affixes in order to make the word appear more grandiose.
Perhaps more common in AAVE, especially the word 'edumecate'. ...
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Finding the conflict of a story [closed]
I have doubts about the following:
Directions: Read the passage below and then answer the questions that
follow. The passage is about a man who is lost in the wilderness and
has run out of food.
In ...
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"patriarchy" vs. "the patriarchy" [closed]
I'm confused:
What is the difference between a) referring to "the patriarchy" and b) referring to "patriarchy" in general, without the "the"?
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Comma use in a sentence with an internal correction [duplicate]
She is truly a, no THE winner.
I am having trouble deciding if this punctuation is correct, or whether it should be:
She is truly a, no THE, winner.
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"I wondered if you were free this evening." - Does it sound like a normal polite question? [closed]
Below are sentences taken from the Oxford English Grammar Course (Oxford University Press 2015). The title of the section is "Requests, questions and suggestions".
I wonder if you need any ...
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Word meaning places in a journey?
In an journey or itinerary you have source/origin/departure locations, stops/intermediate locations, and your destination/arrival location.
Is there a single noun that means any location in a journey ...
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as [adjective] . . . as you [verb?] [closed]
(1) I work as hard as you.
(2) I work as hard as you do.
Is sentence #2 above "better" (more grammatical) than #1 above?
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In Indian English, did the word 'griffin' ever mean newcomer or novice?
I recently came across a definition in the dictionary Hobson-Jobson. It's basically a big collection of English words and anglicizations used or found in India. The entry that's been stumping me is ...
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Has the word/name Beelzebub ever had a diaeresis?
I recognize that the diaeresis is not in the common English language anymore, but I was wondering if Beelzebub was ever spelt Beëlzebub, as I have found quite recently that I was pronouncing Beelzebub ...
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"Heard back" - Bad Phrasing? [closed]
"Heard back", as in "We left messages for the Senator, but we haven't heard back", is very often used in both print media and television news to indicate that the subject of the ...
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Is it correct to say "violation list" or is it correct to say "violations list" [duplicate]
This question has general rules, but it leaves open the exception(s) list.
So my question here is specifically about "violation(s) list".
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'Delegate of' or 'delegate for'? [closed]
When someone is a delegate, such as in a conference, are they a delegate of the organization they represent or a delegate for the organization they represent?
In other words, which of the following is ...
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Relative clause transform to relative infinitive clause or vice versa [closed]
I make three sentence on myself, but I am not sure which one is the best and which sounds natural for native speakers? can anyone give some suggesions
Young girls were sometimes given a p’aedo, a ...
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What is the opposite word for spicy? Which among the given option is correct? A. Sweet B. Sour. C. Bitter. D. Salty [closed]
What is considered the opposite word for spicy? Which among the given option is correct? A. Sweet B. Sour. C. Bitter. D. Salty
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Confused about compound nouns vs. adjectives
I was taught that "ball-point pen" = compound noun, but "ball-point" is NOT an adjective because it doesn't pass the primary tests for an adjective (has adjective-making morpheme, ...
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Is it a grammatically correct conditional sentence "If I won that award my life would change"? [migrated]
I'm interested in whether the bold phrase in these examples is correct in terms of grammar from the native's point of view?
In tonight's competition I'm an underdog and have no chance for any of the ...
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"Discretion is the better part of valour" doesn't seem to make sense as a sentence
By discretion, the idiom is referring to choosing to be careful. By valour, the idiom is referring to being courageous. So how is discretion a "part" of valour? Valour and discretion are two ...
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Is there a mainstream unified theory of reverse pronouns? [closed]
Is there a mainstream unified theory of reverse pronouns? How they are used (i.e. in what syntactic constructions), how they can be modified, et cetera? (Before the customary "off topic" ...
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Quotation mark in company name [closed]
I have a company named Flahms. There is no meaning to it. I wanted to ask if I want to add a quotation mark to it so it will be Flahm's. What will mean adding this quotation mark? Means it is Flahm ...
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American English Slang Phrase for "see you in court"?
I'm trying to recall a phrase it goes along the lines of "choose ___" where ___ is a number. OR "pick ___" (I can't remember which word exactly).
The explanation of the phrase is ...
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Does it good to go? [closed]
I was message to my boss about her suggestion on an article
My question was: Mam please suggest me by looking the profile of Doctor and suggest me.
Does it good to go?
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Does the sentence "The perfect form of its eternal fair" sound correct? [closed]
There is a following line from a poem:
The perfect form of its eternal fair.
Is this grammatically and stylistically correct?
Does it sound natural to native speakers?
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What does being nine mean in this context?
I stumbled upon some conversation on a TV show and I do not understand what the "nines" and "a three" indicate in the following context.
Well, then you just have to fix him up ...
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What does 'I've been throwing down the whiskey' mean? [closed]
What does 'I've been throwing down the whiskey' mean? I heard it in a song.
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"Necessarily" or "not necessarily"? [closed]
The idea that has to be communicated is that picking someone at random in the street, it does not follow that they are a tennis player : occasionally you mignt find such a person.
Is the following ...
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What is one word/phrase for pretending to like something while it’s not good? [closed]
For example, a guy shows his friend something he’s written, and she smiles awkwardly and praises him, and gives him positive comments, while the writing itself isn’t good anyway. How do you describe ...
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What verb(s) can be used to "fulfill" an intention? [closed]
[The question was removed because it was off-topic.]
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Is "make a queue/ line" correct? [closed]
I was in a meeting with my colleagues here in Canada and we went for coffee...more and more people joined and there was only one coffee machine. So, I said "let's make a queue"...then a ...
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What's a formal-noun that means an unprincipled, unpleasant person?
I am trying to find a word that can be used in formal situations for referring to an unprincipled, unpleasant person. I'm looking for a more formal or civil way to say this, rather than the uncivil “...
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