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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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Is it correct to say, "Will you do it or NO?"
The phrase has the meaning, "will you do it, [YES] or NO? But "will you do it or NOT is the "safer" expression.
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Military personnel normally put their badges on their shoulders - what is that area called?
I believe that the word for shoulders is "epaulettes." Military officers (as opposed to enlisted men) are sometimes referred to as "epaulette boys," because of their shoulder badges.
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"Know your customers' needs before they even..." - "talk" or "speak"?
Some restaurants know my order "as soon as I walk in the door."
Another way of putting it, is "before the customer opens his mouth."
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What are some nice words to describe a very old age of a person
The "technical" word I would use is "geriatric."
Another word I would use is "senescent."
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Is there a term for discrimination without negative connotation?
The term for a "legitimate" ground for discrimination is "bona fide occupational qualification" (BFOQ). That is, you need to "discriminate" in favor of someone who can actually do the job.
Regarding …
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A word for paying attention to detail
I think that the "p" word you might want is punctilious.
Punctilious (comparative more punctilious, superlative most punctilious)
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, p …
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Would you say "it's impolite" to your kids?
For young children, I would use the words "not polite," because they are less likely to understand im polite.
I also endorse one of the other suggestions, "rude" because the term even sounds "rude."
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Are you an amateur(ish) fellow?
"Amateur" is a noun. "Amateurish" is an adjective. You want the latter to modify "slides."
And these slides could reduce "a brisk subject into an impenetrable bulk of banality."
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Is "different from" or "different than" more correct? [duplicate]
"I am different from/than you." (I am not similar to you.)
Is one usage more correct than the other? Or are they two different usages that could mean two different things?
The answers to the other q …
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What are the fourth and fifth levels in this context? [duplicate]
One can use the terms primary, secondary, and tertiary to describe the first, second, and third levels of something.
What would the fourth level be called? Would it be something like "quartiary" or " …
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Is there a connection between the various "states of being" that you can be "on"?
Newton's Law of Motion states that an object at rest will tend to stay at rest, and an object in motion will tend to remain in motion.
First, there is a group of words that are formed by taking verbs …
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Single word which refers to restaurants, bars and clubs?
A "catchall" term in this regard is "night life."
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What's a word for "a thoroughly enjoyable experience"?
"Slang" terms that I've come across for "pleasurable" are "lark," and "lulu."'
That was a lark. or
That was a lulu.
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What’s “maiden name” all about?
A maiden is an "unmarried" woman. Therefore, a woman's "maiden name" is her "unmarried" (last) name, the one she received from her father.
A woman's married name is the one she receives from her husb …
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Word for "taking advantage of a second chance or opportunity"
The word I would use to describe the person is retriever.
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