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This tag is for questions about words or phrases that have multiple meanings and can thus be understood in different ways. If your question is about different words that can be easily mixed up or confused use the tag CONFUSABLES instead.
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How do "a headache" & "headaches" make you feel? What is the difference?
In the dictionary, headache is a countable noun.
head‧ache /ˈhedeɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]
1 a pain in your head
If you have a headache, you should take some aspirin.
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How to tell which sentences expressing purposes & which ones expressing reasons?
In Collins COBUILD English Usage:
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If something is for someone, they are intended to have it or benefit from it.
He left a note for her on the table.
She held out the flowers an …
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Is a handful of rice the amount of rice that fills up one or two palms? [closed]
If we say “we only have a handful of rice, then technically do we only have the amount of rice that fills up just one palm alone, or is it the amount that fillms the palms of both hands?
Is there any …
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How best to use the word "best"?
The word best means:
Best: of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality
It seems that we only use best for the top highest quality of a certain thing.
For example, there are …
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