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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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Consider that to mean 'believe that'
As in this case, consider carries a connotation of criteria. A court may consider a case or decline to hear it based on the strength of what has relevant legal standing. When a court considers an appe …
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What is the difference between "sign" and "symbol"?
Personally I'd start from Peircian Semiotics to pick apart the nuances and make sure that I meant what I meant to mean.
Anyway, I'd stand sign in for Peirce's index. A sign points to some specific in …
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Phrase experimentation - Marching a trough
I think one would march a trough into the floor or across a room. While down and trough have some natural affinity, up and trough do not.
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