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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 wrong to use 'but' and 'though' in the same sentence?
I was talking to a friend of mine when I asked
Where can I find that in our book? I did some search but I couldn't find it though.
That sounded a bit strange to me but I really don't know if I'm …
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Which are good phrasal verbs for "start working on something"?
I would like to say something like this:
Person 1: "We have these two tasks for you..."
Person 2: "OK. I will start working on them!"
Which are good, natural and native ways of saying that?
I feel t …
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What's the difference between say "I started working" vs "I started to work" [duplicate]
Simple question
What's the difference between someone say
"I started working on something..."
And
"I started to work on something..."
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Do another pass through a list of things
Is it right to ask someone to "do another pass through the questions" when you want them to take another look/check/examination at a few questions?
For example:
Bob: I think we are done now, right?
J …
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What's the difference between "I've just <verbed>" and "I just <verbed>" [closed]
What's the difference between
"I have just started working on something..."
And
"I just started working on something..."
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