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This tag is for questions about the differences in the meaning of two words. For us to be able to help you, please provide the sourced definitions that you are referring to, where the confusion arises, as well as an example sentence that shows the ambiguity.
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difference between "miss out" and "omit" [closed]
He missed out several important facts. He omitted several important facts.
I think these two sentences are the same meaning. Is there a slight difference?
A few days ago, an American native speaker …
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"We'll have rainy day today" vs "It is going to rain today" [closed]
I usually say, "it's raining today" when it is raining outside. When should I use the expression, "We'll have a rainy day today" instead of "It's going to rain today"?
Could anybody tell me the diff …
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tired of vs tired from
He is tired of that work
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He is tired from that work.
I think the two sentences are almost the same.
If there is any difference, could anyone explain?
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shocking to me vs shocking for me [duplicate]
The news is shocking to me.
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The news is shocking for me.
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For me, the cooking style is useless
vs
To me, the cooking style is useless.
I think these two sentences are exa …
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think of vs think about [duplicate]
I have been thinking about Mary.
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I have been thinking of Mary.
Is there any slight difference? I think the above two sentences are almost the same.
Let's say that the speaker broke up w …
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he said the project will be carried out vs he said the project would be carried out [duplicate]
When do I have to use "will + verb" after that clause?
He said the project will be carried out.
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He said the project would be carried out.
According to the tense agreement, I think the f …
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it seems that vs it appears that [duplicate]
It seems that he is rich.
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It appears that he is rich.
These two sentences seem to me similar. Is there any slight difference?
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"I had chicken for dinner" vs "I ate chicken for dinner"
I had chicken for dinner.
I ate chicken for dinner.
Is there any difference? Could anyone tell me the difference? Probably state vs action?
Which one is more colloquial?
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