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This tag is for questions about expressions. Expressions are words or phrases used to convey an idea, or else a particular term used conventionally to express something. Consider phrase-requests and expression-requests if you are looking for an expression, phrase-meaning if you are unsure about the usage of a given phrase.
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"Reply to this mail is _not_ necessary" - Can this be considered negative in any way?
You can't express the intonation and gestures/facial expressions in the mail, so you can not be 100% sure how it will be interpreted. …
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"For <xxx> sake" - which variant is more common?
There are a lot of variations of this phrase, most notably including
"for God's sake"
"for Heaven's sake"
"for Jesus sake"
"for Pete's sake"
Which of those are most commonly used in modern English …
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