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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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What does 'question items' means?
I believe that by items it is referring to the various ways a multiple choice question (to include a true/false question) can be asked within a questionnaire. Isn't it?
From a Wikipedia article:
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Paraphrase this sentence please
That made she be afraid that there were occult forces at work, dragging her back home, as a punishment.
(just an attempt: non native speaker :-) please, correct me where wrong! )
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Are derived class and deriving class interchangeable terms?
I think that "derived" refers to something that has already been created. Deriving is more general and refers, also, to all classes that potentially can be derived.
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Is there a difference between “antithesis” and “juxtaposition”?
I am not sure why they seem the same to you.
To my they are quite different. I am non native but let me attempt an explanation (this is made up).
I can say that my brother is just my antithesis when …
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Can "nice" when used about people mean "beautiful"? Can a nice woman be ugly?
So says the dictionary.
However, for practical purposes, to say that someone is "nice", sometimes (of course depending on the context) may be just an euphemism to say that he/she is not attractive : …
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"or" versus "xor" in English
OR it is not exclusive.
To get the exclusive OR, you say: "either ... or"
But check out (Exclusive "or" in English):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_or
for more insight
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Any of four combinations are true? "Both X and Y are A or B" could be wrong?
I'd say, X and Y can take any value A or B.
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"Screwed" vs. "nailed": why is the slang so different?
A wild guess might be that the circular motion required to operate a screw, might render the expression "screwed" a sort of euphemism for more vulgar expression like "fucked up", and so on.
A nail, o …
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