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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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Which sense of the term "mileage" is intended in the phrase "your mileage may vary"?
As it turns out, at least according to Oxford, mileage has another (informal) definition.
mileage, noun
Actual or potential benefit from something.
I would say that this is the most accurate defin …
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forbid her anything and it became her desire
Martin is writing a conditional sentence; he is not speaking of something that has actually happened, but is a possibility. If the sentence was written with more words it would be:
"[If you] forbid h …
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While <A was happening>, <B happened>
"It was growing as he watched," means that both events were happening simultaneously. This is more than just a stylistic choice; Martin is stating, "the tree was growing during the time I was watching …
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Help with the difference in the meaning of the phrases
If you are "going to do something" it means that you will do the "something" in the future.
You are currently out/away doing the "something" in the present.
You have intentions/plans to do the "som …
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