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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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Is there a polite way of saying "people like you"?
Can it be used in a polite sentence, or due to the associated
negativity with the phrase, would it be better to use an alternate
phrase?
The phrase can be used in a polite way, as determined …
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Using "mentioned above" when speaking
Mentioned above is a more typical phrase in writing than it would be in speaking. In speech, I would expect to hear as I said previously or as previously mentioned, or something similar.
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What do you call someone who always puts blame on others?
Blameshifter fits the bill.
blameshifting
Part of Speech: n
Definition: the act of transferring responsibility for an error or problem to another;
also written blame shif …
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Is there a word to describe someone who is always defeated at my hand?
The one not expected to win — usually based on the previous record — is called the underdog.
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What to call someone who is able to hold a conversation?
Conversationalist is the most obvious word.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversationalist
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Word for lack of comprehension of something easy to comprehend
The fault may lie not in your own attention or cognitive ability, but in the text you are reading. Some texts are more easily read than others--not because of complexity of the language or concepts, b …
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What is a heterosexual term for “cruising”?
Cruising has been used in heterosexual context for at least the last 50 years according to this Google Ngram.
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What is the meaning of "poetry" ? And how far it is different from "Poem"?
Of course many volumes have been written on the meaning of poetry. Perhaps the most succint answer that may be relevant to your question is the definition of poetry by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: the bes …
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Single word for attributing inappropriate motives to others' actions?
In your scenario, Person B can be said to sell Person A short.
sell someone or something short
Fig. to underestimate someone or something; to fail to see the good
qualities of someone or so …
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