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This tag is for questions about correctly using a word. The word has to be provided within the question. The question should be limited to the usage of one word. For the usage of complete phrases there is the tag phrase-usage.
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Is there a word such as "Learnings"?
Oxford dictionaries online defines learning as:
[mass noun]
1 The acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.
‘these children experienced difficulties in learning’
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Is 'stakehold' (used as a noun) an acceptable word, even though no major dictionary lists it?
We've got a couple of good answers on where it came from, but your main question appears to be "Is stakehold an acceptable word?"
It depends on your audience really. When I saw the title of your ques …
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"Wear and tear is" or "wear and tear are"
According to Collins Dictionary, "wear and tear" is an uncountable noun, which means it can't take a plural. In fact, the "learner's definition" even uses the word "is":
Wear and tear is the damag …
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One word for nightclub and bar
I can give you a hypernym for bar and nightclub: they're both drinking establishments.
It's not one word though, it's two. And it's not snappy and informal.
I'm not sure on the use of bar for both …
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A while ago and a few minutes ago
Context is all important in defining how long "a while" might be (see other answers). Without any further context, in my experience it is most likely the phrase "a while ago" means "not recently".
Exa …
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Does "narrowly avoiding" something always imply an action was taken?
To avoid is:
to keep out of the way of
That doesn't necessarily require an action. In fact it almost implies a lack of action - the dictionary talks about keeping out of the way of something, but no …
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Please let me know the usage is correct or not 'one more than another by 10'
"One is more than another by 10 percent." is, as a standalone sentence, grammatically incorrect. What is necessary is an attribute which is being measured. So the following would both make sense:
Thi …
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As to grammar and idiom, is the following extract correct: “… if you know the man or are him...
Yes, it is correct.
“… if you know the man or are him, call …”
can be separated out into two separate phrases:
“… if you know the man, call …”
“… if you are him, call …”?
both of which are grammat …
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Is Provocation necessarily deliberate?
dictionary.reference.com's page on provoke makes absolutely no mention of intention. In fact it has examples of contemporary usage both of where intention exists:
"When you were setting out to do …
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Is it correct to say "information furnished above"?
Is it "correct" to say it? - Well your research has already provided the answer to that - Yes.
Is it common outside of India? - Only when speakers of Indian English are speaking/writing outside of In …
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How to use the term "carbon copy" in business emails?
If you don't wish to use "cc" (as per your comment on Jon Hanna's answer it means something else in your native language) you can just use the verb to copy:
1.3 (copy something to) Send a copy of a …
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Use of word racist in specific case
Technically "discrimination on the ground of religion" is not racism, but you will often hear it described as such. A more accurate description is religiously intolerant, although that's a bit of a mo …
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Is "to do well" used more frequently in India?
Personal thoughts
As a native Brit, "to do well" sounds perfectly normal to my ear; I suggest it is a generic English phrase, rather than a particularly Indian-English phrase.
Research
Random exam …
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Regent and Viceroy: When should I use one over the other?
The difference, using the words from your research, is between ruling in place of (i.e. instead of) the monarch (regent) and ruling as a representative of the monarch for part of their land (viceroy). …
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Word-usage: “two pair” or “two pairs”? Proper phrasing: If one has “two pairs of eyes on eve...
The plural of "pair" is "pairs" (ref: Collins Dictionary). Phrases like "two pair" I have only ever heard used to describe a poker hand (ref: Wiktionary) or similar.
In your quote, Sara only has one …
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