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British English alternative term for Chinese Whispers
The two correct terms that genuinely describe the phenomena we usually use the phrase for are :
imperfect data transmission over multiple iterations
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infidelity in memetic replication
Shame they ...
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Weaker term than concluded
In the way of expressions there is a large choice of possibilities, and those seem better choices. Here are a few.
I got the idea that
I got the impression that
I came to think that
It occurred to me ...
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What is the difference between "domain" and "field"?
I think you're right in assuming they can both be used in either sentence, but one fits better than the other.
'To be an expert in someone's field' is a fixed expression:
The 'expert' entry here reads:...
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Word for "alienity"
Alienness denotes the quality of being alien. The state of being an alien, however, in US law at least, is denoted by alienage (see Merriam Webster and Black's Law Dictionary).
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What is one word/phrase for pretending to like something while it’s not good?
You could say
She is humoring/humouring him.
Cambridge Dictionary has
humour
to do what someone wants so that they do not become annoyed or upset
Merriam-Webster has
humor
to soothe or content (...
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What is one word/phrase for pretending to like something while it’s not good?
She is feigning delight at his efforts.
The phrase may be found in many google ngram results. Here is one:
Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology p251
"say you see a friend receive a gift ...
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What is one word/phrase for pretending to like something while it’s not good?
You could say that she is sugarcoating things. Cambridge defines "sugarcoat" as:
to make something seem more positive or pleasant than it really is
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Medicamentous vs medical
As MW explains, medicine can mean two things: "a substance or preparation used in treating disease" or "the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, ...
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Plain coffee or tea VS black coffee or tea
A few points:
Black tea can be sweetened or not.
Black tea means tea made from black leaves, not tea with no milk.
Sweet tea means something different than tea with sugar.
Unsweetened tea means ...
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Plain coffee or tea VS black coffee or tea
can it be ALSO called "PLAIN COFEE?"
No. To me that would mean an "ordinary" coffee, i.e. one without any unusual additives*, a phrase that is not helpful.
If yes
The answer is &...
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Is the phrase "in place" a good synonym for "appropriate"?
If you had to use an idiom, you could use in order instead of in place, as in:
I thought a statue for the late poet would be in order.
Merriam-Webster defines "in order" as:
: APPROPRIATE,...
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What does "fabulism" mean when used to describe one's accomplishments?
A fabulist or one who practices fabulism is one who creates fables or fabulous accounts of their accomplishments. They are spinning a tale of fantastic works and successes when their achievements are ...
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What does "fabulism" mean when used to describe one's accomplishments?
The YourDictionary site at https://www.yourdictionary.com/fabulism gives the meaning "A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting".
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Is 'folk' a politically correct substitute for 'people'?
Looking into the etmology of the orgin of "folks".
It is a clear term of segregation.
It originates during the Germanic Uprising and eventual downfall of the German Monarchy.
It was a term ...
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Synonym for "a tuple of" time and place
The dictionary defines rendezvous as:
an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself:
It's not precisely what you're asking for, but it ...
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What is the difference between an 'inference' and a 'prediction'?
An inference means that someone logically deduced from facts a conclusion. The conclusion may or may not be a prediction of what is to come, but what has already happened.
A prediction is a ...
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What is the difference between an 'inference' and a 'prediction'?
The words carry distinct connotations, but both may be applicable in some circumstances. An inference is any conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning, while a prediction is a forecast of what will ...
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Disingenuity and intellectual dishonesty
In Categorical Imperative Kant states that 'two methods of concealment, are known, respectively, as suppressio veri and suggestio falsi, and many think them legitimate under certain circumstances: ...
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Other words or phrases for "Little Black Book"
You seek the term "dossier".
It can be a book but it need not be; it can be a file but in my day little black books were kept in file form.
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What's the difference between 'resolve' and 'solve'?
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms (1984) offers the following useful discussion of how solve and resolve differ in precise sense within the area where their meanings broadly overlap:
solve, ...
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A single word to convey “one who has control of his life/destiny”
The word confident means sure or self-assured. This word can be used to describe the kind of person you are talking about. The words powerful and strong can also describe the kind of person you are ...
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A single word to convey “one who has control of his life/destiny”
Maybe agency?
Usually I see it used when talking about characters in a story... some have agency, they can impact plot and outcomes. Others that lack agency are there to just fill up the world.
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