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Lifelong Australian, retired Maths & Physics teacher, now part time in IT. Amateur musician.

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Is there a non-technical word in English that means "to add one"?
Jan 22, 2023
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Phrase that means "too easy" with a negative connotation
Nov 4
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A name for the head of the school examination control room
Feb 19, 2023
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"in the Hebrew it ..." vs "in Hebrew it ..." - what is the difference of meaning in this paragraph of Milton and in general?
May 27, 2023
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Is there any idiom for something that is typical of England or of English people?
Jan 11, 2022
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What is the word for the airflow effect from opening two windows on opposite sides of a room?
Jan 21, 2022
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Why isn't "witness" the third-person singular form in the example sentence?
Apr 25, 2022
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How to retort when somebody says something you already know?
Nov 18
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lie vs fabricate. When to use which one in what situation?
Aug 7, 2021
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Idiom meaning to give a stern lecture
Feb 13
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Do you have an expression saying "when you are very hungry, bread is also delicious for you" or similar one?
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Parsing “have a limited release the product”
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What does "twice" mean in " Once bitten, twice shy"?
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In the phrase "there's a good film on late", does "on" mean "on TV"?
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Why add the word "solid" to the verb "freeze"? E.g., "The clothes froze solid on the washing line." Does the meaning change if we remove "solid"?