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- vocabulary - Word to describe everyday things - English Language . . .
Is there any one word which can describe everyday things? By this, I mean things we commonly regard as things most people do every day, like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, getting dressed,
- meaning - Difference between socket and outlet - English Language . . .
While translating a technical document I began thinking about socket and outlet It seems like they're mostly interchangeable Is that correct? Or is there a difference between the two?
- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the movies) However, in negatives and questions using
- Detail or Details? Read on for more detail details
As other answerers have suggested, the more common course in situations like the one you raise is to use details (plural) But there are situations where "more detail" may reflect your meaning more accurately The key thing to recognize is that more can be used as a quantitative modifier (meaning "more numerous") or as a qualitative modifier (meaning "greater") If you want to emphasize to
- Why it is vs Why is it - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between these two sentences: 1 ) Please tell me why is it like that (should I put question mark at the end) 2 ) Please tell me why it is like that (should I put question
- Complete or Completed - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Complete" indicates a thing that has been finished "Completed" is a past-tense verb form, and while by itself means much the same thing as "complete", it has the additional implication of something that has been finished, and as a consequence, the word has additional implications of the process that completed the thing I would go with "completed"
- meaning - Difference between floor and storey - English Language . . .
I've read once about "x stories" Want to know if there is any difference between stories and floors Or they are just alias for each other used in different variations of English language?
- Plural of roof? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Am only 63 but rooves was the plural of roof just like sheep is the plural of sheep etc Am not finding the new language of the younger generation true Where are the teachers of spelling and grammar?
- Amount vs. number vs. quantity - English Language Usage Stack . . .
For what values of x does one write the number of x, the amount of x, or the quantity of x?
- Is over-exaggerated correct English?
My initial thought is that over-exaggerated implies not only exaggerating, but exaggerating in a way that is excessive for the given context, or exaggerating to the point of absurdity So, saying something like The fish was 5 feet long! I would consider exaggerating, but something like the fish was a million feet long! would be over-exaggerating
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