Questions tagged [expressions]
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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How to respond to "sorry for taking so long"? (After someone finishes a task, not in email) [closed]
After a plumber finished his task, he said to me "sorry for taking so long". I wanted to say that it's not long, and I think he finished everything quickly and I appreciate that. What should ...
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Repeating a clause in a question [duplicate]
I’m groping for the name of the construction where one directly repeats all or part of a clause in a question as a way of expressing whimsy or making it wistful.
Aren’t we all just people, Jim, aren’...
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Is it patronising and infantilising to always include the term "we" when working in hospitality? [duplicate]
I have to say I feel really uncomfortable at the approach of one of the bar staff in a village pub I visit. He will refer to customers, new or regular, male or female as "my love", "...
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Harry Vandiver's comment on the infinitude of Wilson primes
Wilson primes are prime numbers that meet a specific criterion. Only three such numbers are known: 5, 13, and 563.
In Paulo Ribenboim's book "My Numbers, My Friends: Popular Lectures on Number ...
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Is there a word for problems that arise from solving another problem? [duplicate]
For example plastics were invented to make life easier. However, the invention of plastics created a new problem for us; plastic pollution.
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Looking for a word/phrase for "fidgety" [closed]
I am looking for a single word or phrase to describe someone who mindlessly fidgets with things constantly.
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Reasons for doing something and reasons to do something :do that make a difference? [duplicate]
You attended a XXX workshop...Your teacher has asked you to write a review…
The content should include:
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The reasons for joining it
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This is my writing task and I am pretty confused about ...
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Stop blowing your load in the Golden Arches
While doing some research I came across the following phrase:
“Young men do not need to proactively freeze their sperm,” says David Ryley, a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF. “If men want ...
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