Questions tagged [terminology]
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What does it mean to "drop one's line of sight"
In the wake of the Donald Trump assassination attempt several bloggers are referring to this tweet by a former secret service agent. He is explaining why the snipers did not take out the attacker ...
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Up from left-back
Can you explain what "up" means in this sentence?
In a recent Football game with Poland vs Netherlands
It was great work from Manchester City's Nathan Ake by the way. Up
from left-back he ...
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Are these called ring binders in American English or files?
This what they look like on the inside:
In many videos, I heard them called lever arch files but the people in those vids were British.
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Question Nr.2: Are these cubbies or not in AmE? [duplicate]
I still don't know whether I can call the storage spaces I have put red circles around cubbyholes/cubbies because below my previous question many have given different answers and I just don't know who ...
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Are the storage spaces of this piece of furniture called cubby holes? Can they be called cubby holes?
Are the storage spaces of this piece of furniture called cubby holes? Can they be called cubby holes? I am specifically interested in American English.
I have consulted many dictionaries but I am not ...
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What do you call the ''rope'' you move a rolling shutter up and down with in American English?
What do you call the ''rope'' you move a rolling shutter up and down with in American English?
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Do restaurants have patios or terraces in the US and in Canada? What's the difference?
Restaurants often have outdoor areas which are often referred to as either patio or terrace on the Internet. A wikipedia article about patio says restaurants have patios as outdoor areas but I have ...
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What is this kind of gate in the US and Canada called?
On the Internet, I have seen many names such as revolving gate, turnstile gate, revolving gate with turnstiles or just turnstile.
I don't really trust every source on the Internet because there are ...
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Are these called "columns" of students or "vertical rows" of students? [duplicate]
Are these called columns of students or vertical rows of students? If they are called neither, what are they called then in AmE? I have circled the vertical rows of students in blue to know the thing ...
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Are these called sweetener pills in AmE? Or just sweeteners?
Is a white pill used as a substitute for sugar like the ones in the picture called a sweetener pill or just a sweetener in American English?
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Are these three structures pavilions in American and Canadian English?
Are these three structures pavilions in American and Canadian English?
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5 times, 9 times, 10 times, etc. multiplication table? [closed]
I am wondering what's the most natural way of saying ''the five/nine/ten etc. times multiplication table''
The kids had to learn the five times multiplication table today.
The kids had to learn the ...
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Is there a formal term for "buddy taping"?
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/selfcare-instructions/broken-toe-self-care:
Buddy taping: Wrap tape around the injured toe and the toe next to it. This helps keep your toe stable. Place a ...
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Is this game called ''Chinese jump rope in the US and Canada''? If so, is the collocation ''To play Chinese jump rope natural?
Is this game called ''Chinese jump rope" in the US and Canada? If so, is the collocation ''To play Chinese jump rope" natural? Or is it preferable to say ''to play elastics''?
The kids in ...
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