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Tagged with descriptive-grammar adjectives
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In need of the word or phrase describing studying or educating in a non-formal way or as a hobby
So when I was 14 years old I started an interest in psychology. I've been studying it (legitimate medical research articles, textbooks, clinical guides, etc vs googling) for almost 13 years at this ...
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Stacked adjectives? [duplicate]
If I say adjectives in a row, where the first could apply to the second, such as "cute blonde girl" - does it imply that I think blonde is cute? If it doesn't, why not and how would this be ...
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Can I say "the US people"?
Is it fine to describe people of the USA as "US people"?
For instance: "the US people display different cultures and traditions."
What I want to ask is that can I use the word &...
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Since 'few' is used for countable nouns and 'less' is for uncountable nouns
Since 'few' is used for countable things and 'Less' is for uncountable things then why do we say;
I have less than 2 days/months/years.
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Yes, time is an uncountable concept but we sure can count ...
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Word to describe an absorbing activity which causes one to fail to notice the passage of large amounts of time
The phrase, "Time flies when you're having fun," is often used when one has become absorbed in an activity and lost track of time. I'm looking for a word to describe something that has a tendency to ...
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How can you say something is good at an evil task? [closed]
I want to say something like:
"Trading goods were excellent carriers of pathogens and contributed to the spread of epidemic diseases."
But I feel like "excellent" and "contributed" have positive ...
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why is it grammatically incorrect to say "very incredible"?
I have been told that it is wrong to say "very incredible " and "very fantastic". Could you tell me why?
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Adjective for someone unable to cope with the past
I'm looking for a word that could describe a character's personality in the sense that he is someone who (re)lives the past too much and is uncapable of overcoming it and moving on with his life.
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