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Usage of “Effects” [duplicate]
I came across this sentence:
“This new patch commit can be cherry-picked directly to the main branch to fix the bug before it effects more users.”
I find the usage of “effects” here to be weird. Is ...
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What word describes a person that doesn't pay his bills?
In the Spanish language there is a word that is used to describe a person that has been tagged as a deadbeat; it is Largo. Largo in Spanish means Long as in the measurement of the distance between two ...
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Is catechin an ingredient, a composition, or a compound of green tea?
I have a feeling that the word "ingredient" implies that it was intended to be there by human, while catechin is not an additive, but was naturally in the tea leaves. Giving another example, ...
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Two dozens or two dozen [closed]
Is there any slight difference between these two?
She bought two dozens of eggs.
She bought two dozen eggs.
In an online course a tutor told that second one is more appropriate if both options come ...
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I need a word for a Noun that has only one function or use [duplicate]
Let's say that an AI was created to toast bread. That is its only function, and only use. How would I describe such a thing in one word?
For instance: Like a _____, it executed its task.
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Is there a word equivalent to "sighting" but for hearing?
I'm trying to write a sentence like
Nobody goes near the caves because of monster noises.
"Nobody goes near the caves because of monster sightings" doesn't work because people have not ...
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Difference among "suspicion" - "doubt" - "reservation" [closed]
I have a question related to word choice. I know the answer is "reservation", but I can't tell the difference among three other options. The question is as follows:
If I were you, I would ...
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Do you call this a device diagnostic or device diagnosis? [closed]
Let's say a technician is checking what is wrong about an electronic device (for example a smartphone), list the problems, in order to repair it afterwards.
Would you call this process (using a noun) ...
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reference or comparison
Context: Country A has a much larger population than Country B. People of the two countries have similar habits to consume Product P. We know that the market size of Product P in Country B is 1 ...
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Verifier or Verificator [closed]
We are building a software to verify the correctness and the safety of computer programs,
I would like to know the name of this software should be a "program verifier" or a "program ...
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What is the opposite of "Member"?
The relation between a user and a group is:
The user is a member of the group.
What is the converse relation?
The group is a ___ of the user.
What word suits here? Does team or union work?
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How long has the word "site" been used as a noun in English? [closed]
I am writing a book that takes place in the fictional past, so I'm trying to make sure the language used in my writing doesn't draw the reader back to the present because of it not fitting well with ...
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Is there a literary term which refers to works of art which include false statements or implications about the reality outside of the text?
Like, for example, the book The Princess Bride, which claims to be an abridged version of a book which never existed by an author who isn't real, and contains a variety of fabrications about the ...
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one big of a [noun]
Asked to comment on the use of the phrase “one big of a question,” I responded that it sounded totally off to me. I’ve always used a noun in the place of “big” here: one hell of a night, one humdinger ...
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water is a liquid vs water is liquid [duplicate]
A little backstory here. Someone tried to school me on the internet when I made a comment about how something was a liquid. My direct quote was: "Cats are a liquid"
Now immediately someone ...
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