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British equivalent of American "condo"?
In AmE, a condominium (or condo) is an apartment that you own. In BrE, the word flat is used instead of apartment.
What is, then, the British equivalent of condo (i.e., a flat that you own)?
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What's a more formal term for "van man"?
Not sure about other countries, but in England we have the term "van man" or "man with a van", to describe someone (typically a man as you might imagine,) who is self-employed, and delivers goods in ...
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"Psychological disposition of car ownership" - is that a term?
I am searching for a term to describe the following:
The psychological value that is attached to car ownership.
The context:
I am doing a research towards carsharing and writing about factors that ...
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A word/phrase to describe a person who attends vocational school to become a house painter/decorator
I am wondering how I could say this with just one or a few words, but I cannot seem to be able to find a correct sounding way of saying it. House painting student? House painter in training? Soon-to-...
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Single word to express "all round support"
If somebody helped an author in many topics, how to express this with sincere gratitude?
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What are other words for a collection of beautiful things?
I am looking for a word or term for a collection of beautiful things. Of either intrinsic value or even along the lines of 'a whole that is made of a sum of valuable parts'. Not necessarily in any ...
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