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Instilled - is there a better word or phrase specifically for a child getting their interest/love of something from a parent
I'm looking for something to better evoke the gratitude one might feel towards their parent (or anyone, but parent in this case) for sharing their love of something (music, reading, etc.) in such a ...
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What is a good adjective that describes the quality of "having a growth mindset"?
I'm struggling to find a single word that conveys what is shared in the following statements
Have a growth mindset
Be a lifelong learner
Be a student of the game
Is there a good single adjective ...
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English equivalent for the german term "Bestellrunde"
The German term "Bestellrunde" literally translates as "order round/turn" or "a round/turn of orders".
It implies a request to consumers/customers to place their order ...
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Words or expressions describing really bad modern music
I need some words, or expressions describing tuneless, jarring, thumping, off-key music. The best word I know is cacophony. Are there better words, are there words describing the worst of specific ...
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Finding a word for an example
My husband very often responds with obvious responses that I just want to roll my eyes and I need to find out why he does it or at the least tolerate it if I know what he's doing. He has many good ...
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Killing with Kindness?
Is there a name for the strategy of weakening your enemy via generosity, such that they become dependent upon your kindness and thereby unable to confront or disobey you?
Taking that one step further,...
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Term for first person complement of the "Royal We"
The "Royal We" or nosism refers to the usage of "we" to mean "I", ("We are not amused", meaning "I am not amused"), or "you", ("We need to mop that floor", which may mean "you must mop the floor").
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What do you call an area where people can pick up flyers/pamphlets?
What do you call an area/corner where people can pick up free flyers/pamphlets/brochures?
Sometimes they're on catalog stands and sometimes they're just in stacks on a table.
My non-native speaking ...
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Word (or expression) meaning to reply without answering
Every now and again I ask a question to someone and while they provide a response, they fail to actually answer my question. A few examples are as follows:
Q: What does HR do?
A: HR stuff.
Q: What's ...
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Term for a reliable source of income
What is a term for a reliable, sustainable, lucrative source of income? Similar to "cash cow" but not something you have to wait for.
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What is the term for look that asks for thinking? And the question that incites thinking?
Imagine this scenario. Two people are having a conversation in which one is trying to explain something to the other. During the course of conversation, the exponent asks the other person a question ...
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Word for when someone intentionally ignores someone's valid excuse from a punishment and then enforces that punishment anyway?
Is there a word (or legal term) for when someone (usually an authority figure) intentionally does not acknowledge a person's justification from an adverse action, then enforces that adverse action ...
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Single medical term for "taking a pulse"
I have been searching for a technical/medical term to use in place of "taking a pulse". I see some texts use "palpatory measurements" in place of the colloquial "taking a ...
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What do you call the receiver of friendship?
I came here from a question on ELL: a person who is willing to give up their life for others.
A friend is
Someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust -Cambridge dictionary
At that question, @...
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What word (adverb, preferably) can we use to show that we need to study harder and cover more stuff than usual in a short amount of time?
"We need to study ___________(ly) in order to not fall behind."
Being a non-native speaker, I'm thinking of the words "compactly" and "compressedly" (whose translations ...
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