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How to rephrase in third person? [closed]
How can I phrase this in the third person? (Maybe one word for the person preforming the task)
You and probably everyone else know it's there but everyone chooses to overlook it because it has been ...
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Low-variance time set or Low-varying time set
I have a time set like: {5 seconds, 5.1 seconds, 4.9 seconds ....} -> the time values do not change much (has low variance).
Can I define it as: Low-variance time set or Low-varying time set?
I mean,...
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A word for both Gentleman and Lady
Since one can use singular they to avoid sexism in a way or another, I got stuck trying to figure if there is a polite word meaning something like "a group of both Ladies and Gentlemen" that could be ...
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How to phrase a sentence based on particular community
Hi Friends i am new to this group.I have a doubt like how to phrase a sentence based on community.
Like i have different departments is there like sales,support,orders etc.
For ex:
How to phrase a ...
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Almost like a prequel, but not quite
I'm writing a series of horror novellettes and in order to introduce the main characters, I've decided to write a few short stories. These stories will function as intros, but I don't want to call ...
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If I second a seconder, what am I doing? Am I "thirding"?
Say three people A, B and C are talking, with B and C agreeing with A.
A: I think tomatoes are great.
B: Yes, I second this.
C: I third (?) it.
I think the obvious way to say this would be ...
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What is the word with the definition: "One that is modulated"?
If I employ someone, then they are my "employee".
If my computer program modulates other computer programs, then they are my computer program's _____.?
I can't find any reference to "modulatee" ...
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What's this type of elision called?
There's a usage where the word introducing a restrictive clause is dropped. Some examples:
Nothing but champagne, now that I'm the boss.
becomes:
Nothing but champagne, now I'm the boss.
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Word to describe when a person is interrupted by a trivial correction, distracting from the point? [closed]
Is there a word for a "technically accurate correction, but one that nobody needed. Something that causes a digression, which may or may not have been an attempt to diminish the original point by ...
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How to overcome confusion of contrasting word?
Actual sentence-
As a result, while patients are not being cured, the malaria parasite continues to spread further.
My Explanation-
This sentence seems to me wrong, because while is contrasting word,...
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( Did with verb ) or ( had with verb+ed ) [closed]
I'm confused with rules .
My question : what is the different between this examples :
Did you finish your homework before you went to the cinema ?
Had you finished your homework before you went to ...
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What are adjectives that begin with 'a' called in grammar?
I mean adjectives like: ablaze, afloat, alive, ashore, ...
I did a quick Google search and found that they are called a adjectives. But I do remember that I came across a different denomination in a ...
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Uncertain grammar areas
Any language has areas where the usage is uncertain. English, it seems to me, has a lot of uncertain areas. Just to give two examples:
none, singular or plural?
dice, noun, singular and ...
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Better terms for "Investigative Abilities" and "General Abilities"
I'm writing a roleplaying game based on the Gumshoe system (I swear this is a language question rather than one for rpg.stackexhange.com!).
Characters in this games have a set of Investigative ...
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What is the best adjective to describe a well received product (movie, book) [closed]
Often I read about "under-appreciated" books. Being an author myself, I am putting together my resume in English and I am unsure what word to use to describe a book that has had positive reviews and ...
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