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Can I use "prone" in (1), if can't, why? [closed]
I'm wondering if I could use the word "prone" in this sentence. If not, is there any reasoning to back it up?
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'' to '' meaning ? which one?
What is the meaning of the preposition "to" in these sentences?
The shoulder is proximal to the elbow.
The ribs are lateral to the lungs.
to :
used for saying where someone or something ...
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feel passionate vs passionately about
I teach English in South Korea.
One text book says that only the following sentence is grammatically right: "Highly skilled athletes feel passionate about their successful involvement in sport&...
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What does "as" mean in "than as that of"
So I was doing the writing question on SAT
the Answer of 22 question is C, but I don't understand what is the "as" for.
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Omitting ',' or not in the case of ', from the cellular level to the organ-system level,'
I read through my textbook and encountered this quote
'Homeostasis is a dynamic condition. In response to changing conditions, the body's parameters can shift among points in a narrow range that is ...
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Can you say "very thrilled"?
I recently learned about strong adjectives and the fact that you shouldn't use "very" with them, because their definition already includes "very".
E.g., "thrilled" -- i.e., very happy, you can't say "...
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What mean by I.e. and e.g? [closed]
Actually often we use I.e. and e.g but i'm not sure what exact meaning of it anybody can tell? What is exact meaning of I.e. and e.g.
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what does the term calculated promises means?
It was said in a song called "all stars are closer"
so I wanna know what does it mean exactly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvOh7vVqlaE
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What's an adjective to describe a person with OCD-like behavior but doesn't have OCD? [duplicate]
People say things like, "I'm so OCD," but it's incorrect. What's a better way of saying that?
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Mind + Action Ing? is it correct for ask anything to someone?
I read somewhere that if I want to ask or request something (very politely), I should use "Mind + Action ing...?"
Like If I want to ask pen to any one.
=> Mind giving me a pen?
If I talk to some ...
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Word for someone who says exactly what they are thinking [closed]
Is there a word for someone who would say exactly what they are thinking. Sort of if there is this boy named Bob, and whenever he has something on his mind he just says it out loud.
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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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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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"Why, when, how and where" are not interrogative pronouns. Why? [closed]
I have the following question:
What, who, which, whom and whose are interrogative pronouns, but why, when, how and where are not. Why?
Please answer this question briefly. Thank you.
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"Questions" have "answers". What do "problems" have?
If questions have answers, then problems have ____?
I know it sounds simple but I am not sure what the best word is.
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