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What is the technique that produces phrases like "Miss Anne Thrope" called and is there a master list of names?
Misanthrope, as a word, can be converted into the pseudonym "Miss Anne Thrope" (bonus points if the meaning reflects the writer's style).
But what is this technique called and is there a ...
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Difference between freight, cargo, and shipment?
I surfed the internet and found countless definitions for these terms and they are "kinda" representative of what you'd find on the internet:
Freight: Freight refers to the goods or ...
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How to tell which is "port" and which is"interface" on electronic devices (e.g., PC)
I cannot simply know where to use "port" and "interface", because these two words translate into one same word in my native language. So, I wanna figure out the difference between &...
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What’s the difference between blubbering and sobbing? [duplicate]
I see these words used interchangeably, but it seems there’s a difference. Is there a significant difference between these 2 words?
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Logicalness/logicity/logicality
The nouns logicalness, logicity and logicality are all related to the noun logic.
Is there a grammatical term that describes these "-ness", "-ity" ... words?
Are these actual ...
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What is the difference between Vert/Verts and Vertex/Vertices? [closed]
What is the difference between Vert/Verts and Vertex/Vertices?
Both forms seem to be used interchangeably in mathematics and computer graphics.
Blender (3D software) uses Vert/Verts in it's User ...
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Name of a circuit element. Switch or toggle? [closed]
What's correct name of this circuit element — switch or toggle?
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"Comprehend" vs "Interpret" vs "Understand" [closed]
What is the difference between "Comprehend", "Interpret", and "Understand"?
Here are the definitions that I referred to, from Cambridge Dictionary-
Comprehend- to ...
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Can protagonist be an antagonist, and vise versa? [duplicate]
The protagonist, is the main actor, no matter what his character is--good or bad. Normally, it centralized the story with the protagonist.
On the other hand, the antagonist is the opposing character ...
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Virtual meeting vs teleconference
How did the word "virtual" come to mean "Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present"?
Virtual, to me, means "not real", but when we're working form home, having "virtual ...
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What is the difference between a topic and a type of content?
I am an information Architect and UX Designer. I am in the process of classifying content for an internal knowledge base and find myself in a bit of a struggle separating topics that are primarily ...
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Difference between declarative sentence and proposition statement?
Oxford dictionary defines declarative sentence as :
"A statement in the form of a declaration."
and Proposition as:
"A statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion".
What is the ...
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Differences between Band and Act
When should I use 'band' and when 'act', particularly in the musical context?
Checking the Google Ngram service, I see that rock bands is more common than rock acts. Instead hip-hop acts is more ...
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How to best describe: all law, primary/secondary legislation, etc - with "laws", "acts", "statutes", "ordinances", etc? [closed]
I'm writing software that needs to have the following categories of law for a non-English speaking country:
(a) all laws
(b) primary country-wide legislation (passed by parliament)
(c) secondary ...
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Difference between therapy mode and modality?
I don't really understand the word modality and how it's different from mode.
Merriam defines it as
1 a : the quality or state of being modal
b : a modal quality or attribute : form
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