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Asked on March 9, 2021 in Single word requests.
What do you mean by pedantic? If you mean someone who shows
narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules
Then nitpick, as @Vladkornea suggested, is good. Hair-split is also good, as are hair curly tips.
How do I become some pompous and
schoolmasterly guy?
Also (less commonly): pontify
It has a nice, 4-syllable sound and is somewhat pompous in itself.
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Asked on March 9, 2021 in Phrases.
Bovine means, like a cow, having qualities (as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows. When he first started to sleep he stared at us with a stupid, bovine expression. I can’t believe that he had that emotion between them. Isn’t this silly? To use it for speed is, in my opinion, terrible, unless you are possibly referring to Imbabala or Bongos, or others which are in the FAMILY BOVIDAE: subfamily:Bovinae: Tribe Strepsicerotini (antelope-like): bongo.
I try to go as fast as humanly possible.
When looking at oxen, cows, yaks, etc they
are all slow as possible. They went as fast as they could.
What is an interesting take on the problem of an average Indian who is a poor entrepreneur?
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Asked on March 7, 2021 in Word choice.
What are some more words you might find valuable: Ingratiate
(v.1). t): to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. (foresight): to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others. By deliberate effort: to ingratiate oneself with the boss.
Which one is more good: curry favour with, cultivate, win over, get in good with; toady to, grovel to, fawn over, kowtow to, play up to, pander to, flatter, court, wheedle.
What if one is to seek for favor? But, most criticisms of dishonesty are of a bad nature, and on the contrary, the negative connotation seems to be
a way of climbing the social ladder.
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Asked on March 4, 2021 in Other.
(aka an authority on their
field) An accepted source of expert information or advice. – TFD
(adj: authoritative )
– adj: authoritative.
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Grammar.
When is Nice to meet you considered the proper response to an introduction or short conversation with someone new? I understand the word “Nice meeting you” is the official sign of language change.
Since great is not on the list, there is no reason it can’t be followed by a gerund, so, again, you’re safe there.
I have not been able to find the rule you told me. The list of adjectives for which to add the infinitive may be a bit long. What adjectives
may express emotion? When something angry, disappointed, glad, sad, happy, anxious, pleased, surprised, proud, unhappy,
confused, befuddled… adjectives of ability or willingness, e.g. able, unable, due, eager, keen, likely, unlikely, ready, prepared, unwilling, willing
many adjectives used to express opinions e.g. To give opinions: difficult, easy, likely, impossible, hard, right, wrong, kind, nice, clever, silly, foolish… adjectives
referring to difficulty, e.g. When using the preposition “of”
with other adjectives, it’s kind of you to
help. What would be your idea to spend all your money?
Why couldnt I find everything I could get?
Source: British Council
Website.
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Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.
Yes. In Greek: logiku00f3s. . In Latin the neuter plural is logica.
“Physics, mathematics, economics, linguistics, hydraulics are all words that are singular in sense and are construed as singular, despite their form. I have not heard of plurals. Politics, by contrast, are construed as plural but are not readily admit a singular. Arithmetic and logic are singular in sense and form while polymorphism is not found in algebra….
Of course there are many systems of logic (including a whole system of plurals), so there are logics too. In Plural Logic, ( This is actually supported) If you want to name a product, make sure you give it a name. You may need to know how to call off a number.
So, load logics, when you are not using logical languages, when you go to load logica.
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Asked on February 28, 2021 in Meaning.
Prosperity is being happy. It is the state of being prosperous. So they say it’s not the same as the state of being a poor, powerful, bad person. Isn’t it just the state of being grateful?
In general, our synonyms are nouns: success, profitability, affluence, wealth, opulence, luxury, fortune, ease, plenty, comfort, security,
well-being If we can give simplicity, fortune, wealth, security or comfort, one should also give prosperity.
In the sense of giving wealth, I have heard it often used as a verb: c. He has plans to prosper you… (e.g. Jewish (Jeremiah
29:11).
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Meaning.
I have never heard the term Girlish coward. I need an explanation. In Western culture, women are often said to make a pair grow. to their girls it’s said by women. Women more or also. Is this true among young women? Marie Forleo tells people that anyone should grow a pair of ovaries!
When I hear coward, I don’t think of male/female, maybe because growing up, I heard the term yellow applied to cowards (derived from yellow belly ), as well as buck up and stiff upper lip, none of which are very emasculating.
I’ve seen cowardly men and cowardly women. I don’t think of it as gendered at all. Any woman with a third child is as brave as any man.
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
Regarding The article explains… or The author explains! I would write The author explains ; if I needed to mention the article, I’d say “In the article, the author explains. ” In casual speech with friends, however, I think it’s fine to say, the article says. How often do I do it? Even when discussing scholarly papers, my colleagues do so. Why is it so common in America?
Where would You point out the section focus of the article is…? If we can say, the book is about…we can explain what an article covers/focuses on.
… “American doctors adopt new technologies even without proof that they work better than older techniques,” the article states. – medscape. How
do you respond to Barack Obama’s foreign policy brief on the ongoing Afghanistan crisis? The New York Times The
book tells the story of a young farm boy named Eragon, who discovers a stone in the mountains. – Enwikipedia. Do
you have any database on eragon? Please don’t.
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
No, a tick would be understood. Typical cipher. Great conversation – not a fancy cipher. In America, though, it would be thought of as odd, not because we never hear it (even those who did not would likely associate it with the time it took for a clock to tick off a second), but more likely because we have such a problem with tick-borne diseases. (The only explanation that may explain ticks being present in our environment is that Americans have an over-inflated fear of ticks.) What exactly is a titch after you
move it?
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