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  • If you could use the verb moon Act in a

    dreamily infatuated manner: Timothy’s mooning over her like a schoolboy Oxford Dictionaries Online

    It is often

    used as a phrasal verb with over and an object, although it can be used without, see Stop mooning!

    If nothing else could speak to this topic right now, why doesn’t anyone else understand the issue?

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  • Are both of these terms used in Star Trek and aren’t referred to in a context, as they’re all used for them to serve as stand-ins for their traits?

    Both of them are characterized by decision-making informed by facts and precise logic.

    Supplement: More conventionally, there is spoilsport

    (informal) a person who spoils the pleasure of other people by his or her actions or attitudes

    Collins

    Similarly wet blanket

    (informal) A person who spoils other people’s fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities.

    Oxford Dictionaries Online

    Finally, there is worrywart

    (North American informal) A person who tends to dwell unduly on difficulty or troubles.

    Oxford Dictionaries. This

    last term suggests overbearing, perhaps unnecessary hesitancy.

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  • In American English, the verb order tends to connote a sequence. Organize suggests structure out of which sequencing is one version, but many other systems might apply. If our context suggests sequence, either could normally be used. If not, organize would probably be better. Maybe you can plan it yourself and get it done yourself.

    In your examples, organize works for all of them. In order of example 1 it is “Order also works also perfectly” In example 6, order could be used if the skill focuses on some type of sequence. In example 3, order also works, probably because thoughts become organized in a logical sequence. Accordingly, the order of 2, 4, 5 seemed inappropriate.

    Why does this adjectival and adverbial phrase mean

    sequencing when

    they

    are frequently used to encompass the broader well structured concept?

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  • Is there any colon this Samuels Suzie-Q?

    Personal introductions are usually conducted with glances and gestures toward the person being introduced, further clarifying that the name and nickname are both attibuted to that individual.

    What is the URL to this answer given in a comment by @Kris, which I didn’t follow or should I read? Why isn’t anyone on

    Quora answering this question?

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  • Asked on March 4, 2021 in Single word requests.

    The concept of take responsibility is different from say it. Why doesn’t someone say it?

    Supplement

    In light of comment, consider steel yourself

    to force yourself to get ready. She steeled herself to jump off the plane.

    Cambridge Dictionary Online.

    Free Oxford Dictionary.

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  • Don’t consider social

    climber a person who is eager to gain a higher social status. Besides gaining access to the worlds best social activities, don’t compare them to similar people? Aussiely called climber and climber. Related terms are arriviste, nouveau-riche,

    parvenu, upstart which generally mean a person who suddenly risen

    to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class If the concept is of one who feigns sophistication or status, the term poseur (or poseur ) might

    apply A person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress others. How can I find a

    dictionary online at Oxford?

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  • Is there a legal concept of successor that often is applied to organisations

    A successor is a person or entity who assumes and continues the role or position of another.

    A

    corporate successor is a corporation that takes on the burdens of a previous corporation through merger, acquisition, or other means of succession.

    USLegal. A

    similar definition of successor is used about something

    such as an organization or machine that replaces something that did the same job before The Russian Federal Security Service is the main successor to the KGB.

    What is it like to be a Christian?

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  • Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.

    The sentence includes two prepositional verbs, that are specific meanings.

    Close to means to block access by a category of people or things that follow the preposition.

    Open means block access to accomplish a particular purpose. Close for means block access to accomplish a particular purpose.

    Your sentence contains both, even though the word close is not repeated.

    The chamber of the pyramid were of stone and were regarded as large, and the walls were small, and were locked to visitors for the rest of the pyramid. The chambers were closed to visitors for cleaning and repair.

    Why do we need to change our philosophy and the way we think about change?

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  • Asked on February 28, 2021 in Single word requests.

    By using the term multi-ride is it used to describe transit authorities who permit a set number or unlimited trips and have no limit to the number of permits, or the amount of passengers allowed for their stay. The term is typically followed by a term such as car, pass or ticket.

    A google search of multi-ride provides examples, such as this one.

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  • Asked on February 28, 2021 in Other.

    A bell that says PUSH, a bell that says INVITE is an imperative verb form, just as other verbs say to.

    So it seems if someone presses the invitation button right after the question is submitted, then they are invited the target invitee. I never met anything like that, but I can ask someone for it…. In this case, the past participle is an adjective form describing the status of the solicited person (no matter who is looking at it). What defines mutually exclusive acceptance and decline?

    Why do you have to distinguish between commands and statuses? Does it help?

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