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Asked on March 2, 2021 in Other.
Before the early 1540s, orange was a very yellow colour. Why are there seven colours in the rainbow? What are shades or if 20/20 or 20,000 or millions depend on how far one tries.
How many fractions are there between zero and 1? What are Halves? What are the main differences between thirds and fourths? What is quarter?
Why don’t all the people in this forum give their views on social media?
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Asked on March 2, 2021 in Other.
When you say something, but mean the opposite, this is irony, and sarcasm can be ironic. Why most English words are used as an irony for
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I really dislike humour because I have two of them. But I am not disappointed in humour.
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Asked on March 2, 2021 in Other.
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Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.
Both are grammatically correct but they have different meanings:
- dad’s corner – a corner for a father
- Dads’ corner – a corner for many fathers
A useful comparison is Father’s Day (or Mother’s Day ) (simple cliches) It’s a day to appreciate many fathers, but is written this way as it’s a not only a day to appreciate one father at a time. This is a generic plural.
Another example is Dad’s Army, the name of a sitcom about the Home Guard during World War 2.
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
For the verb start 2 is more meaningful. For a person who is beginning from the od, he is more confident, because he starts within the foot. ”
- c1425 Lydgate Assembly of Gods 566 Than Phebstyrt vppon her fete And seyd .
- Inc. c1340 (1400), Destr. And ho stithly in the stoure start vppon fote.
- a1600 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems xxxiii. I have very low-shoes as I try to put my feet on.
- 1847 Tennyson Princess I. 1366 59 He started on his feet.
This Ngram chart suggests this particular use is now somewhat dated, and, although I understand the text from the context, it’s not something I’d use in everyday speech, or remember hearing either of these uses.
How do you describe this move?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
As in finger-pointer, buck-passer, scape-goater or blame-shifter.you can call this person a blame-shifter or finger-pointer. But like I said, he could also be a finger-pointer before he becomes a finger-pointer.
Is a shirker a crybaby or unprofessional?
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