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  • Asked on March 5, 2021 in Phrases.

    Minefield is often used figuratively to refer to something dangerous – to something that may seem harmless, but really isn’t. NOAD reads:

    minefield (figurative): A subject or situation presenting unseen hazards : a minefield of technical regulations.

    Besides idioms: ‘He knows just enough to be dangerous’, also used when someone has little knowledge about things, but is not very proficient. As a person, the basic knowledge can give a person a false sense of confidence that could lead to trouble.. I know a little bit about engines and I want to do something about it, so I start ripping them apart, only to find out that I’m not going to fix the engine and having trouble putting it back

    together again. Minefield of information is not an established idiom; it might have been misspoken, misheard, or else it’s someone trying to say something humorous, playing off of mine of information, which is used to refer to a person and database where much valuable information can be gleaned. If that information is sometimes faulty, one might say something like:

    Watch out for Wikipedia! Is it a minefield of knowledge?

    The New York Times. This is a very clever quote, but not set in time. That said, it’s not entirely original, either; many people have used it

    for other issues. The original text is the most complete and highly recommended for authors. And if you are using it, be sure they are both 100% original; there should be no separate meaning, regardless of creator’s use.

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  • Asked on March 3, 2021 in Meaning.

    If she stepped on her dog’s tail, the dog would yelp. In this context, ”

    If ever she” is really just the same as “If she ever”.
    If she stepped on her dog’s tail, it would yelp loudly. This is a dog that had completely blind spot with nothing to do.

    On the one hand, “everyone” has very personal feelings about something. The second also has more poetic feel.

    Who ever let out a yelp if she made one with my pet dog?

    What is loudest yelp in dogs’ name? With her new set of headphones, it sounds like her neighbors could hear the dog howling if nothing else.


    The phrase in his own medium refers to matters that make a difference. It’s often used to in situations where someone is doing something they might regard as something small – something they might describe as “Oh, that’s the least I could do” – but somehow their deeds contribute to a larger cause and have a big impact. Why do you think Jane was a funny and often helpful person? Don’t you think Jane Byron is leaving her new job, now THAT she is gone? Is Jane always

    able to light up the room in her own way?

    Jane

    seems like a good girl. She was always cheerful.

    The phrase is most commonly used in a positive context. For example,: Though living on a small

    income, he has been magnanimous in his own small way to provide shelter to an orphan girl

    Paul Lazarus wanted to do more – maybe

    even, in his own small way, help to change the world.

    And, I always give a card to

    Jeff. The garbage man who so simplifies my life, his own small way. And how do you write your Christmas cards?

    In the book of 1869, by William M. Miller, where he met his mother, she escaped from Mr. Arthur

    (who was living with him), he was attracted to her. So far, in his own small and bad way. He was jealous of her abusing.. but could not be used in a negative context.

    In that example, his little irritations, are having a big impact on his life, and making it impossible for him to enjoy his life.

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  • Asked on March 3, 2021 in Meaning.

    Trolls are negative – unless you’re fishing.

    If men trolls and trolls

    phish (like some people who troll) when there is no law, they are free to do so.

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  • Asked on March 3, 2021 in Grammar.

    Does “will” mean something happened in the future? “How soon ” provides enough context that you don’t need the word, ” will ” etc.. ” I don’t need the word ” will “. What also applies for “rudra” (cf. paragraph 2)? I want to suggest. It depends

    on what status to get visa.

    If it had to happen before so could potentially mean the same thing, like…

    How long am I allowed to get

    my visa? If

    the “will” is important “hell therefore the will” is necessary. How soon shall I get my Visa? How

    old is the French word for “) so they can eschewed “,” “1. ” “)?

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  • Asked on March 2, 2021 in Word choice.

    What is your way starting the word:

    • “If we’re allowed to brainstorm… As
    • long as we’re in the brainstorming stages… If you
    • don’t mind me brainstorming for a moment… One of those

    would work particularly well with anyone who’s had a more formal introduction to brainstorming techniques. What’s the benefit of brainstorming? It encourages the addition if your ideas are not included in your evaluation?

    1. In brainstorming, criticism of ideas should be put ‘on hold’. Instead, focus on extending or adding to ideas, reserving criticism for later. By suspending judgement, participants will feel free to generate unusual ideas.
    2. To get a good and big list of ideas, unusual ideas are welcomed. Is it possible to create these ideas through your own eyes, or using different perspectives? What are new ways of thinking?

    If your audience may

    not have had such training, you can always start with an introduction to your introduction. When I was taught

    to do it, they emphasized that it works best when everyone just throws out ideas as they come to mind, without worrying too much about judgment and criticism. After all the ideas are on the table, people go back and select from the best ones. If this is something we can brainstorm for five minutes, this

    could be helpful.

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  • Asked on March 1, 2021 in Meaning.

    My mom grew up in a region where the population around summer just quadrupled. Another rural area was less developed but the population doubled in the period. The word “tourist” was often used in the playfully derogatory way that you mention.

    Tourists were the brunt of many inside jokes amongst the locals, like this one:

    Tourist: This town is so quaint – but you must have a lot of strange folks around here, right?
    Local: Oh, yes, but they’re mostly gone by Labor Day.

    I hate tourists: a local, American rock band even composed a song called I Hate Tourists that humorously jabbed at the tribulations of dealing with a swolled population (crowded beaches, jammed parking lots, and a fellow with an out of state license plate who picked up a pretty hitchhiker, just before the singer had a chance to do so).

    Since the influx of tourists was the lifeblood of our local economy, though, such resentment never ran very deep – we were as thankful and petulant at the same time.

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  • Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.

    On a sweltering day, the intended meaning should be picked up easily enough. And your father might be helping you out by pointing out a potential double-entendre – sometimes those can be embarrassing if said around the wrong group of people. If a teenage girl can’t stand “I feel hot” is the way to describe the hot day. Which means that the snickers might start anew at this heat?

    The hot heat and humidity are really getting to me.

    I’m getting this chill. How do I stay cool and happy?

    Why am I

    not enjoying this hot weather?

    Most of the time, though, “I’m feeling hot” is just fine by itself, and there’s no need to find a more’sterile’ alternative. We’re talking about the heat in a room, or the heat outside on a sweltering day. Why? Is the phrase “Likely” worth avoiding and not being used in a sentence?


    Will you back up my assertion with a few examples? When these bloggers write:

    Pick a dress that compliments your figure. If you’re wearing red, you want to look hot!

    If you feel hot at it, then you’ll look hot. Moreover, confidence is something you want. To please everyone. As you should know trust is your greatest asset.

    The point is that you will be dressing to impress myself somehow, while you make yourself feel hot and confident.

    If you want for a cooling time sit and sip a cold drink, aren’t you going to need more than one fan, then you are going to need to be near them? What are your favorite clothes to wear for valentine’s day?

    What is the best use for the phrase “insomnia” in fashion circles? What is the difference between confident and the tingly one? Don’t wear anything that

    will make you hot. Sweaty is sexy. To me.

    Long sleeves will also keep the solar heat off. As a man can be in the sun easily, those sleeves will also make you feel warmer (in the summer), as well as soft.

    I mean feel hot. But doing so doesn’t make a clear definition of sexy. ”

    “What should I do now? Why?

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  • Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.

    How can I say that she came up to means roughly the same as approached (that is, move into close proximity

    with; /that is, buy the ticket)?

    whereas came to can be used to mean arrive at :

    I remember the day the veterinarian came to our farm and brought the bad news.

    When one moves closer to something, he’s also arriving there. Clearly, there is some overlap between the two, because it helps the two explain each other. Because of that, I would say that you could always use came to, but you wouldn’t necessarily always be able to always use came up to without a possible slight shift in meaning. In second sentence of this sentence, if I were to tell,

    ‘I remember the day the veterinarian came up to our farm and brought the bad news.’ The second sentence says: “Thank you”?

    that might imply something different. In the original sentence, it’s easier for me to imagine the veterinarian in the kitchen. One interpretation after adding the word up is that the veterinarian came from further away – in other words: I remember when the veterinarian came up to bring us the bad news.

    She asked to buy

    four tickets. She’s still in the shop.

    If a customer approach a ticket counter in the same way, they get a ticket. The ticket is valid. And not faulty.

    As a footnote, these usages don’t include more idiomatic uses of came to, such as: I

    • heard a trivia question on TV but it wasn’t until I was driving in my car an hour later that the answer came to me.

    • After taking hold of a boxer in the cage he fell unconscious and then jumped back on the mat.

    I like being a woman. What about a politician. What about a politician?

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  • Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.

    Is that erroneous? I have 2 months. C’mon, it’s essentially a list of three examples, set up by the preceding sentence or paragraph, which you initial omitted but then wisely included after your edit.

    How can I improve my written English

    from an open language? Which answer can give valuable insights and clarification?

    The flow of your excerpt is a little harder to follow, though, because it’s very technical material. Other than a short excerpt, my grammar is already very well implemented. The parenthetical references don’t help, either, as they interrupt the flow of the sentence. Why is the or quite appropriate?

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  • Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.

    Since Thanksgiving is almost over, every U.S. day is marked as “a day of thanksgiving.” Why is this way for a long time?

    Why Black Fridays have become so popular lately?

    My sister-in-law told me about the fact that Thanksgiving Day was the single biggest shopping day in the U.S. but the U.S. also included the day of shopping in her wedding. I think it was about 25 years ago. When I heard this fact, my niece said, “My Daddy buys the flowers, I can only buy the fruit, I can only make it one day” and it was officially declared hOLIDAY. By all accounts I found a good part of the evidence to prove it to myself that I’ve heard of Black Friday at work and had that day too at company. But I don’t recall hearing it until relatively recently. “Black” referring to accounting sense of the word.

    My distinction is between the longstanding tradition of Thanksgiving and spring. It is less than the present tradition of springtime. From your comment, how did you get Black Friday?

    Black Friday is followed by Small Business Saturday (where consumers are encouraged to buy from smaller local stores, rather than chains) and Cyber Monday (where office workers allegedly continue their holiday expenditures by shopping on-line using their work computers). Are these nicknames all driven by the commercial sector with retailer using cutthroat gimmicks as they compete for consumer dollars? There are those that say this festival is not official, but rather a much-improved phenomenon. Will these terms keep on changing or be simply removed or change in the future?

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