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Asked on March 18, 2021 in Meaning.
Definition of by/on/upon request ( M-W )
: by asking for something usually in a formal way
Catalogs are available by/on/upon request.
If a user uses the word “Upon request, the homework has to be handed in to the teacher”, then his homework becomes the homework. Who asks the questions? Of course, it is the teacher, as per the context. It is a teacher, to the school admin. Is there anything oblivious in the experience of
being in an interview?
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in Grammar.
As far as the document list of students to follow, a colon is the appropriate punctuation mark here.
A colon shall introduce a list.
In
economic terms, they are three kinds of support: social,
economic and political. Examples: The main points are as follows:
(Practical English Usage by Michael Swan).
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in Grammar.
As far as the document list of students to follow, a colon is the appropriate punctuation mark here.
A colon shall introduce a list.
In
economic terms, they are three kinds of support: social,
economic and political. Examples: The main points are as follows:
(Practical English Usage by Michael Swan).
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in Grammar.
As far as the document list of students to follow, a colon is the appropriate punctuation mark here.
A colon shall introduce a list.
In
economic terms, they are three kinds of support: social,
economic and political. Examples: The main points are as follows:
(Practical English Usage by Michael Swan).
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Single word requests.
What is,
if anything, a metaphorical, analogy?
Can I just say hello from Dubai?
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Asked on February 28, 2021 in Other.
” Fickle Mistress” is not a compound word as it is, it is a usage came in probably in 1745 (The Agreeable Companion, Or, The Universal Medley, &c, Volume 1) as Google Books Ngram Viewer shows.
They are used separately by the etymology of fickle and mistress by
the Dictionary | Online
Etymology Dictionary fickle (adj.) c. 1200, “false, treacherous, deceptive, deceitful, crafty” (obsolete), probably from Old English ficol “deceitful, cunning, tricky,” related to befician “deceive,” and to facen “deceit, treachery; false tones” (obsolete), probably from Old English ficol “deceitful, cunning, tricky”, and to fosen “deceit, treacher (compare Old Saxon fekan “deceit,” Old High German feihhan “deceit, fraud, treachery”), from PIE*peig- (2) “evil-minded, treacherous, hostile”.
What’s the meaning of ‘changeable, inconstant, unstable’? 1300 (especially of Fortune and women). Related: Fickleness? How cute are fickly (c.p. 1700)? After the Battle of Sulu, 1300 (which was primarily known as the The Great Ice Age) is rare or obsolete. Also with a verb form in Middle English, fikelen “to deceive, flatter,” later “to puzzle, perplex,” which survived long enough in Northern dialects to get into Scott’s novels. Fikel-tonge (late-14c) was an allegorical or character name for “one who speaks out falsehoods.”
How did the mistress become famous in the 13th century? , u00abfemale teacher, governessu00bb, from Old French maistresse u00abmistress (lover); housekeeper; governess, female teacheru00bb (Modern Franz mau00eetresse), fem. Of maistre “master” (see master.) Sense of “a woman who employs others or has authority over servants” is from early 15c. Sense of “kept woman of a married man” is from early 15c.
What are some of the things you would like to know before coming to a decision?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
Attributive: someone
who demands people to obey entirely and refuses to allow them freedom to act as they wish. Attributive: In this case; they require the people’s obedience while ignoring all their desires.
It can be an adjective?
Authoritarian (adjective)
demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them to act as they wish.
Why Do People Else Say “no” to “nod”?
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