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Asked on December 24, 2021 in Word choice.
“for” in function of “because” is a bit of antiquated though still used and rather elegant construct. You won’t find it in slang often, nor does it appear in technical-formal language, but definitely appears in formal speeches, in high society, poetry etc. You will find it in slang rarely, and neither does it appear in tech-formal language, but certainly appears in formal discourse, speech, in public and informal literature.
I choose sweet miss Ada for she has the softest
voice” Note this does not apply to substituting “because of”, where “for” is just as
informal: “I choose a cheesburger for its yummy
meat”.
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Asked on December 24, 2021 in Word choice.
“for” in function of “because” is a bit of antiquated though still used and rather elegant construct. You won’t find it in slang often, nor does it appear in technical-formal language, but definitely appears in formal speeches, in high society, poetry etc. You will find it in slang rarely, and neither does it appear in tech-formal language, but certainly appears in formal discourse, speech, in public and informal literature.
I choose sweet miss Ada for she has the softest
voice” Note this does not apply to substituting “because of”, where “for” is just as
informal: “I choose a cheesburger for its yummy
meat”.
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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Single word requests.
Something like ‘indifferent’ or ‘impassive’ why without the negative connotation “?
Serene. serene has two generations and she is the second. Serene.
It doesn’t really match the example of “neither sad nor happy about his departure” but is a nice word that describes a positively passive state of mind. “I thought his departure would have some impact on me, one way or another, but I took it very serenely. ”
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Asked on March 13, 2021 in Other.
Normalized to range .
Generally, this is the standard approach, and you rarely see values normalized to other
ranges.
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Asked on March 11, 2021 in Meaning.
Earn and get are formal and informal versions of the word for acquiring some specific amount of experience – the amount that makes a difference between “inexperienced” and “experienced” What is some practical experience as a shopkeeper that I can get out of after two weeks of my job?
Gain and Gather are passive: you do your research and experience arrives by itself) and active: you seek out opportunities to gain more experience in the process.
You gain some experience over a day of work putting plaster on the walls. Do you get the experience of the plasterer over the course of 3 months. Ive decided to quit plastering but I want to pursue other occupations by changing specializations and getting experience in each one – learn carpentry, masonry, basics of technical drawing printing, and a bunch of other subjects that comprise the broad definition of a builder – so you can learn building.
The borders aren’t firmly defined, and people will often “get a little experience” (gain), or “gather experiences of others” (poll) – generally all these can be used more or less interchangeably – what I outlined is just a kind of “hunch” where which fits.
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Asked on March 10, 2021 in Meaning.
Soil is used mostly in farming context – it is what plants grow in. If you’ll hear of “scent of wet soil”, “good soil” (good soil for plants) etc. it will all be associated with the same!
Dirt is the common word used for the loose material ground is made of – you dig in dirt, you pile up dirt to form a ramp etc. You buy a bag of soil for your flowers, but you get a truck of dirt if you need to fill a hole or build a scarp. You buy the bag and you can order another bag.
What will you walk on? You are on ground level, the ground is firm under your feet etc. Unlike wheelbarrow of ground, you don’t load a wheelbarrow of dirt you dug out from the ground. Instead, you do an efficient job of carting and hauling the dirt.
Land is a place. You buy a plot of land and build a house on it. It will fill the gap on a house you bought. In the long run, there is only one land which will rise to the top of the horizon. And that is an island. Which country is a land? While ground can be generic or local, Land can be more specific – the ground under your feet, but the land you live on.
Earth usually means our planet earth. In some cases it’s used as a synonym for soil, say, “rare earth metals”, but this use (most common in poetic contexts) is definitely less common than ‘planet earth’ and considerably less common than’soil’.
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Word choice.
On top of answers of others — there are contexts where “all right” is accepted, and I don’t mean formal/informal.
What are left-threaded bolts on the bin?
No, they are not. — No. They are all right.What do you think it would be like to learn in one day?
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Asked on March 1, 2021 in Meaning.
If you want a tool that applies considerable squeezing pressure, you
need to use vanes or vice.
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Asked on February 28, 2021 in Other.
Is it an extreme jargon to be used in a very technical related science for tinkering? What is an atomic scale mix of materials (as opposed to a mixture of smaller, coarse particles)? I see it used commonly in scientific papers on this topic, and I believe it is correct in this context.
Is there any meaning to solving a problem?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
come up to means walk extremely close to a thing and stand beside it. When I say arrive at location?
If a man comes to
my house that means he’s been inside by himself because of something else or made a call: ‘He came and made this man around making him a photo.’
Did He stand next to a
wall? What is it like when the child wants to check the paint on the wall, or the address plate on his face? “I didn’t enter”? He stood outside.
In most context the two will be synonymous, you come to a person when you come up to them – that’s two different phrasings of the same action, with slightly different connotations (you come to a friend, you come up to someone you want to punch them) but in some contexts they will be different – “coming to” will mean getting there for practical purposes, be it visiting, talking, using, shopping. Coming up to means stopping next to it.
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