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How do I say “I am sorry” without saying “It’s not your fault”?
Does apologizing admit fault? Is it normal for a dog to die or does his family mate just dies? A: …
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corvec Asked on March 27, 2021 in American english.
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What is the average amount of an object?
So, I’m looking for a word or phrase that might mean: “an aggressive amount”. To explain, I’m trying to find …
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single-word-requests

Ben Asked on March 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 222K votes
What are some of the other ways of saying “letting me know” or “telling me about”?
My advisor has been very helpful from helping me decide which classes to take to letting me know/telling me about …
phrase-requests

word-choice

Brian Asked on March 26, 2021 in Word choice.
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What is Bill Gate and Bill Gateaux’ relation?
Is Bill Gates worth attending the State of the Union? What word would you use to describe ‘Gateaux’, relative to …
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single-word-requests

Vatsal Manot Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 14 answers
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Request for an idiom (if any) or expression that describes the following phenomena(s):
What happened a few times while researching data mining research? I’m trying to think of an idiomatic way to describe …
idioms

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Terry Li Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
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What can you say to a child not to “videotape”?
In a conversation I just had I used the word “videotape” to mean recording a video on a mobile phone. …
colloquialisms

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technology

Matt Samuel Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
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What is meant by “spiritual accuracy”?
Collaborator A is concerned that when he and Collaborator B quote some published material in a formal letter they should …
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single-word-requests

aparente001 Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 255K votes
What is the word for individuals who unwittingly ask identical questions without doing any pre-requisite research?
Many newcomers on EL&U are asking different single words or phrases. Some people need a couple of different words for …
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single-word-requests

Mari-Lou A Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
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- 8 answers
- 240K votes
What word for phrases similar to each other that are worded differently?
I’m normalizing some data in a spreadsheet (because I party hard) and I have entries like “Windows 7 Pro 64 …
phrase-requests

single-word-requests

user38537 Asked on March 25, 2021 in Single word requests.
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Is False Accordance a thing? Is there an established term?
Conceive /knsid()ns/noun 1) The action of conceding; concession, agreement. What we refer to as “false concedence,” was expressing that you …
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MrMusAddict Asked on March 25, 2021 in Single word requests.
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