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Australian word for superstitiously negative self-report, in English. Chinese word for superstitiously positive self-report.
Is there a Greek word, which describes the negative, fearful, superstitious mentality of immediate self application or assumption? My grandfather …
expressions

Meaning

negative-polarity-items

single-word-requests

speech

Ben Potter Asked on December 20, 2021 in Meaning.
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What does camping on food mean?
I saw two guys joking around. The first one had a Cheetos bag, the other had a plastic, the second …
american-english

Meaning

speech

CryptoBird Asked on December 20, 2021 in American english.
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Why do Americans put my in front of everything?
I watch a lot of youtube but rarely by means of movies, unfortunately. Shouldn’t North Americans put “My” in front …
american-english

speech

ravinki Asked on November 23, 2021 in American english.
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What’s the difference between a panel speeches and a main stage speech? How can we get rid of the poverty of people?
So our company is intended to participate in a separate meeting and give a speech. And the host offered two …
Meaning

speech

Susanna Liu Asked on March 28, 2021 in Meaning.
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Is “Where do you sit?” correct when asking who your workspace is?
If I had to ask someone precisely where their work was, what would they ask? How do you answer “Where …
business-language

conversation

Grammar

indian-english

speech

Bharath Manjesh Asked on March 25, 2021 in Grammar.
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Do you think simplification, or complexity, is more important in writing? When is a meeting time?
How a language can be written in both form or use, be simple words or some technical words, My Question …
speech

writing-style

Sarthak123 Asked on March 16, 2021 in Writing Style.
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“Do my best” vs. “successful” in competitive sport? For me “my level best”
What are the differences between two sentences? What are some grammatical mistakes in speech? I will do my best. I …
grammaticality

speech

word-choice

nibha Asked on March 11, 2021 in Word choice.
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“Check if you haven’t” or “check if you have” left any thing behind?
What might be trivial but it didn’t sound right to me when I thought about it, so I decided to …
Grammar

linguistics

negation

speech

Max Clyde Asked on March 9, 2021 in Grammar.
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Is it appropriate to say “I’ve never been” when referring to a place, omitting the adverb “there” from the phrase?
I have been hearing the phrase “I have never been” with increasing frequency lately when referring to places (such as …
adverbs

Phrases

speech

Rick Asked on March 6, 2021 in Phrases.
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OF as part of speech. Of as a part of speech.
What part of speech an “of” in the phrase “made of”? If I try to review the word “of” I …
Grammar

speech

Carol Asked on March 4, 2021 in Grammar.
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