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Why is the plural form of “house” not “hice”?
The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice?
According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse ...
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A question about present perfect tense and simple past tense with if clause
I've been thinking of an enquiry, turning in my head, and as I couldn't get a satisfactory answer,or rather, people around me did not answer it confidently, I suspect the answers given by them. So I ...
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which is the meaning and in which occasions you use the expression: “out and about”?
My colleague used "out and about" in a work environment and I'm not sure what she was meaning.
Could you help me.
Thank you.
Lorenzo
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multiple times vs many times
I want to say that I remember a name if I hear it three or four times. What should I say?
I remember a name if I hear it multiple times.
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I remember a name if I hear it many times.
I ...
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Difference between individual and standalone
I am wondering what is difference between these two words. My dictionary says that they both stands for the same thing. Is that true? I do not think so. Please can you explain me usage of both of ...
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Conflict state counterparts: what's a word that means to “prevent something from being created because of pre-existing object”?
I'm writing an application logging subsystem (a software component) and I have to log system conflict events. The log is structured and all of its records are just bunches of key/value pairs, where ...
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Using 'On the night'
When I was on my English academy I was told that to refer to something that happens at night I should use 'at' and not 'on'. However, there is a Dire Strait album called 'On the night' so that title ...
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What type of comma rule is this called?
The drawing depicts two well dressed kings, their gowns and accessories indicating their wealth and power.
I believe the comma is used correctly.
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they said “it's” the best?
I am wondering whether you find the following dialogue flows well:
A: How's the steak?
B: It's juicy and tender.
A: Yeah. No wonder they (= staff at the restaurant) said it's the best.
The pronoun ...
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Phrase or word for doing something as a learning experience before doing it for real?
If I want to say 'I regard my first year for this bachelor degree as a try out year or a "pre-learning" year before starting again as a first year elsewhere'.
What word or phrase would I use for 'try ...
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Sentence structure wording
You are now allowed to officially eat dinner. You are now officially allowed to eat dinner.
Are these sentences both correct? Would there be a better way of wording the sentence?
Thanks for the help!...
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What does 'his bowels had turned to water' and ' He was a veteran of a hundred rangings by now' mean?
Will shared his unease. He had been four years on the Wall. The first time he had been sent beyond, all the old stories had come rushing back, and his bowels had turned to water. He had laughed about ...
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Correct word usage
Is there a word that we use for a person who assists customers differently from their own country?
The word biased comes to my mind, but not sure if it correct in this case.
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Why is the plural form of Moose not Meese?
Is there a reason that Moose becomes Mooses instead of Meese (as in tooth/teeth and foot/feet)
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Is it ever appropriate to use “where” instead of “because” or “since”?
I work at a large company (4,000+ employees) where a lot of people use the word "where" in a way that I firmly believe is incorrect. They use "where" at the beginning of a sentence instead of using "...
