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Precise word to describe this feeling

The word I'm looking for is probably a synonym of 'discouraged' or 'disheartened'. Context: You are working on some project, and it has been going smooth so far. Suddenly a...

Asked on 08/02/2020

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"then" used after "but"

THEN advUsed after but to qualify or balance a preceding statementIdiom: then again https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=thenWiktionary has an entry for but then again as an "Alternative form of then again" I...

Asked on 08/02/2020

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Can the verb 'be' be modified?

Comments on this question considered whether the verb be could be modified by an adverb. This seems a question worth pursuing in its own right, so may I ask...

Asked on 08/01/2020 by Barrie England

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When to use “staffers” vs “staff”?

For example:“The company told its staff to take Friday off.”“The company told its staffers to take Friday off.”Do both of these sentences mean exactly the same thing?Is one preferred or...

Asked on 08/01/2020 by John Knox

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Are morphemes commonly found at the end of words considered suffixes?

Are morphemes commonly found at the end of words considered suffixes? For example: "erate", found at the end of words like accelerate, operate, refrigerate, considerate, nonliterate, etc. I am a...

Asked on 08/01/2020

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Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?

I've come across this analogous question for the opposite case Idioms/Phrase for Obvious No but couldn't find one for mine. I'm looking for phrases like "Does the Pope pray?"...

Asked on 08/01/2020 by harogaston

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Superlative or not?

In the sentenceIn the time of full-blown financial crisis in the country's history the contingency measures undertaken by the bank's shareholders and the management proved insufficient.does the part...

Asked on 07/31/2020

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What word (adverb, preferably) can we use to show that we need to study harder and cover more stuff than usual in a short amount of time?

"We need to study ___________(ly) in order to not fall behind." Being a non-native speaker, I'm thinking of the words "compactly" and "compressedly" (whose translations are exactly what we use...

Asked on 07/31/2020

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Referring to professors as "Dr." in news articles and other formal wrtiting

In academia, "professor" is generally acknowledged as being a higher title than "doctor", as few PhD holders are professors, while basically all professors hold a PhD (RIP Freeman Dyson). ...

Asked on 07/31/2020 by Aqualone

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Which is correct? firmly or sensibly?

I want to get some advice. From Korean high school test, the response to the answer was divided "firmly or sensibly". I can't tell [firmly / sensibly] below summary box....

Asked on 07/30/2020 by dongyoungkim

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