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What is a term for crop/livestock, something raised for indirect value?

What is a term for crop/livestock, something raised for indirect value?...

Asked on 07/30/2020 by user84614

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Resuming its normal "operation" or "operations"?

Which one is correct when you write office close notice:The office will resume its normal operations on Monday, DD/MM/YY...The office will resume its normal operation on Monday, DD/MM/YY...If both are...

Asked on 07/30/2020

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word to describe a person who catches the sexual overtone in a normal conversation

I know there is a word for it — I heard it when I was young. What is the word to describe a person who catches the sexual overtones in...

Asked on 07/30/2020

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Usage of under the aegis

I really want to use the phrase 'under the aegis' in a small paragraph but want to be grammatically correct. I am planning to write "thankful to xxxx for taking...

Asked on 07/30/2020 by Deepyanti Taneja

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Would not be able to versus will not be able to

Linda phoned and explained that she would not be able to come to the party the next day because she was still sick.Why do we use would not instead of...

Asked on 07/30/2020

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What does 'Vision upon Vision' mean?

What does the English phrase 'Vision Upon Vision' mean?I don't remember where I heard it, must have been an online video, but I wrote it down to look it...

Asked on 07/30/2020

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Is there a word to describe a person who helps another person to focus?

I'm looking for a word to describe a person who helps another person to focus? Example usage:"It's amazing to work with Jane. She's such a good ______, what with her...

Asked on 07/30/2020 by Ben McCormack

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"I can say this:..." Can I replace "this" with "that"?

A grammatical sheet writes, "I know him better than any of you, and I can say ____: nobody's going to make him work any faster." There are options:A. this...

Asked on 07/29/2020

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"by induction hypothesis" or "by THE induction hypothesis"

One of the techniques for proving statements in mathematics is "mathematical induction" (wikipedia entry). Very informally and not precisely speaking, when conducting a proof using this technique,...

Asked on 07/29/2020 by abebebebahabe

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What is the origin of "breaking one's balls"?

While watching Goodfellas for the first time ever, I have stumbled upon the expression:"... and I am breaking your balls..."(for context: Clip from Goodfellas) Since I am...

Asked on 07/29/2020 by eslukas

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