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Word for looking cute to try and get something from parents?

Is there a word that describes the attitude of a child who is trying to get something from their parents, and so they try to look cute/sweet/innocent?...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Zoe ran vs Zoe was running

Yesterday my cousin, who is in 10th grade, asked me if could help her to write a book review. I don’t know why but the first sentence of the story...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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How does this Old English text (from the dedication of the book “The White Horse King”) translate in Modern English?

The dedication of the book The White Horse King (Merkle, 2009) contains the following:Hwa Þeos, Þe gesihÞ swa swa se morgen Fæger swa se mona...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Where the sentence begins, “The portion of the Deposit, if any,” does “if any” apply to portion or Deposit? Emphasis in original

Where the sentence follows an election to chose between the deposit or another mutually independent remedy, does the wording “if any” in “The portion of the Deposit, if any,...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Comma use with "Oh" phrases

The most famous quotation, one I often use for humorous effect, is "Oh joy! Rapture!""Oh no!" is common. "Oh wow!" "Oh boy," appear less so in my writings. "Oh...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Historic Discussions of Probability and Probability Comparisons

I was curious if anyone has any resources about how probability and comparisons of likelihoods were discussed in early English, or in other languages earlier in human history. In particular,...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Can this text be misconstrued in a way that perverts its meaning?

The sentence in question is the first sentence: "Thank you for the opportunity of a 1 - 1 meeting" "Sorry, I am busy. I cannot attend meet with you" Without...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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What is a one-word synonym for "a piece of wisdom" or "rule of thumb"?

I'm looking to describe something less formalized--i.e., with a lower collocation--than "aphorism", "maxim" or "adage" would imply. "Dictum" is the closest I can come up with but it's still too...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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Does "dedicated" imply "dedicated to something/someone"?

When I say something like "John is a dedicated person", does it only make sense if there is a specific cause or person that John is dedicated to, or can...

Asked on 11/16/2021

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"Defense" or "defence"

Is the only difference that in USA they write it with s and in UK they write it with c, or is there anything more?...

Asked on 11/14/2021

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