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The difference between "the use of" and "in use"
I wonder if there is any difference in the meaning of the use of and in use. When I look up the meaning on Cambridge, both of them mean: "the act of using something, or a period of time when ...
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Alternative to >>however + adj<<
Is there an alternative however + adj/ adverb?
However hard the task, they’ll finish on time.
Will the meaning change if one says it like this :
It does not matter how hard the task is, they’ll ...
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Why is only the to-infinitive used, not the -ing form when "hate", "like", "love" and "prefer" are used with "would" or "should"?
I'm quoting Cambridge Online Dictionary on grammar:
When hate, like, love and prefer are used with would or should, only the to-infinitive is used, not the -ing form:
She’d love to get a job nearer ...
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What is the grammar of multiple-choice questions?
Recently I took an exam, and the exam paper had a question:
Question: The reasoning in the argument is vulnerable to the criticism
that the argument does which one of the following?
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They didn't even spare X food item
These days on social media people take cultural food items and gentrify them to turn a profit without acknowledging their background and rich cultural history, in essence "ruining" (perhaps ...
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Past continuous with "after"
I have come across the following sentence to be completed with either the past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets:
People (dance) in the streets after they (hear) that he was ...
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Should I use the definite article with a short-form name? The Mordor RPG vs. Mordor RPG
I’m seeking guidance on a question related to my current project. I’m working on a crowdfunding campaign for a roleplaying game. For the sake of example, let’s call it Mordor: The Roleplaying Game. On ...
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What is the difference between each and every? [closed]
What is the difference between each and every? Thank you very much in advance.
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In-house equivalent for existing software
How do you say "велосипед" (literally "Bicycle") in English? In the slang sense of:
in-house software that reimplements what is already well-implemented and available elsewhere, e....
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Is the contraction allowed in "What're you doing?"
Is this sentence right in English?: "What're you doing? " I have always been taught that a question word can only be used with contractions with a singular verb: what's your name? I have ...
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Is the usage of the word 'settler-colony' in the sentence - "Palestine is a settler-colony of Israel" - correct? [closed]
I would like to rewrite the sentence - Israel is a settler-colonial state that has annexed the native land of Palestine - to - "Palestine is a settler-colony of Israel" . I am confused if ...
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Is “This is your best?” with falling intonation a question or a statement?
I heard a line spoken by Camille in League of Legends in this clip: YouTube link — the line is:
This is your best?
This looks like a question with declarative word order, but in the dubbing, it is ...
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Caustic - acerbic - scathing [closed]
I'm trying to understand the difference between caustic, acerbic, and scathing when they describe criticism.
I asked ChatGPT to give me examples of remarks made in the same situation to contrast the ...
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giving Democrats a check on the 53-seat Republican majority [closed]
Can you explain to me what "check" is meaning. I've looked up in dictionary but couldn't choose proper meaning. The text in the article is:
The filibuster is a long-standing tactic in the ...
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What does "to be getting got" mean?
In the film "Dust Bunny" 2025, I hear people say "I was getting got".
"To get got" does not appear in dictionary.
In the film, I guess it means "I was getting caught ...