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How to write a plural form of 'ex' (ex girlfriend..etc)
She's my ex
But then,
In my photo album, you see many exes/exs/ex's of mine?
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What's the English phrase to describe men who are standing next to each other, facing in opposite direction),?
How would I describe this in English? I have been searching over the internet but it's so hard for me to just figure out what word best to describe it. Here's a picture to describe them :
I'll use to it to narrate a drama. Thanks
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What is the name for these keys on a computer keyboard?
Here is a (US English layout) computer keyboard.
There are six keys which are dotted red in the upper right corner. I want to know what to call them in English.
I want to know the names for each of the six keys, not for the characters. There are…
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"Thank you in advance" - how to replace?
When writing emails, I often ended it with "thank you in advance". Even more, I used to have it in my signature for a certain time (mea culpa).
However, recently I've been told that it is not appropriate or even rude.
I checked on the Web and found…
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"a ten years old boy" or "a ten year old boy"
1) a ten years old boy is sitting on the couch.
2) a ten year old boy is sitting on the couch.
3) a ten-years old boy is sitting on the couch.
4) a ten-year old boy is sitting on the couch.
Which is correct?
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What's the difference between words "number", "count", "amount" and "quantity"?
I just can't understand when i should use one of these words and when another. They are too similar, but looks like they are not absolutely the same. So what is the difference between them?
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Does “you can go now” sound rude? Context provided in question
As an IT guy in a college, I was helping a professor with his phone problems. After I was done helping him, I told him “you can go now.” to end the interaction as I had another student waiting for my help. He told me I was rude because that’s what…
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The grammar of "Stop Asian hate"
I have seen many people on the Internet from America sharing the sign “Stop Asian Hate”.
I know they mean “Stop hate against Asian people”, but why don't they say “Stop anti-Asian hate”?
I also see people saying “Stop white terrorism”, which means…
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What does IKEA-like mean?
I found the text below in a website and I'm trying to understand the meaning of IKEA in the context:
Technically, this kit allows you to follow an IKEA-like manual and put
together a guitar, functionally identical to a cheap guitars of
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What does it mean by "my days-of-the-week underwear only go to Thursday" in this context?
Emily: Lorelai? I'm going shopping this afternoon. I thought I'd pick up a few things for Rory.
Lor: I already took care of all that, mom. I got her two skirts and a bunch of tops.
Emily: But there are five days in a school week.
Lor: Really?…
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What is the difference between "hug" and "embrace"?
What is the difference between hug and embrace?
Hug:
Squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection.
Embrace:
Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, esp. as a sign of affection: "Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly".
Is it…
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Explanation for a joke about a three-legged dog that walks into a bar
I came across this joke on the internet:
A three-legged dog walks into a bar and says to the bartender, 'I'm looking for the man who shot my paw'
It is meant to be a "dad joke" but I don't understand it. What does it mean?
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Does one call "regular" men "Sir" in the UK?
I've lived in the US for a couple of years and ended up using "Sir" when addressing "regular" men in a large range of situations (in which I would use "Ma'am" if I was addressing a woman):
[on the phone]
— Hello, Sir (Ma'am), I'd like to speak…
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"My son/daughter" or "Our son/daughter"?
To me, it sounds selfish to only say "My child" since he or she has two parents and not just me.
I'm struggling with this at work, where we have people of many nationalities, but there's no one that I can ask who has English as their mother tongue.…
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Should I use "a" or "an" when I abbreviate a word?
Taking notes, I was going to write this:
therefore p′ is a shortest path.
But the topic is APSP which stands for "all pairs shortest paths" so I decided to just write SP instead and...
Is it written with a like this
therefore p′ is a SP
or with…
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