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Why do you "get in a car" but "get on a train"
I was trying to work out why get in car but on most other transportation systems.
Get in a car, helicopter
Get on a train, plane, boat (although in feels like it works ok here)
Is it the size of vehicle? The function (private/public transport), or…
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Is it common to use "gonna" in written English and even in business English?
Gonna is a short form of going to.
That sounds a little bit like slang. Is it common to use it in written English and even in business English?
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How should I construct a question from a sentence containing "used to"?
What is the question form of "She used to come here."?
Is "Did she use to come here?" or "Used she to come here?" From my high school English classes, I remember I was taught it is "Used she to come here?" but now it seems a strange way to form a…
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What's a preferred alternative to the phrase 'do the needful'?
In India, this is used zillions of times every day especially while referring someone some task or to do favor.
Mr. Singh, I'm sending my cousin who is interested in learning guitar. As you have better contacts with musicians, kindly do the…
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What is the meaning of "taking in each other's washing"
Of course your existence matters to other people—your parents and
others who care about you—but taken as a whole, their lives have no
point either, so it ultimately doesn't matter that you matter to them.
You matter to them and they matter to…
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What makes an Indian English accent hard to understand?
I have experience communicating with people from different nationalities and several have noted that Indian English accent is difficult to understand.
Are there any suggestions on how a person with an Indian English Accent can improve its…
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How do I use "also" in a sentence?
Which of the following sentences are grammatically correct in written text?
You also are allowed to see your son.
You are also allowed to see your son.
Also, you are allowed to see your son.
You are allowed to see your son also.
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What is the opposite of "star" (celebrity)?
I want to know the opposite of the word "Star" ?
*Here star indicates a celebrity (people that appear in a movie).
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What does the believoisie mean?
Examples:
Thankfully, though, Hitchens' score-settling asides to the believoisie don't take up the bulk of Mortality.
It has something to do with a litany of grievances against the believoisie so rote that it might well (or ironically) be styled a…
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What's the meaning of "shaves" in "Jesus saves, Bart shaves"?
I was watching an episode of The Simpsons, Bart was playing basketball for Springfield and winning all games. Then Fat Tony bribes him to lose the game. When Bart loses and everybody finds out about the bribe, all the people get upset and it shows…
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Can someone explain this joke about the Primer movie
There is a question on the Science Fiction & Fantasy SE:
This request comes from a friend of mine...
She has not seen the movie, but only heard somebody describe it to her. Can anybody help my friend by identifying the story?
One of the comments…
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Are "sort" and "order" interchangeable?
Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Please, would you order the papers by number?
Please, would you sort the papers by number?
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is "I'll" correct as a short answer?
A basic example:
-Hey, will you be at the party this Friday?
-I'll
A guy I know does that all the time and I can't convince him that this isn't correct... or is it?
For me it just sounds stupid and is hard to pronounce only one word like that
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How do I invite a friend "on my expense"?
I ask my friend to come over to my place and I want him to eat pizza on my expense. Is it correct to say like this:
Come over to my place bro! I will eat you a pizza.
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Come over to my home bro! I will make you eat a pizza.
What are some other…
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What does this joke mean?
Q: What do you call it when Batman skips church?
A: Christian Bale
Does the word 'Bale' have a special meaning in this joke?
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