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What is the term for music without singer voice?
In Portuguese, instrumental music is the version of a piece of music without a singer's voice.
Is this the same term in English? I don't know if there is a specific word because, for example, when searching about the music transcript we need to…
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Is it wrong to say "You are smarter than me"?
You are smarter than me.
You are smarter than I am.
Is there any difference between these two? One of my friends told me first sentence is wrong, but the second one is correct. But he could not explain me the reason. So is it true? Iff so, why?
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Why does Ash say "I choose you" instead of "I chose you" or "I'll choose you"?
In the Pokémon anime, Ash says "I choose you!" when he starts a battle. Why does he use the present tense instead of "I chose you" or "I'll choose you"? In the original Japanese version, he says "kimi ni kimeta", which literally means "I decided…
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Is the phrase "I read that in Spock" correct?
This context comes from a part of Stephen King's book "The Shining" in which Wendy, Jack's wife, speaks to him about Danny, their son. She thinks Danny isn't eating enough lately and spending too much time trying to teach himself how to read (which…
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Why the use of "mystery" instead of "mysterious" in this case?
In this text:
New Yorkers are contending with a bewildering and miserable mix of symptoms as Covid, flu, R.S.V. and various mystery illnesses circulate.
Why "mystery illnesses" instead of "mysterious illnesses", if "mysterious" is an adjective,…
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Why can't you say "A doll was made me by my sister"?
I would really appreciate it if someone could help me understand why the following sentence is grammatically incorrect:
A doll was made me by my sister.
The reason I think this sentence is incorrect is because of the following:
I can’t piece…
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The meaning of "seven’s sixteen and a half"
“That’s what Mother Gunga thinks, is it,” he said, reading. “Keep cool, young ’un. We’ve got all our work cut out for us. Let’s see. Muir wired half an hour ago: ‘Floods on the Ramgunga. Look out.’ Well, that gives us—one, two—nine and a half for…
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Is "molten" the past participle of "melt"?
Longman tells me that melt is a regular verb, and molten is simply an adjective. But in the irregular verb appendix of the Shanghai High School English Exam Vocabulary word book, molten is the past participle of melt, which leads me into…
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How do you pronounce "f/4.5"?
How do you pronounce the part in bold?
The camera has a 32mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/4.5.
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"Furthermore" versus "moreover"
Is there any difference in meaning between furthermore, and moreover?
In other words, can I easily replace these words with one another in any sentence, or should I do it carefully?
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"Whoever" or "whomever"
Which of the below sentences is correct?
I shall challenge whoever approved of the decision.
I shall challenge whomever approved of the decision.
The reason for my uncertainty about whether 'whoever' or 'whomever' should be used is that there are…
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Female Devil (and other -ess problems)
Somewhat related: "Are feminine nouns ending with -ess the only proper option for females?"
In German, I can slap -in on anything that shall be gendered. No exceptions (or at least I can't think of one at the moment, feel free to make me eat my…
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Why is editted wrong?
The general rule is that when we have vowel + consonant + vowel we should double the consonant, in order to properly pronounce the whole word.
The examples include: submitted , shipping, etc.
So why don't we say editted and editting?
Why are edited…
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Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?
I've known that "Oh boy" is similar to "Oh my goodness", but can I use it when speaking to a girl?
Also, what are the popular alternatives?
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Is it "common" to use "not at all" as a "no"? If so, is it rude?
(I'm not a native speaker) In this example:
A: Oh. Since we are getting a bar, does that complicate shipping at all?
B: Not at all. It will take the same time to arrive.
Does not at all sound weird, misplaced or rude in that sentence? I've found…
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