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Does "rank and yank" mean "entering the official list or being thrown out"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/17/14 10:38 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 775

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/17/14 7:55 PM

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"are up there in 747 territory"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/16/14 7:16 PM

Replies: 7
Views: 707

Last Post by McTag
on 05/17/14 12:56 PM

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What does "the same" refer to? Failed to catch the nuance

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/16/14 11:07 AM

Replies: 5
Views: 563

Last Post by McTag
on 05/17/14 12:44 AM

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a measure of improbability or 'surprise value'"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/16/14 8:33 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 315

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/16/14 8:33 PM

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Does "No tower of Babel was to be allowed in the language of life" mean "no exception was to be allo

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/14/14 10:13 PM

Replies: 9
Views: 621

Last Post by izzythepush
on 05/16/14 5:58 AM

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Do you know the roses? Solfaterre, Jacqueminot, Nipheots, Etoile de Lyon, Papa Gontier, Gabrielle...

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/15/14 10:08 PM

Replies: 2
Views: 420

Last Post by contrex
on 05/16/14 4:05 AM

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Does the word sentiment here mean "pointview"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/12/14 10:08 AM

Replies: 6
Views: 699

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/14/14 9:15 AM

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Hard to understand the use of "is considered" and "is inherited"

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/12/14 6:43 PM

Replies: 5
Views: 500

Last Post by McTag
on 05/13/14 6:26 AM

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What does the word system mean here?

Forums: Grammar, Esl, English

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/12/14 7:15 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 416

Last Post by McTag
on 05/13/14 3:16 AM

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Have difficulty in catching the nuance

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/10/14 8:30 PM

Replies: 7
Views: 418

Last Post by McTag
on 05/12/14 12:31 PM

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Does "Hitler's architect" mean "an architect who only serves Hitler"?

Forums: History, English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/11/14 11:00 PM

Replies: 7
Views: 1,029

Last Post by izzythepush
on 05/12/14 9:13 AM

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Does "these phenomena" refer to "cars, electricity and weather reports..."?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/12/14 2:08 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 285

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/12/14 2:08 AM

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What does Ai stand for here?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Abbreviations, Anal Inspection

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/10/14 7:54 PM

Replies: 2
Views: 1,694

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/10/14 8:33 PM

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Does "speculation" here mean "effort"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/10/14 9:51 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 543

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/10/14 7:49 PM

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What does TED stand for?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Abbreviations

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/10/14 10:38 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 1,493

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/10/14 7:49 PM

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Does "Do camels bite?" mean in default "Do camels bite people"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/10/14 3:42 AM

Replies: 3
Views: 511

Last Post by contrex
on 05/10/14 6:18 AM

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The nuance of the word expect

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/09/14 9:43 PM

Replies: 6
Views: 508

Last Post by McTag
on 05/10/14 4:49 AM

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Die öffentliche Frau - the public woman? Or "woman in public" or a celeb?

Forums: English, German, Other Languages

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/09/14 11:11 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 1,267

Last Post by McTag
on 05/10/14 1:53 AM

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Two questions: appendages and caught up

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/09/14 4:15 AM

Replies: 5
Views: 358

Last Post by OmSigDAVID
on 05/09/14 9:45 PM

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"but if we’re verbing"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, English Grammar, English As A Second Language

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/08/14 6:42 PM

Replies: 8
Views: 915

Last Post by izzythepush
on 05/09/14 1:34 AM

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Does "deferred to" mean "obediently followed (the advice of her male questioner)"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/09/14 1:09 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 335

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/09/14 1:09 AM

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Is the word ave still in use today?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/08/14 5:40 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 888

Last Post by chai2
on 05/08/14 11:11 PM

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Does "favor the notion" mean "support the idea"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/08/14 10:39 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 645

Last Post by Region Philbis
on 05/08/14 7:27 PM

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“what potential employers so tactfully referred to as my ‘history’ ”?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/08/14 5:56 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 347

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/08/14 5:56 PM

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Does PIN refer to Personal Identification Number?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Acronyms

Question by oristarA
Posted 05/05/14 12:34 AM

Replies: 23
Views: 3,157

Last Post by OmSigDAVID
on 05/08/14 1:57 AM

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