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Does "a residue of citizens" mean "some citizens"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/07/13 8:48 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 412

Last Post by BillRM
on 12/07/13 10:53 AM

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Does "For one day spent, Cao Cao's cruelty to abet:" mean...?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/07/13 4:01 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 488

Last Post by Setanta
on 12/07/13 5:07 AM

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These jargons are hard to read for ESLs

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/06/13 10:40 AM

Replies: 13
Views: 1,076

Last Post by contrex
on 12/07/13 3:49 AM

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"Probability is... remote"? Is the collocation acceptable?

Forums: Grammar, Esl, English

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/03/13 9:36 AM

Replies: 15
Views: 2,572

Last Post by dalehileman
on 12/06/13 11:39 AM

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Does "our blue marble" mean "our planet - the Earth"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/26/13 1:53 AM

Replies: 13
Views: 4,960

Last Post by Setanta
on 12/06/13 10:17 AM

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Does "Kuhn explained normal science as slowly accumulating detail in accord with..." mean...?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/06/13 1:32 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 485

Last Post by Setanta
on 12/06/13 3:42 AM

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Does "hinny was bred to a donkey jack" mean "hinny was brought to mate with a male donkey"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/06/13 1:37 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 650

Last Post by Setanta
on 12/06/13 3:39 AM

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Does "otherwise" mean "in addition" here?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/04/13 9:51 AM

Replies: 6
Views: 1,244

Last Post by Setanta
on 12/05/13 2:57 AM

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One only being shalt thou not subdue...?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/30/13 8:20 AM

Replies: 11
Views: 781

Last Post by McTag
on 12/02/13 3:29 PM

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Failed to read this. Please transcrib it here

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/29/13 12:12 AM

Replies: 32
Views: 1,698

Last Post by InfraBlue
on 12/02/13 9:11 AM

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Does "promoted" here mean "made publicity"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/01/13 1:32 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 430

Last Post by OmSigDAVID
on 12/01/13 6:58 AM

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Well, lot of strange words here which can be found in any dictionaries

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/30/13 2:40 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 696

Last Post by timur
on 11/30/13 4:32 AM

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Is "ire" still in use? Does "provoked the ire" sound old-fashioned?

Forums: Grammar, Esl, English

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/22/13 9:03 PM

Replies: 22
Views: 2,115

Last Post by oristarA
on 11/30/13 4:13 AM

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What does speakwritten mean?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/29/13 11:03 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 866

Last Post by oristarA
on 11/30/13 2:43 AM

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Could anyone find a picture of "memory hole"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/29/13 10:59 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 943

Last Post by contrex
on 11/30/13 2:33 AM

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Does "keep spark alive" mean "keep the passion (between the lovers) alive"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/27/13 1:49 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 558

Last Post by Lordyaswas
on 11/27/13 1:51 AM

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Is the word "virgin" used properly here? I think "virgin" is a good word with positive implication..

Forums: Grammar, Esl, English

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/25/13 12:33 AM

Replies: 3
Views: 635

Last Post by maxdancona
on 11/26/13 5:18 PM

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Does weathering mean "going through weather"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/26/13 12:26 AM

Replies: 7
Views: 806

Last Post by oristarA
on 11/26/13 8:36 AM

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Does "nut (consumption)" refer to the fruit as in attached picture?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/25/13 2:02 AM

Replies: 13
Views: 1,278

Last Post by chai2
on 11/26/13 8:12 AM

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dual distinction? Does it mean "two distinctions" or "two features" ?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/22/13 11:30 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 625

Last Post by roger
on 11/22/13 11:51 PM

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Is "Love of beauty is taste" natural English? Is the word taste used properly here?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/19/13 11:44 PM

Replies: 35
Views: 1,129

Last Post by OmSigDAVID
on 11/22/13 4:28 AM

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Does "Engage brain before opening mouth" mean "think twice before you leap"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/20/13 4:12 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 4,771

Last Post by Setanta
on 11/20/13 4:18 AM

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"More more"? Isn't one more enough? Or "more more" means "many more" or "much more"?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/18/13 8:24 PM

Replies: 4
Views: 559

Last Post by JTT
on 11/19/13 3:05 PM

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It sounds not so natural in English to me. What do you say?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/14/13 6:31 AM

Replies: 35
Views: 1,907

Last Post by oristarA
on 11/18/13 3:30 AM

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Is elmo a loving nickname for elm?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Bad Puns, Bad Journalism

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/11/13 9:14 AM

Replies: 19
Views: 1,596

Last Post by contrex
on 11/16/13 8:59 AM

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