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SCARFS and SCARVES
A SCARF is a length of fabric you wrap around your neck or drape across the shoulders of your coat in cold weather. If you choose to wear mo...
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EXPRESSING PREFERENCE, part 3 Would Rather
Writer 28 July 2019
If you have a strong liking for something, you have a preference for it. You might have a preference for apples, but there are some days whe...
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NAME THAT THING!
Writer 28 July 2019
What do you call a cart supplied by supermarkets, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the checkout counter ...
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MUSTN'T and CAN'T
Writer 28 July 2019
As modals of prohibition, MUSTN'T and CAN'T are both used to show that something is forbidden, prohibited or not allowed. They often...
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SURE
Writer 28 July 2019
SURE, when used as an affirmation informally, can mean yes, okay, just so, naturally, of course, sure thing, etc. It is more common in AmE. ...
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NAME THAT PERSON!
Writer 28 July 2019
What do you call a person who serves customers and sells items in a retail store? "We've got openings for ten sales assistants in o...
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The historical present
In linguistics and rhetoric, the historical present or historic present, is the employment of the present tense when narrating past events t...
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