Does anyone know a specialized term for COMBINATION? 1 How many different __ can you come up with with the numbers 1,2,3,4,5? Thanks

'Whiles' has no modern use. 'Whilst' is an aging synonym for 'while'.

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Hello everyone, I don't see any problem with this 'dear'. The person was probably trying to empathise with the asker, making it more comfortable before correcting him/her, considering that the question was bad formulated. Some people

Valid synonym? I try to choose a related word I can understand. Like valid=true=legal=right=correct. I try to find basic and simple words over ambiguious ones. pljames

Mister Micawber, Which one is correct? "take the first step" is different from "do something on one's own initiative" If you assume that "take the first step" means "chose to take the first

It depends on whether you have chosen a valid synonym-- but if you do not understand the original word, how can you possibly choose its synonym? (Please do not include your email address in your posts. Put it in your member Profile.)

Hi there! I've got a question, which is a definite article related one. 1. 1) Create a title for the passage. 2) Create the title for the passage. 2. 1) Which of the following is a synonym of "way" 2)

Check this out: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belligerent It has a discussion of belligerent and its synonyms. CJ

Hi Vincent, Your sentences contain a lot of repetition. eg they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily. This is very unnatural. To tell you the truth, it sounds very childish. Some people would even be