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Hi, Does anybody know of any list or database that contains the entire list of closed english words? I am a computer programer and require this information as part of a program I am writing. I am also looking for the entire list of conjunctions, determiners, pronouns and adpositions...

Learners often want to put an indirect object on suggest, recommend, and explain, and their near synonyms, all of which are either totally wrong or very awkward.Here are some examples of the sorts of wrong uses I'm talking about: Please suggest me what to do.Sally has explained me the rules.I...

Vincent, your sentences are not correct, as you are not using the word pastime correctly. Pastime is a synonym for hobby/leisure interest. Even though it contains 'time' its meaning isn't directly related to time. (well, I would imagine it comes from how you 'pass' your 'time'?, but you see...

SeekerOfPeace wrote:Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to...

Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store2...

Hi, One day, Alan was playing hide-and-seek with his friends. He was eager to find one of them quickly. Thinking that one of them was hiding behind a tree near the pond, he ran towards the tree. Unfortunately he was running so fast and so near the pond that he slipped and fell into it, as the...

Nef: Very interesting. The only definitions given in the MW dictionary are: ----------- par·a·digm Function:noun 1 : EXAMPLE, PATTERN <mistaken the paradigm for the theory -- Margaret Mead> <a typical conditioned-response paradigm -- W.N.Kellogg> <regard...

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

Pieanne wrote:On second reading, I'm not sure, Anon... "One" involves more than the person who's talking, in my opinion. It's more a synonym of "we", or "everybody". It's mostly used in proverbs or maxims, and sounds rather pontificating. PRONOUN: 1. An indefinitely specified...

On second reading, I'm not sure, Anon... "One" involves more than the person who's talking, in my opinion. It's more a synonym of "we", or "everybody". It's mostly used in proverbs or maxims, and sounds rather pontificating.