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I think "gratuity" functions more like the word "donation" than "money", referring to a unit of something rather than identifying it
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Time definitely offsets the meaning between preparing and getting ready. Another example using time is track racing. You might prepare for a race by running laps everyday, but when you run the actual race with everyone else you aren't preparing. You are getting ready, getting set, and...
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You can, but I see it meaning something else. "Getting ready" has a wider scope to its meaning. You could do other things when getting ready that aren't directly related. For example, use marriage instead of skydiving. Preparing for a wedding might include sending out...
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In this example, we can think of "as" to mean "since" (Since he was not well...)I think "since" is stronger though. "Given that" is also used, and I think it is a closer match. In this context, I use "Since" 99%, "As" or "Given...
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I don't fully understand the question. You have them lettered as if there is supposed to be a correct answer, but no context or directions to base a decision on. So, I will just comment on each.a. Might be ok in British English, but I never use this in American English.b. I use this one 90%...
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Dive implies the person wanted to jump, plunge just merely notes something went into the water. Since they don't know if he wanted to jump, they just used plunge. We don't say "plunging board".
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Interesting question. I DON'T HAVE ANY absolute answers, but I HAVE SOME comments. I also HAVE NO absolute answer.First, we can say "There isn't any/a", but we cannot say "There is no any/a". "Any/a" can be used with countable nouns, but we can't with...
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(Wording of directions in caps are copied verbatim from "Time for Kids" workbook.) CHOOSE ONE WHICH IS MOST NEARLY SIMILAR IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE. 1) The foundation proposed giving grants to medical researchers.a) admittanceb) subsidyc) donationd) datae) patients...
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Dictionaries have "skillful", but as a native English speaker I feel something is missing from this definition. Am I way off in thinking of the word "alert"? Adept seems to have a sense of quickness to it, like being able to grasp things fast. That is why I think of alert.
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I used to pronounce "often" like the word "soften", then when I lived in Japan I heard it pronounced like "off" + "tin". This wasn't from Japanese, and I changed the way I pronounced the word. Today, I used it, and the people I talked to didn't...
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