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Hi What Is The Subject?

Hi What is the subject of the underline be here? ... they worry that others may not love them completely, and be easily frustrated or angered when their attachment needs go...

Meaning Of ‘More Delightful... Than It...

The passage below is from A History of the Index by Dennis Duncan. The indexes on the walls of the gallery offer up several types of pleasure, which come through in different...

Meaning Of The Underlined ‘Also’?

The passage below is from A History of the Index by Dennis Duncan. For this we should be grateful. A good index can be a pleasure of its own; but a good index can only be...

Many Questions Including ‘The Uncanny...

As for Google, on 2 October 2015, the company underwent a transfiguration. An announcement a couple of months earlier by one of its founders, Larry Page, explained that Google...

Meaning Of Curly Brackets And Another...

The passage below is from A History of the Index by Dennis Duncan. And yet this need not be the case. Since the invention of the printing press, an index that uses page numbers...

The Threshold Of Maturity Is Declining...

Hi I have seen all the given sentences in our newspapers, magazines, etc. Could you please tell me how they sound to you? (Context: children are maturing faster) The threshold...

Very Often People Don't Realize There...

Hi Could you please tell me what he says after vision --the very first line of the narration? Very often people don't realize there is something wrong with their vision -...

On Paper Vs. In Paper?

One of the meaning of " on paper " is "in theory". That one is easy to use and comprehend. The one that always bugs me is the other meaning: in written or printed form. When...

News Of / On?

The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Don't quite get the difference between the two, news of / news on in the above quote. Could someone elaborate? Thanks. ...

Meaning Of The Underlined ‘Initial’?

The passage below is from A History of the Index by Dennis Duncan. This digital ‘searchability’ –concordance searchability, the ability to find and count instances of specific...

Sometime And Sometimes?

Hi Are these OK? We lived together for about five years. Yes, sometimes she was very unreasonable. (talking about past) Come and visit me sometime. (talking about future...

Healthy Estimation?

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf movie Hi. Do you find the phrase "healthy estimation" idiomatic? Thanks. ...

Show Out / See Off?

a. Let me show you out - it's quite hard to find the exit from here. b. Let me see you off - it's quite hard to find the exit from here. Interested to know the difference between...

"Know Better Than To Ask To Help You"...

Now think back to film’s opening scenes. The very first time we see Evelyn, she’s at that table, alone. Overwhelmed. Not sure what to do with the taxes. And Waymond comes in...

Meaning Of ‘Stock’?

The passage below is from A History of the Index by Dennis Duncan. The new edition of Poole’s Index appeared in 1882, with supplements appearing every five years up until...

Meaning?

Hi , Would you please tell me what is the meaning of against their parents in the following text: I also owe massive thanks to the following: My first lady, Cori who helped me...

The Pocket Of His Shirt Got Ripped In...

Hi Is the ref part fully natural? Is there a better way to say something like this? The pocket of his shirt got ripped in the scuffle. Thanks, Tom [link] ...

Meaning?

Hi,would you please tell me what is the meaning of my own history and the reason for it all in the following text: I also owe massive thanks to the following: My first lady,...

Use Of 'Good-Looking'?

Hi I have seen good-looking used with non-living things also. I always thought that only a person or bird could be good-looking . Are these natural sentences? She gave me...

Far Away From Habitation?

Hi Is the red part fully natural? Their farmhouse is far away from habitation . (=away from people) He decided to live somewhere far away from habitation. Thanks, Tom ...

Revolving Around You?

Hi I know this question will not make much sense to the readers, but... There is an expression in my language whose literal translation would be something like this: Revolving...

Their Conversation Had Crossed All Levels...

Hi Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural in everyday English? Their conversation had crossed all levels of indecency. Their conversation had crossed all...

Usage Of "Will"?

This study will examine the effects of depression. Is it possible for me to take it that the sentence means I expect this study to examine the effects of depression depending...

Use Of 'Swerve' Both As A Transitive And...

Hi Are these sentences fully natural? The speeding car was swerving left and right on the busy road. He was swerving his car left and right on the busy road. Thanks, Tom...

I Am Gonna Marry Donald Trump?

Somebody says "i am gonna marry donald trump" means "it's incredible". Does it?
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