Endebted v. indebted: is there a difference in meaning? 2 I was recently told by a senior academic that I ought to replace the word indebted with endebted in an essay during which I suggest one text alludes to another I have searched the web (no help) and looked in 1991's Compact OED (the entry for endebt directs readers to indebt)
syntactic analysis - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I came across an acknowledgement in one of the theses which came for correction to me The opening sentence says: "Forever shall I remain indebted to " Is it the correct way of writing? In my o
single word requests - What is the opposite of owe? - English . . . Cause (someone) to owe money or an obligation ‘no generation should be able to indebt future generations’ The word has been used recently in non-reflexive ways: It is important here to ignore the origin of this gift that never seems to indebt the receiver (Joelle Vitiello, "Friendship in the Novels of Andree Chedid," Symposium, 49 1, 1995
A word for a favor debt that cannot be repaid I just feel like unrepayable isn't actually a word Thesauri are not being helpful Consider a case in which someone saves your child's life There is nothing you can ever do to pay them back for
What is the purpose of indentation in a poem? [closed] First of all I'm not sure you have provided a text of the poem that has the original spacing, or indentation Second, spacing–of which indentation is part–is used to communicate What it communicates might have to be interpreted by the reader Assuming you find a copy of this poem that has the original indentation, what purpose do you think the indentation serves? Edit: it seems the source
When did the term leverage gain its verb debt-related meaning? I was discussing the much-abused business term leverage with a colleague and thought it would be interesting to know when the term as a verb entered popular use as opposed to the physics-related no
single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange This friend of mine did me a favor but they then talked about it as if I now owe them What is the verb for such behavior? Example: Alan: Hey I did that but it was really hard I usually don't do
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange There is a useful word that avoids confrontation, but is still assertive, given by Lexico: quits On even terms, especially because a debt or score has been settled It can be applied to favours too Here are some ways to say it: I think we're just about quits now, don't you? Let's call it quits The second suggestion is better said just after a favour has been returned or repaid