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- Unladen VS Unloaded - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I've worked in both marine and aviation trades, where we lade things on a daily basis, and have never seen any distinction We use them interchangeably, except where one is formally standardized over the other They do not carry specific implications about previous states, the way the object got loaded, or whether it's meant to carry cargo
- was able to vs could - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Why is the first sentence wrong? What if it comes to someone gets approval to do something? Which form is better in that case? Can was were able to refer both to having the skill or ability to do something? When are could and was were able to interchangeable? I would like to know how native speakers use these two terms in daily life
- Cute as a button - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Finally, the term “cute as a button” is known to have arisen in the 1800s, a time when diseases like chicken pox, measles, mumps and the dreaded small pox threatened lives daily
- Is there a symbol for “and or”? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
As mentioned here, though "and or" is logically just an "or", it differs much in daily contexts e g might be sentenced with a fine of $1000 and or imprisonment upto 5 years
- Why is it spelled curiosity instead of curiousity?
As far as English is concerned, the root of curiosity is curiosity It was not formed from curious The real question here is where the latter got its second u from The French original did not have it (Edit: and the answer to that, of course, is rather boring: by analogy with all the other -ous words Dangerous, numerous, devious, perilous, dubious, serious, oblivious, murderous, hilarious
- What is the origin of the phrase hunky dory?
My two favourite sources for this kind of question are The Word Detective and World Wide Words They both cite the Japanese road theory, the Word Detective then adds: The least exotic theory of all, but almost certainly the true clue, traces "hunky-dory" to the archaic American slang word "hunk," meaning "safe," from the Dutch word "honk," meaning "goal," or "home" in a game To achieve "hunk
- Cooking classes vs Cookery classes - English Language Usage Stack . . .
the suggestion that British English speakers might prefer 'cooking…' to 'cookery classes…' serves first and foremost to call your research into doubt I literally gave the links to the Google searches and precisely enumerated the numbers of Google results returned (The Guardian: 281 vs 280; Daily Mail: 300 vs 244) If you don't understand these very simple results or are simply too lazy to
- Appropriate way to say see you tomorrow when meeting online
I'm talking with my clients on a daily basis, mostly via conference calls (only voice calls, without video) Is it OK to take leave of them by saying "see you tomorrow" at the end of the meeting,
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