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- Whats the difference between resolve and solve?
Solve is the most general in meaning and suggestion in this group; it implies the finding of a satisfactory answer or solution, usually to something of at least moderate difficulty {the mystery and disquieting meaninglessness of existence were solved for me now—L P Smith} {create a difficulty rather than solve one—A M Young} Resolve
- word choice - Do we resolve a doubt or dispel a doubt? - English . . .
In fact, having been in engineering practice, I have encountered the use of resolving a doubt with sufficient frequency Doubt is the foundation of quality engineering We raise doubts Raising doubts is a skill, as much as is resolving those doubts However, sometimes we find ourselves not having to resolve doubts but to resolve conflicts
- single word requests - Adjective to describe someone who is . . .
Particularly consider level-headed, which was briefly mentioned in two other answers: (idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment
- When do we use “adept in” and “adept at”?
After these two that are pretty clear I looked at adept at in noun and here it gets murkier On the first look at seems to be winning with 6 3k hits versus 2k hits for in
- More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . .
I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better:
- What do you call a response which does not address the question?
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- word choice - Solution for or solution to a problem? - English . . .
I wonder what Jasper said—sounds like it was of use To me, the difference between a solution to a problem and a solution for a problem is that the latter indicates a possible, suggested solution (yet to be verified as something that truly solves the problem), while the former is a more definitely efficient solution—if applicable, the only possible solution
- adjectives - A word for acting in advance of some expected or . . .
Precognitive OP asks for "In a fictional world, an organization might take __ action against crime based on some foreknowledge of a person's future actions "
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