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- someone’s vs. someone else’s-- any difference?
Strictly speaking "someone" rather than "someone else" could include yourself and it is quite permissible to say "I'm collecting this on my own behalf" so, yes, there is a difference Most people would interpret the phrase without the word "else" in it as meaning someone other than yourself but, strictly, you should include it: "someone else's" also sounds more colloquial I would include the
- What do you call it when someone assumes the job of someone else who is . . .
This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens {placeholder} in the absence of a superior I don't know of any special designation for someone in a similar role who isn't a "placeholder", and it wouldn't surprise me to learn there isn't one
- Im looking for a word that describes someone who dislikes change is . . .
Closed 1 year ago I'm looking for a word that describes someone who dislikes change even while their current situation is less than favorable and keeps things even if they are old, worn and crumbling
- Word for someone who thinks they can do anything, and believes . . .
If someone thinks they are always doing the right thing, and believes others are wrong, what would I call them? Say, for example, I did something that person considers wrong But then on another
- What do you call someone who attends the same university as you?
The word classmate, on the other hand, would be a term that's used to refer to someone from your class regardless of the kind of educational institution that you're attending It can be a high school, college or university Your classmates are simply people who are in the same class as you
- If you are talking on behalf of you and someone else, what is the . . .
I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself This silence leads me to believe
- Is there a term for someone who can see multiple perspectives?
0 Someone with kaleidoscope eyes can be said to see things in multiple perspectives
- Is there a phrase for someone whos really bad at cooking?
I'm looking for a phrase that describes someone who's really bad at cooking, similar to 'green fingers' for someone who's good at gardening There doesn't seem to be any such phrase from a Google s
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