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- Proper usage of the word Wifey - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Although 'wifey' can be used affectionately, many people in English-speaking countries see the word as misogynist, sexist, and infantilising There may be slight nuances of meaning, e g in American English, a single woman may be considered 'wifey' if she is stereotypically suitable marriage material for a sexist type of man, and in the UK, it
- Understanding the meaning in context of the word wifey
The men might have different opinions, and circumstances alter cases, but I expect "wifey" would take a dim view of the diminutive By the same token, girlie sonny today are likely to be seen as insulting disrespectful in many contexts (but lassie laddie are more generally acceptable in Scotland) Bottom line though - as a non-native speaker you should avoid using any words like this
- difference - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As per title, is there any difference between 'I thought not' and 'I didn't think so'? Thanks
- pronouns - Three dozen or three dozens - English Language Learners . . .
Three dozen of eggs are bought Three dozens of eggs are bought Which expression is correct and why?
- Remain vs. remain as - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
When would you omit the quot;as quot;? I know the following sentence can be reworded, but for the sake of an example: A lack of protein remains his most critical issue A lack of protein remains
- Sitting vs Seated - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The person who is seated beside the host is a celebrity The person who is sitting beside the host is a celebrity Difference between these two sentences and what is seated here an adjective or st
- Doing something in the future: I am vs I will be
If I am able to do something in the future should I use "I am able to do it in the future" or "I will be able to do it in the future"? Is there a difference?
- idioms - Except of vs. except for vs. apart from - English . . .
I've used to say " except of " for a lot of sentences but recently someone noted (or corrected) me " apart from " I don't really remember the context that this correction was in Anyway, after sometime I saw this article in Cambridge which is talking about the difference between "except for" to "apart from" That says that my habbit to say "except of " is a mistake?
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