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- Breeding ground (synonym) - WordReference Forums
I'm looking for a synonym of "breeding ground" in the following sense: "A place or set of circumstances that encourages the development of certain ideas or conditions " Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin
- a wound in or on the skin | WordReference Forums
People do often think that 'lesion' means a wound with broken skin and blood, but it refers to any changes in to the appearance of the skin or changes to on the surface of the skin, whether 2- or 3- dimensional I notice that 'lesion' is mentioned as the second synonym The Quora man isn't talking about what I call a wound
- participate to participate in | WordReference Forums
To me it is usage that ultimately dictates grammar, and not the other way around I wasn't talking about a mere few handfuls of results -- that google search yields more than 1 5 million hits, with the use of "participate to" being used as a synonym for "contribute to" appearing prominently For all I know it's in common use that way in England
- put on put off the light | WordReference Forums
In my experience, AE speakers use "put out" regularly with flames on candles, matches, cigarettes and lighters, but they don't use "put" as a synonym for "turn" or "switch" in phrases about turning the lights on off
- cheeky [can it be positive?] | WordReference Forums
Cheeky is often used as a synonym for "cutely amusing"; "charming" or "infectiously humorous" - children, monkeys, small young animals are often described as "cheeky" in a positive manner "Have you see the video of the cheeky kitten that starts eating the dog's food?" In this sense it has nothing to do with insolence - For once I agree with MW: rude and showing a lack of respect often in a
- to position oneself | WordReference Forums
Hi, could you please help me with this: I do not fully understand the meaning of "to position oneself" in the following sentence: "He may not position himself to take control of tasks or team assignments where he can clearly make an impact " (from the report summarizing my colleague´s results
- enquiry question inquiry - WordReference Forums
What is the difference between the words "enquiry" and "question"? Can they, in most cases, be used interchangeably? From my experience "enquiry" has a more formal connotation, but I'm not entirely certain I would appreciate it if anyone could enlighten me on this
- emphasize emphasize on emphasis on | WordReference Forums
Is it ungrammatical? Thanks Yes, it is ungrammatical, Elinor You place put emphasis (noun) on something You emphasize (verb) something A synonym for "emphasis" is "stress" Let's try: 1 Some schools stress physical education 2 Some schools stress on physical education 3 Some schools lay stress on physical education
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