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What are the rules of classifying English words by different levels?
I’ve seen that some words in the Cambridge dictionary are labelled from A1 to C2, and not all of them have this tag. For example, why would the noun ‘THREAD’ be considered as C2 level, ‘NEEDLE’ as B2 and ‘PIN’ as B1? They all belong to the same topic and, from my point of view, are basic when describing or using them in everyday life. 
 
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April 20, 2020
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Subject to THERE BEING...? I don't understand what this part of a sentence means: "Moving all the books should not take long, subject to THERE BEING (= if there are) enough helpers." They say what it means, but I don't get 'there being'. Is it a set structure or can be variable? Thank you!
April 5, 2020
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'To take a vow' or 'to take the vow'? Make vs. Take a vow? Would the first one refer to any situation where somebody promises something, and the second only to a religious context? Also, would the verbs 'to take' and 'to make' be interchangeable (have the same meaning)? Thank you in advance!!
April 3, 2020
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What's the difference between 'treaty' and 'settlement'? Both are agreeements, but I can't see the slight difference that may be between both. Is treaty a type of settlement? Thank you!
April 3, 2020
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What does 'The night shift goes on duty at 10 pm.' mean? More precisely the part of '...goes on duty...'. Would it be translated as 'starts'? Would the verb 'to go' work as 'to start'? Thank you!!
April 2, 2020
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Does the word 'cluttery' actually exist? It appears in the subtitles of a video, referring to '... we don't typically hear 'text book' because that's really cluttery, it's cumbersome to say...'. This is it, at the minute 11:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJSLGXNTXY Some words from there are not correct either, but I can't imagine any other fitting it. Thank you for your time!!
April 1, 2020
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Is 'vocational education' related more to 'further education' than 'higher education'? Or it refers to both types? Thank you for your answer!
April 1, 2020
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What does 'to burn fiercely' mean? Is it the literary meaning or referring to 'burn' as 'feel anger' or 'make angry' instead? There's no context for it, it's an example for the owrd 'fiercely', Thank you!
March 31, 2020
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What does 'to exercise caution' mean? It appears as an example for the definition of 'caution' in the Cambridge Dictionary: "We need to proceed with/exercise caution." I understand what 'to proceed with caution' means, but 'to exercise' sounds a little bit strange. Thank you in advance!
March 30, 2020
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What do you want to achieve first: accuracy or fluency?

I'm interested in knowing what your main goal is as for the language you're laerning.


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December 10, 2017
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