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    Do descriptive paragraphs even have a purpose besides getting the reader to visualize what's being described? I feel like the only idea behind those paragraphs is to get the reader to imagine whatever's being described the way the author sees it, or the way it is. I suppose the idea could be to get you to feel a certain way about the thing being described with word choice or something.
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    October 8, 2014
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    The main difference is in connotation. Mere is used to prescribe little importance to something. Just can be used in a synonymous manner. For example "I'm merely human" and "I'm just human". This usage of belittles humanity in both cases. I think any differences would be that just might be seen more positively because of its other definitions, like being adequate, or being righteous, while mere is always negative, used to make a person or thing seem small and unimportant.
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    October 8, 2014
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    I think it's just because English requires articles for singular object nouns unless you're using proper nouns. 'The' to specify one particular noun (the apple / the group), 'a(n)' to specify any one of a type of noun (an apple / a group).
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    October 8, 2014
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    When you say take it could be interpreted as 'I claim possession of', which some people may see as brash, or 'I bring (tea) with me' which makes people want to know where you're taking your tea. I would think that you either: have options for drinks and always choose tea, you have tea on your person when you go wherever you go with it, or you make tea daily. And since you used two words, every day, instead of everyday, that leads me to think there's an emphasis on it being done daily. I would say "I make tea every day", "I have tea every day", or "I bring tea with me every day". You could also say "I drink tea every day", but around here people understand in that context 'have' means 'consume' when you talk about food or drinks.
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    October 8, 2014
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    I get what this is but I don't think that there's a word or phrase in English for it. The closest thing I can think of is "frenemy" but a frenemy is an enemy pretending to be a friend, so it doesn't apply
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    October 8, 2014
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    "I like a watermelon" is proper English, but saying it like that means you like a particular watermelon. If we were talking I'd want to ask why you like "a" watermelon and not watermelon in general. If you like the fruit it would be more proper to say "I like watermelon." If you only liked a particular watermelon it would be less confusing to say "I like this watermelon". If you would like to have watermelon you would say "I would like a watermelon", "I would like some watermelon", or "I would like some watermelons". The main difference is the first sentence requests one watermelon, most people would assume you want one whole watermelon fruit. If you said the third sentence, people would assume you want two whole watermelons. If you said the second, most would assume you're asking for part of a watermelon or part of multiple watermelons, like some watermelon cubes or wedges.
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