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I'm a middle-aged Japanese woman learning English and a little Latin by myself. Any comments on my posts are much appreciated!
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- In the following sentences, what does "leave" mean and what does "which" refer to? Once you have that foundation in place, you can experiment around the edges with your own stock choices. Keep 90% of your stock money in an index fund, leaving 10% with which to try picking your own stocks.February 8, 202481
- What does 'the more you know going in' mean in the following? Psychologists led by Baruch Fischhoff of Carnegie Mellon University have documented a disturbing fact: becoming more familiar with a subject does not significantly reduce people's tendency to exaggerate how much they actually know about it.3 That's why "investing in what you know" can be so dangerous; the more you know going in, the less likely you are to probe a stock for weaknesses. This pernicious form of overconfidence is called "home bias," or the habit of sticking to what is already familiar:November 13, 202340
- What does "cover his downside - or his backside" mean in the following? On the other hand, a 25-year-old who is saving for his wedding and a house down payment would be out of his mind to put all his money in stocks. If the stock market takes an Acapulco high dive, he will have no bond income to cover his downside - or his backside.November 4, 202370
- I made ChatGPT correct my writing. Can you correct my writing and tell me what you think about ChatGPT's correction? Me: Can correct the following sentences and tell me why you corrected: Some people predict that AI will wipe out a lot of jobs, but I suppose, more precisely, it will reduce the workload much in many of current jobs and that will lead to reducing the numbers of required workforce in those jobs. ChatGPT: Here's a corrected version of the sentence with an explanation of the changes made: "Some people predict that AI will wipe out a lot of jobs, but more precisely, it will reduce the workload in many current jobs, leading to a reduction in the number of required workers for those jobs." Explanation: "Much" is replaced with "in" to make the sentence grammatically correct. "Much" is an adverb that typically modifies adjectives, while "in" is a preposition that can be used to indicate location or relationship between words. "That will" is removed to improve the sentence's clarity and flow. The sentence reads more smoothly without it. "Required workforce" is replaced with "required workers" to make the sentence more concise and clear. "Required workforce" is a slightly more formal and less common phrase than "required workers." The final sentence is rephrased to improve its clarity and readability.March 20, 202321
- "I don't have the time, I need to focus on my university studies, I'm not inspired, no one will probably read my work anyway" are all the things I tried convincing myself. I don't understand how "all the things" is combined with "I tried convincing myself". Is it "I tried all the things, convincing myself" or "I tried convincing myself 'of' all the things"?September 5, 202192

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