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- It depends on how specific and scientific you want to be. I think most people would answer this in a similar way. Example: "oh, that ring is made of gold!" Even though it might not be PURE gold. 1) is asking exactly what (of the many possibilities) substance it is made of. So an answer might be: it is made of gold. 2) is asking what *type* or *category* of substance it is made of. An example answer might be: it is a pure substance such as gold. Or it is a compound substance such as a compound metal (more than 1 type). If you are talking with a chemist, electrician, construction worker, jeweler, etc, the questions are different. If it's just casual conversation, they'll be treated the same generally.0 votedJanuary 19, 20232
- This question is awesome - your skills are impressive to be asking such questions. And it made me laugh. I can't speak for Frank Sinatra himself, but he was only popular and active until the 50s or 60s. There was a comeback later - but his most popular stuff was early. The 50s and 60s were far before the slang of 'stoopid' came about. So, I think it's safe to assume an accent or musical slur. Also, unless you strongly emphasize and draw out 'stOOOOooopid', the pronunciation of 'stoopid' and 'stupid' seem the same to me. It's mostly in writing to indicate a level of stupidity that is so extreme that the word cannot be spelled correctly. An exaggeration. I've even heard, "It's double-o stoopid" said to indicate the meaning in speech since they sound the same. A popular resource for slang in English that might be useful is Urban Dictionary. It's not an official dictionary - but rather a joke dictionary of slang. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stoopid0 votedJune 6, 20200
- *Disclaimer: I'm just an average American. Not a teacher, grammar expert, or language expert. Very impressive! Some recommendations: My textbook told me that (1), in the meantime, (2) the Republic of China was slowing down (3) Axis Japan in the (4) Eastern war field. 1) This is complex punctuation in English. I'd put a comma here because the sentence is acceptable without the part *in the meantime*. Such as: My textbook told me that the Republic of China... It also indicates a small pause in speech. Imagine speaking it, My textbook told me that *small pause* in the meantime *small pause* ... 2) When we have the word 'republic' in a country name, it needs to have 'the' in it. Examples: The Republic of China The Dominican Republic The Czech Republic 3) I removed 'the' since 'Axis Japan' is referring to a country without 'Republic' in it. 4) This one is difficult to explain. In *most* (not all - so many exceptions lol) cases, [North, East, South, West] are used as nouns. Whereas [Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western] are used as adjectives. In your sentence, the war field is the noun so I would use 'Eastern' to describe it. Also, it just *sounds* better to me.0 votedJune 6, 20201
- * Disclaimer: I'm just an average American. I'm not a teacher or grammar expert. 1. There is little difference. Both mean to be correct for rules. These are all acceptable: She is dressed appropriately for church. She is dressed properly for church. Do you have appropriate clothes for church? Do you have proper clothes for church? To me, 'appropriate' is a bit more commonly used. 'Proper' sounds a bit fancy for common American English. It has a bit of a British feel to it. If you used the above sentences with the word 'proper', they'd be 100% correct, but you'd sound really formal. 2. Create is *the act* of making or producing something. Example sentences: The government needs to create new jobs. She created art. Creative is a *description* word to describe someone or something with the ability to create. It is often used for describing something or someone who creates *unique* things or ideas. Example sentences: He thinks of such unique and creative ideas. (the ideas are creative) He has very creative writing (the writing is creative) She is an artist - she is very creative. Her art is very creative. (the art is creative) She creates very creative art (I wouldn't say this as it sounds repetitive, but is grammatically correct). 3. This one is hard reeaallly difficult to explain, but I'll try my best. Destroy is *to cause* something to no longer exist and destruction is the *act* itself or the *result* from the cause. Some example sentences: The earthquake is destroying the city. *the act* The earthquake destroyed the city. *the act* The earthquake will destroy the city. *the act* The earthquake is causing so much destruction in the city right now. *the result* The earthquake created so much destruction. *the result* The earthquake will create so much destruction. *the result* *I hope someone comes along to provide better answers. In the meantime, I hope this helps more than it confuses.0 votedJune 6, 20200
"it was hard to deny the near-universal sense of grim satisfaction"
"hard to deny" means something is true or obvious to a point where it would be difficult to object. For example, it is hard to deny that snow is white.
"near-universal" is a rather fancy way of saying that "nearly everyone/everything". "universal" is similar to "universe" as in "everything". So "near-universal" is "nearly everything".
"sense of grim satisfaction" means there is a sense (feeling) of satisfaction. Satisfaction is enjoyment from something. Example: I am satisfied that I did well on my exam. Grim is something uninviting. It has a dark, negative meaning. So, in this context, it is obvious that someone feels enjoyment from something that could be negative. Example: I have a grim satisfaction from seeing someone fail their exam.
0 votedDecember 11, 20180"Not all of them are free." It means that some friendships have a price; you have to give something for them. This implies something negative. The friendship may be for other reasons other than friendship alone. For example, someone wanting to be your friend because you are rich. Or perhaps the friendship is not good for you and it will cause you to be unhappy - unhappiness would be the "price" (not free) of the friendship.
"easy stride" This means she walked effortlessly or at ease. A stride is a step. It implies she walked in a relaxed way.
"Carried herself well". To me, this means that she appears confident to others in the way she acts and (maybe) dresses or appears.
"the way she rode the bench day after day" This is weird to me. "rode the bench" is not something I would hear in my everyday US life. It means to "be on the bench" or "sit on the bench" but a bit more dramatic in vocabulary and prose. "bench" is what we call the seats in courtrooms. "day after day" is another way to say "everyday".
That she is "straight-backed" just means that her back is straight; she is sitting up with a straight back (not slouched over). Her posture is correct.
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