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stairwell or staircase
What is the word for the building where the stairs are located stairwell or staircase or stairway?
Is that in the image stairwell or staircase or stairway?
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"I was reading posts there" vs. "I was reading the posts there"
This is my post from History Stack Exchange. I was reading posts there and one specific issue interested me. That's why I wrote that post.
Should I use the when referring to posts on History SE in general?
This is my post from History Stack…
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When I say, "they will get married", will it be fully understood as "they will become a couple"?
I have read the web page about Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin on this URL, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin)
According to that web page, Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin are close friends since…
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How do you convey the effect of a poor phone connection?
Recently, I was talking on a phone which had a faulty connection, as a result of which I was only able to hear the person's voice in patches. Something like "......I think.........may.......jaguar....study.." (where "..." represents things which he…
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Can we say "Yes, I would" if someone asks "Would you mind buying me a drink?"
Here is in the textbook.
If someone says Would you mind buying me a drink? to you, then you should answer:
— Not at all (Yes, I can buy you a drink)
— I’m sorry I can’t (No, I can't buy you a drink)
Can I say Yes, I would which means Yes, I would…
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I look forward to hearing from you or looking forward to hear from you?
Should I say
I look forward to hearing from you
or
looking forward to hear from you?
I have doubt because I know that the form of a verb is "to+ infinity" without the addition of the -ing that changes it to become a noun.
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What is meant by "grammar"?
Some people equate grammar with any rules governing the language. Some people believe grammar is language itself minus whatever is being discussed in the shade of "meaning" and "comprehension". Some people think "grammar" is anything that prohibits…
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What is a third of a circle or a third of a plane called?
There is a word for a quarter of a circle or a plane: "quadrant".
What is the corresponding word for a third of a circle? "tridrant" or "terdrant" or something different?
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When can I remove the word "that" in a sentence?
I have this bad writing habit, I use the word 'that' so many times. I know it is grammatically valid, but using 'that' too often is not good. But I don't know in which sentences I can remove the word 'that'.
I'm more concerned with spoken english,…
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Should individual letters be preceded with "an"?
I was reading a comic book and I noticed that the author used "an A" and "an N" in a particular phrase (screenshot below). While I understand the usage of "An A" here (A being a vowel and what not) and "N" having a pronunciation which has a sound…
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Why is "many a man" singular while "many men" plural?
Recently I came to know that there is a construction "many a man" which is equivalent to "many men". But I also noticed that the former construction is considered as singular, e.g.
Many a man has lost his life at sea.
But for the later…
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Why can't we say "**What job** are you?" instead of "What is your job?" to ask one's job?
We can add something to "what" to specify what we are asking, for example "What color is the flower?".
But I am wondering why we can't say "What job are you?" instead of "What is your job?" to ask one's job.
By the way, can I say "What is the…
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using "next" to days of the week
This question reminded me of a debate I have with non-native English speakers.
If today is Thursday and I say that something is to happen "next Saturday", does that mean the "Saturday in two days" or the "Saturday in a week and two days"?…
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Is Vague the opposite of Vivid?
I can say:
I have a vague memory of something.
I have a vivid memory of something.
So are they opposites?
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Does English have the subjunctive aspect
My language is Persian and I think we have an aspect which is absent in English, or maybe I am wrong.
In a conversation I wrote this sentence
Then you mean it is not important that I be the first one having to have a mere idea that earth revolves…
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