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What is the name of this part of banana under the peel (picture attached)
After peeling a banana almost always there are long and removable fibers(?) on the banana (marked by red arrows). What are they called?
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What is the difference between cleaning and cleansing?
I wonder what the difference is between cleaning and cleansing solutions. Can anyone help?
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A term for glass half wall
What is this thing called ? Is it just a ‘Glass Half-wall’ or does it have another name? And what if it was outdoors ?
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How can I differentiate peppers?
I know this question sounds strange, but when I see green pepper in a menu, I don't know which one it is. Any way I can distinguish them? (I know the last one is referred to as hot, but that doesn't always help.)
1 - Green pepper
2 - Green pepper…
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He is honest (9 out of 10). How to construct a phrase in which a person's honesty is scored on a scale?
I'd like to describe a person that he is a honest person and add how honest he is but couldn't figure out. How can I say this?
He is honest on the scale of 9 out of 10.
Is this correct? Or is there any shorter form that native speakers say?
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'china restaurant' or 'chinese restaurant'?
I am very confused. I prefer the latter, but I did saw the former in many cases.
Which one is more appropriate?
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What does this sentence in Harry Potter mean?
“Well, Voldemort’s going to try other ways of coming back, isn’t he? I mean, he hasn’t gone, has he?”
“No, Harry, he has not. He is still out there somewhere, perhaps looking for another body to share… not being truly alive, he cannot be killed.…
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'study in' or 'study at' (some university)?
I myself normally use at in a sentence such as "I want to study at the Stanford University."
But when I saw someone wrote "I want to go to study in the Stanford University," though sounded a little odd, I didn't feel that it's absolutely wrong. Then…
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Who or what? Questions about animate beings
Which of the words should I choose when I ask about the meaning of a word that I don't know exactly but I know that the word I am asking about is an animate being?
What/who is a king?
What/who is a fairy?
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On a bus or on the bus?
Today, I was talking to my friend. She is very good at English. During this conversation, she said, "I am on THE bus". I think, she has misused the definite article. In my opinion, it should have been, "I am on A bus". Because this is the first time…
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Origins and usage of "naďve"
There are some non-English dictionaries listing the word "naďve" (notice the ď) as an existing English word, apparently synonymic to naive. Is this a real English word? If so, how did it receive its spelling?
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"As knows all the tiptop young fellas?"— Is it correct?
In old movie 'Lady Chatterley', the actor says "as knows all the tiptop young fellas?".
Is 'as knows all the tiptop young fellas' grammatically correct? Is it like old English or some dialects?
If not, what is the correct version?
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'miss call' or 'missed call' when it is 'yet to be missed!'
For many it will be surprising but it is true in India! Often, a person calls on his friend's cell phone and cuts before he picks up. Most of the times it is a 'mutually understood act!' The reasons for that range from saving money to simply…
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What is the soft part of the palm called in English?
What is the soft part of the palm called in English?
I don't know the name even in my native language, so I cannot look it up in the dictionary.
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Introductory word meaning "considering what was previously said"
Is there an introductory word or phrase which means considering what was said?
German-made parts are way too expensive. Taking it into
consideration, we ordered Chinese ones.
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