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- Origin of “on tilt” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Farlex Dictionary of Idiom gives the following definition about the expression: on tilt: In a reckless or rash state; acting without proper care, attention, or consideration and adds that: Orig
- the reason (that vs why) is (because) | WordReference Forums
I think there is a difference In the following sentence: 'You could write a cause-effect paragraph to explain the reasons that why a certain event happened ' I believe 'why' is the correct word to use 'that' doesn't seem correct in this case Can you explain to me the reason _______ you did that? that or why?
- A word for able to cause empathy or sympathy? Sympathizable?
Sympathetic is the first word that comes to mind: it can mean both feeling sympathy and causing sympathy Here are the two relevant definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary: Tending to elicit sympathy or to induce a feeling of rapport; also loosely, pleasant, likeable (Example: 1900 Beerbohm in Sat Rev 10 Mar 295 2 "The true Don Juan‥is‥not a ‘sympathetic’ part ") Feeling or
- cause bring trouble - WordReference Forums
Hello, A kid often lies, steals, gets involved in fighting and skips class Which sentence do you use to describe him? He often causes his parents trouble He often brings his parents trouble Thank you
- The wrought wreaked havoc misunderstanding
The phrase wrought havoc is the past tense of work havoc In 1900, the two most common phrases were "wrought havoc" and "work havoc" So it's the phrases wreak havoc and wreaked havoc that were introduced because of the misunderstanding
- Cause we got him on the spot - WordReference Forums
"Cause we got him on the spot" is from a song called Welcome Back by John Sebastian I can't understand this line What does it possibly mean? Welcome back Your dreams were Your ticket out Welcome back To that same old place That you laughed about Well, the names Have all changed Since you
- word choice - Damage incurred sustained inflicted - English Language . . .
inflict verb 1 Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something - ODO If the damage was malicious (someone else purposely caused the damage), then you might the damage was inflicted on them If they brought the problem on themselves, then you can talk about the damage incurred
- Adjective + as it is to express cause - WordReference Forums
Hi, The context is chess Never mind the technical vocabulary, it's more of a question on grammar My sentence goes, Notoriously drawish as the exchange variation is, it's unlikely that they'll play it meaning: The exchange variation is notoriously drawish Therefore, it's unlikely that
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