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- meaning - What is the distinction between “role” and “rôle” [with a . . .
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language gives four definitions of role, the first of which is also rôle A character or part played by a performer
- meaning - What is the origin of the phrase play a part role . . .
The meaning of “role” in the sense of “part played by a person in life” derives from French roll (of paper) on which an actor's part is written, and dates back to c 1600
- prepositions - Plays a role in or at doing something? - English . . .
If something or someone plays a part or plays a role in a situation, they are involved in it and have an effect on it They played a part in the life of their community
- Is someone granted a role said to be roled? Or rolled?
Be wary of the fact that Wiktionary gives "roled" word status It's missing from other online dictionaries, such as Merriam-Webster At best, I'd say it was an extrapolated word, which is to say that if you used it, someone would understand that you combined the word "role" with the "-ed" ending to form an adjective Actors who are given roles are said to be "casted" as such and such a
- Role or Roles - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The role of the two parties involved in a legal proceeding, peculiar to the adversarial system of trial, can help circumscribe whether or not a trial proceeds in a fair and unbiased fashion
- prepositions - apply to vs. apply for an opportunity - English . . .
They're applying for 'a wider range of employment and higher learning opportunities' (that's the something they'll obtain) I'm not sure why it isn't 'apply to', but it doesn't sound right
- single word requests - What do you call someone with the same . . .
What do you call someone who works in the same field or occupation as you do, but in a different company or organization?
- Is there a word analogous to dual for three or more options?
Let's say you have a sentence like The circulatory system plays a dual role of carrying oxygen to the body's tissues and removing carbon dioxide to be expelled from the lungs However, what abou
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