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- Phrases similar to one mans trash is another mans treasure
I'm looking for a similar phrase to: "one man's trash is another man's treasure " Any help would be appreciated
- meaning - Difference between smart and clever - English Language . . .
What is the difference between smart and clever? As far as I understand the latter is offensive But the Cambrige Dictionary gives similar definitions of smart and clever
- What word would you use for movement of bushes?
According to the Free Dictionary, you have it backwards: rustling refers to the movement, and the sound is thus implied Personally I associate the word so strongly with both the movement and the sound that I would use it for either meaning So, stick with rustling To add to the other answers, a simple accurate word: shaking
- Who changed the way vacumn was spelled 40 years ago?
According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, vacuum entered English in the 1540s directly from Latin as the substantivized, neuter form of the adjective vacuus The earliest use was as an abstract, non-count noun denoting the emptiness of space, later any void or empty space, for which one could use the Latin plural vacua or simply tack on
- must vs be required to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am a non-native speaker I understand that both sentences below have the same meaning However, I feel that the use of the word quot;must quot; isn't suitable for a document such as a questionna
- Referring to objects as she [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Most of the "she" style labels I hear are half terms of endearment and half self mockery I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if a man referred to a vacuum cleaner as "she" even though there is no life-threatening situation or potential harm Likewise, objects with the label "she" are not necessarily unknown to the men involved
- What do we call a person who is obsessed with cleanliness?
Is there any word for a person who is very , very much concerned about cleanliness and keeping things hygienic and even point out faults in clean things and explaining that they were dirty ?
- differences - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Perfect vacuum does not exist - there will always be some energy, some particles manifesting themselves spontaneously from quantum uncertainty, but generally lack of matter, including air is considered vacuum
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