bring vs. fetch
Mon, 19 May 2008 21:17:55 +0400
hello all,
please tell me what's the difference between usage of these two verbs
-- "to bring" and "to fetch". thanks.
AN ...
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Word meaning "advantage by circumstances (usa. bad)"
Mon, 19 May 2008 15:23:46 +0100
There is a word which means to gain/achieve/benefit but through
bad/unwanted circumstances. Anyone have any idea what it is? ...
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Tenacity, Pertinacity
Sun, 11 May 2008 07:14:33 -0700 (PDT)
What's the difference between the meaning of these two words? ...
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Sunbeams on Our Faith
Thu, 8 May 2008 10:32:35 -0700 (PDT)
It is not just the knowledge to give us the Faith. Anyway, it helps
and will surely help after irrefutable events to arrange so as to make
that our Faith would be stronger and stronger.
In this site you can find a lot of events, which will make you think
it over.
These events and knowledges will give you peace an ...
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Re: Corinthian values
Wed, 7 May 2008 21:19:34 -0700 (PDT)
On Apr 16, 11:22?am, "Ildhund" <jn...@removemsn.com> wrote:
> John Briggs wrote...
> > Ildhund wrote:
> >> Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Is it biblical or
> >> classical?
>
> > Classical.
>
> >> I have a notion that the Corinthian/Commoners dichotomy is analogous to> >> Gentlemen/Players, the ...
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Alternative phrase for 'in great number'?
Wed, 7 May 2008 05:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
Hi all, was wondering if anybody could come out with some terms as an
alternative for 'in great number', for example if you wanted to say
'the diseases spread in great number' or 'the birds came out in the
flocks' or 'idiots prevail in the masses' what would be an alternative
for all of these phrases apart from th ...
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What's the best way to improve my vocabulary?
Tue, 6 May 2008 04:51:32 -0700 (PDT)
I'd like to impress my english teacher at school by presenting my
essay work with an astonishing array of vocabulary. Is there any one
best way I should go about doing this, so that I can learn a lot of
words in a short time and have them come to mind automatically at my
disposal whenever I need them? I mean, so t ...
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The word that means 'can adapt for anything'?
Tue, 6 May 2008 04:42:19 -0700 (PDT)
Hi again, sorry but you guys on this newsgroup have been so helpful so
far to help me find my words that I thought I might as well keep
asking lots more stuff if you don't mind. What's that word that means
when something can turn into anything else or take the form and
specializations of any other breed? I'm not t ...
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What's the word I'm thinking of?
Tue, 6 May 2008 04:22:41 -0700 (PDT)
There's another word that means the similar thing as
'personification', i.e. giving a animal or thing human traits. I think
it ends with 'morphosis'. Could anyone tell me what that word is? It's
on the tip of my tongue but I can't quite bring it out of my head.
Thanks" ...
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"Benefit of the Doubt"
Mon, 5 May 2008 15:44:46 -0700 (PDT)
What does it mean when people say 'I'll give you the benefit of the
doubt'? I've heard it so many times and have a slight hint or gist of
appreciation of what it might mean from the context but could never
fully understand it in simple words. Please explain, thanks! ...
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