Description:
English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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not within who
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Hello:
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"I don't believe that the Marines involved would have ever used any
type of symbol associated the Nazi Germany military criminal
organization that committed mass atrocities in WWII," Chapin said.
"It's not within who we are as Marines."
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Is this "not within who we are" OK?... more »
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the better for his bruises
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A good win for Romney would reestablish him as the front-runner,
the better for his bruises.
Santorum needs a miracle like Iowa, but on time and bigger. He
needs a tumble from the top, leaving space for him to step in as
Newt without the baggage.
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lay claim to
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Elizabeth remains a largely revered figure and can lay
claim to be the most recognised woman on the planet.
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I find the usage of "lay claim to" in the sentence very
unconventional, because it's more often to find a noun
following the phrase. Do you think it's acceptable to use... more »
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OED kids
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Feeding kid/kids into Google Translate in German gives me kind/kinder.
This is a good result, as it means the German-speaking EFL students I'm
writing for can latch on the a near cognate. But it's never occured to
me that 'kind' might be the root of 'kid' for a child - (and now I've
mistyped that as 'kin' - there's another one). I always thought goats... more »
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bring
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[about "getting" a woman]
"Oh, sure, she'd be a nice bring-off, but she'd still be just a whore."
"bring-off"?
Thanks.
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beneath
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"the dirt beneath his feet"
seems much more frequent than
"the dirt below his feet"
Any reasons?
Thanks.
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break
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[Police getting their weapons out of the armament locker for action]
"Let's break out the stun-guns."
Is "break out" OK here?
Thanks.
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