"must" vs "be required to" - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 8, 2024 · 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 "must" isn't suitable for a …
meaning - Difference between "smart" and "clever" - English …
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 …
Who changed the way vacumn was spelled 40 years ago?
Apr 28, 2018 · 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 …
Referring to objects as "she" [duplicate] - English Language
Sep 18, 2010 · 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" …
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 …
What do you call this black, rectangular clamp in English?
Feb 22, 2018 · "Bulldog" is a proprietary eponym - a proprietary word that has become synonymous with a function, like "Xerox=photocopy=photostat" or "Hoover=vacuum-cleaner". …
Using "that" 2 times in a sentence next to itself [duplicate]
Yes, the words "that that" can appear in a grammatically correct sentence. The first "that" is a relative pronoun (typically used to clarify something), and the second "that" is a demonstrative …
british english - Is "hoover" capitalised? - English Language
In the UK (and sometimes Australia), a vacuum cleaner will be called a hoover, regardless of its brand. Likewise, the verb "to vacuum" is replaced with "to hoover". With a brand name being …