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A Beautiful Word: Hiraeth

Purple Haven @EricMcCole (551) 29 Apr 18

Hiraeth is a noun that means a homesickness for a home that you cannot return to, or one that never existed. It's a Welsh word without direct English translation. I really liked this word, and I've never used it...

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What more about Concrete Noun?…

sri @gamyam (530) • Hyderabad, India 26 Oct 15

We know that noun is the name of the persons, animals, things and places. Every sentence may contain number of nouns according to requirement or usage. According to the nature & existence, the nouns are divided into Common,...

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Odds 'n' Ends (AJ's Writing Exercise #2)

Ainsley Jo Phillips @AJ1952Chats (2331) • Anderson, Indiana 11 Sep 15

On August 31, 2015 -- after well over a year (and, likely, closer to two years -- or even more) away from MyLot for the simple reason that I didn't even know that it still existed (there being a long, multifaceted story why this...

Shall I write "opposite to in the following sentence?

CrimsonSpork @Manasha (2933) • Pondicherry, India 3 Dec 12

While I have been writing a sentence, I got a doubt about the use of to after the word opposite The sentence is We're in the building opposite the government offices. However, one of my friends told me to write as...

opposite to or opposite

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Can you tell me how to correctly use ADVISE and ADVICE.

consultrainer @consultrainer (4991) • India 24 Aug 08

i KNOW pretty well that ONE is a noun, while the other is a verb. But, the tricky part is to remember correctly, which is which. I am always confused with these sort of words. Like I said in the other topic, about ADOPT and...

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Why shouldn't we never use no triple negatives?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

Why shouldn't we never use no triple negatives?

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If the past tense of "ring is "rang", the past tense of "bring" is "brang"?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

shouldn't this be true?

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pronouns vs nouns vs proverbs vs verbs

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

If a pronoun is a word used in place of a noun is a proverb a word used in place of a verb?

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If you wrote a letter perhaps you bote your tongue?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

Did you bote your tongue?

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"read" and "reread" vs "member" and "remember"

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

If you've read a book you can reread it. But wouldn't this also mean that you would have to "member" somebody in order to remember them?

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Why don't tomb, comb and bomb sound alike?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

Why don't tomb, comb and bomb sound alike?

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Did you know that 'verb' is a noun?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 14 Feb 07

Explain to me why it isn't.

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What is the collective noun

aries_0325 @aries_0325 (3060) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

For a group of kangaroos?

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ENGLISH

chessraam @chessraam (62) • India 17 Oct 06

Do you know english properly? i don't know properly. i can't express my words exactly

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