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Meaning Grammar Japanese

06/03/19

What does 彼女は私ほど自分のことを好きじゃない mean?
Consider the following > 彼女は私ほど自分のことを好きじゃない。 My attempt is as follows - A: She does not love herself as much as I love myself. - B: She does not love herself as much as she loves me. -... more
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06/02/19

At Night or In the Night?
Why do we refer to morning, afternoon and evening as 'in the morning', 'in the afternoon', 'in the evening' but not 'in the night' instead we say 'at night.'
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Meaning Esl/esol Speech

05/29/19

Can the words "With Less" mean "with less money" without adding the word "money"?
I am trying to write an ebook about the things you can make yourself with less resources and money. The title with be something like "Build it yourself with less". My question is: Do I have to add... more
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05/29/19

what is the difference between ごとに and おきに?
Both ごとに and おきに appear to mean "repeatedly at intervals". What is the difference between these two expressions?
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05/27/19

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what does "let the dead bury the dead" mean?
In the ending chapter of "To Kill a Mockingbird", Atticus and Mr Heck Tate (the Sheriff) are deciding who is responsible for the death of Mr Ewell. Atticus thinks Jem killed Mr Ewell but Heck knows... more
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05/26/19

Meaning of "non se ne parla"?
I recently saw this phrase on Facebook, and I got very confused, because shouldn't it be: > Si non ne parla?I know that (or at least I was told; correct me if I am wrong) in Italian, you say: ... more
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05/26/19

Meaning of sentence from "A Tale of Two Cities"?
> Reins and whip and coachman and guard, however, in combination, **had read that article of war which forbade a purpose** otherwise strongly in favour of the argument, that some brute animals... more
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05/26/19

What does the line "The echoes of your rocks my carols wild" mean?
From the poem "An Evening Walk" by William Wordsworth (emphasis added): > FAR from my dearest Friend, 'tis mine to rove Through bare grey dell, high wood, and pastoral cove; Where Derwent... more
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05/25/19

に and で revisited?
Consider the statement A: ホテル（に/で）泊まる. For both cases would translate to "I stay at a hotel" in English. However they are answers to different questions. Consider the questions １．どこに泊まる　and... more
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Meaning Grammar Japanese

05/25/19

What's the meaning of もの in this sentence?
> てっきり、兄は腰を下ろす**もの**だと思っていた。 I have no clue about what it could mean.
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05/25/19

Understanding the usage of もう with present tense verbs?
I think when a lot of people first learn もう it's as "already', right? There's also the meanings of "anymore", "soon", "now", "more', "another" and its use as an interjection. That's a lot of... more
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Meaning Grammar Japanese

05/25/19

Who scolded whom in Aに怒られる?
I can see that someone got mad or someone made someone else mad. The things that make it difficult are `に` and the `られる` form of `怒る`. What does this mean? How do you figure out who did what in... more
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05/25/19

What does it mean to greet a guest with an unsheathed sword?
In *A Game of Thrones*, Chapter 24, when Tyrion Lannister visits Winterfell on the way back from the Wall: > “Any man of the Night’s Watch is welcome here at Winterfell for as > long as he... more
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05/24/19

What specifically is being described as stupid and old-fashioned in this passage on arranged marriage?
I'm trying to rhetorically analyze a passage in Amy Tan's novel titled *The Joy Luck Club*, where a character, Lindo Jong, describes her experience with the arranged marriage process. I've included... more
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05/24/19

What are the "old euphemisms" in The Great Gatsby?
In chapter 6 of *The Great Gatsby*, Nick describes Daisy's reaction to the people of West Egg: > But the rest offended her—and inarguably, because it wasn’t a gesture but an emotion. She was... more
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05/23/19

What does the line “Excellent, i' faith, of the chameleon's dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so.” mean, from Hamlet?
> “Excellent, i' faith, of the chameleon's dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so.” <sub>*Hamlet*, act 3, scene 2</sub> What does this sentence mean? What... more
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05/23/19

Usare correttamente 'fatti curare'?
In Italia sento spesso dire "Fatti curare." È questa un'espressione alternativa di "abbi cura di te?"
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05/23/19

What does “Until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him” mean?
I came across the following passage in Dan Brown’s fiction, “Inferno”: > [...] their physical being and cosmic importance shrinking to the size of a mere speck in the face of God … an atom in... more
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05/23/19

Is Gibbon's use of "association" a misprint or unfamiliar sense of the word?
In chap. 45 of the Decline and Fall, when Tiberius is made Augustus 4 years before the death of Justin II, Gibbon's marginal note reads "Association of Tiberius, A.D. 574". As far as I've been able... more
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05/22/19

What does "toby" mean, in London slang of Orwell's time?
In the George Orwell poem ["A Dressed Man and a Naked Man"](https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/poetry/a-dressed-man-and-a-naked-man/), two men are haggling for the... more
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05/17/19

How to use "rendere" in a sentence?
In what context is _rendere_ most commonly used?I found the definitions "to render" and "to make" which are very different in my mind. I could think of "Il computer rende l'immagine" as an easy... more
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Meaning Statistics Mode

05/16/19

Statistics /Probability
I have one last question/in school we did the mode and median/ but I struggled, when I went to do it.Please explain the meaning/and may you show me some examples of it.Thanks in advancePlease... more
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05/16/19

What sort of bookshops sell The Works of Aristotle?
In the beginning of The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis' narrator states: > However far I went I found only dingy lodging houses, small tobacconists, hoardings from which posters hung in rags,... more
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05/15/19

Sapere vs conoscere in "I know a language"?
What is the difference between "So l'italiano" and "Conosco l'italiano"? I've seen both used in sentences.
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Meaning Grammar Japanese

05/14/19

Is there a subtle difference between 少なくても and 少なくとも？
My sense is that the meaning is identical but that 少なくとも is somewhat more formal than 少なくても. Is that observation valid?
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