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03/28/19

Jig or template to hold a workpiece?

Technical English for a foreigner - please correct and rephrase if you can come up with better alternatives. > A machine in manufacturing usually is fed material or a workpiece to be processed.... more

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Writing

03/28/19

How do you suggest I write in an archaic style?

I'd been exploring different styles of language when I decided I'd like to write in an archaic style as was common in the 18/19th century. How do you suggest I write in such style? Please do... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Figurative use of words?

I love creative writing and especially figurative language. So, very often I dig dictionaries to find the idiomatic uses of words that would potentially 'add spice' in a way I want. All... more

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Writing

03/28/19

What does "open up a vein" mean?

I found the phrase 'open up a vein of fury' in the article of today's Washington Post as shown below. > The New Year's Day suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people has **opened up a... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Initiate a transition vs "anticipate the subsequent digression"?

What is the different between writing a sentence that serves to initiate a transition and one that does to anticipate the subsequent digression. Can somebody please give me a example?

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Writing

03/28/19

What rhetoric is applied in this sentence?

>There is no point in pretending that XXX is what it is not, nor that it is not what it is. I feel that English language has many of these kind of usage that exploits the fact that the... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Must "first" be followed by "second"?

Is the use of the introductory word *first* awkward or confusing in the following paragraph if I don't include another sentence starting with *secondly*? >In the process of learning them, I... more

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Writing

03/28/19

M-dash and emphasize?

I love to emphasize. Here I'm emphasizing "determination." Is it the right way to do it? "If one word can sum up his career, it is determination—determination to fight back and do the impossible."

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Writing

03/28/19

Should "vice versa" be treated as an independent clause?

I know "vice versa" more or less means "conversely," but when it is used by itself, should it be punctuated as if it were an independent clause? > Dogs don't like cats, and vice... more

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Writing Proofreading Editing Style

03/28/19

When and how often edit the style and content of a story?

An early story I did I edited again and again to make it better. But in the end, I got the feeling the result was worse than before. Recently I tried to write (short-stories) in one go and only... more

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Writing

03/28/19

What did Old English writing (letters and formatting) typically look like?

I am wondering if there is a specific kind of writing that people would typically associate with Old English language. Are there well-known manuscripts that typically represent the kind of writing... more

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Writing Pronouns Writing Style

03/28/19

Pronoun in English without specific referent?

Writing academic essays in English can be a daunting task for the EFL writer (my native language is German), but for me a very specific problem gives me headaches and leaves me sitting with a... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Is there a name for this literary device?

Is there a term that describes the act of giving tangible qualities to an intangible noun? > I **stumbled over** a metaphor or > I felt sadness **condense** on my skin The first one might... more

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Writing Grammar

03/28/19

About writing: From an economical point of view or from an economic point of view?

Is it right to say in an opinion essay, *from an economic**al** point of view*? (with the final "al" in the word economical?) Our English teacher claimed this to be wrong in class and that 70% of... more

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Writing Proofreading Editing Wordcount

03/28/19

Strategies for shortening texts?

When reviewing a text to shorten it beneath a fixed, externally imposed word limit, which strategies are available for shortening the text? What kind of shortening can be expected?The most obvious... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Is this grammatical?

> Could you tell us what's your favorite Google Chrome extensions? , The ones that you are using regularly and the ones that are cool no matter how much you use it or how popular it is.

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Writing

03/28/19

The noun form of "well-defined"?

What’s the noun of *well-defined* (meaning that something is defined well in a mathematical sense). Also, could you show me more examples of the same structure/principle (of transforming the... more

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Writing

03/28/19

What style of romanization is used when writing Japanese names in essays?

Right now I'm using an anecdote about the Japanese Akita, Hachikō. The dog's name contains an "おう" (ou) in Japanese. What is the standard way to romanize this? Should I use a macron (ō) or "ou"?... more

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Writing American English

03/28/19

How to write this properly?

"If you ask someone why they rewarded someone else, they will tell you that they deserve it." I think that the intended meaning is pretty clear, but how do you say that properly without falling... more

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Writing

03/28/19

how can I phrase the future possible applications of a technology?

I'm writing an overview for a paper, and want to let the reader know part of the outline: >...in the last paragraph I want to mention the possible future applications one can reach/accomplish... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Professional terminology for telling someone that their writing is not good?

I am a reviewer for an academic journal. I often find myself in the position of needing to decline a submission because the writing is just not good, but I struggle to find the correct words for... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Reword "increasingly too late"?

How should I fix a sentence which says "As X disappears, it is increasingly too late to do Y with X"? The sentence seems awkward to me, but "too late" is an adjective, so is the sentence... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Or, or "to put it otherwise", which one is better in this paragraph?

> As Benvensite wrote, the linguistic structure of Greek created the predisposition for the notion “to be” to have a philosophical vocation. **To put it otherwise**, as I said, to assert... more

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Writing

03/28/19

MLA style: I need help citing an old article I found in a website?

I found this article from Aldous Huxley that was written a long long time ago, this is the only website I found that has it in full. http://csp.org/practices/entheogens/docs/huxley-drugs.html In... more

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Writing

03/28/19

Can I separate the parts of a sentence so far away?

> According to Professor Kong, Bo Xilai’s (the governor of Chongqing, whose wife are convicted of killing the British businessman H. Wood) “Chongqing model”, which was known for its tough... more

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Jig or template to hold a workpiece?

How do you suggest I write in an archaic style?

Figurative use of words?

What does "open up a vein" mean?

Initiate a transition vs "anticipate the subsequent digression"?

What rhetoric is applied in this sentence?

Must "first" be followed by "second"?

M-dash and emphasize?

Should "vice versa" be treated as an independent clause?

When and how often edit the style and content of a story?

What did Old English writing (letters and formatting) typically look like?

Pronoun in English without specific referent?

Is there a name for this literary device?

About writing: From an economical point of view or from an economic point of view?

Strategies for shortening texts?

Is this grammatical?

The noun form of "well-defined"?

What style of romanization is used when writing Japanese names in essays?

How to write this properly?

how can I phrase the future possible applications of a technology?

Professional terminology for telling someone that their writing is not good?

Reword "increasingly too late"?

Or, or "to put it otherwise", which one is better in this paragraph?

MLA style: I need help citing an old article I found in a website?

Can I separate the parts of a sentence so far away?

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