How to improve reading/writing skills when spoken English is good?
My friend's spoken (speak/listen) English is very good, almost as a native English speaker. However, she finds it very hard to **read** English (to the extent of taking 2-3 seconds to read simple...
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03/27/19
Should I place a question mark after "Can you (just) imagine"?
I mean should I always split the sentence into two ("And can you imagine? He escaped through the window!") or I can just get away with one long sentence without a question mark at all (something...
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03/27/19
Is there any textual evidence that this death in Deathly Hallows symbolized the end of childhood?
In the beginning of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, we see that Hedwig is killed by the Avada Kedavra curse.
>"No - HEDWIG!"
The broomstick spun to earth, but he just managed to seize...
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03/27/19
Is an indentation needed for a new paragraph?
Is an indentation (Tab button in Word) needed for a new paragraph when you start one? I was told to do that a long time ago but 3 years after I stopped doing it and have done it since.
Are you...
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03/27/19
Should 'Today' and 'Tomorrow' be capitalised?
I always wonder whether 'today' and 'tomorrow' should be capitalised. Can anybody help me?
In a professional email you need to quote something from a document. The document's creator is unknown. How do you write this?
This is in a professional email. I need to quote something but it's unknown who wrote the text. I'm quoting from a document that was sent to the person that I'm writing the email to. I need to...
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03/27/19
What is recasting / resequencing in writing?
I must give examples of recasting but I'm not really sure what it is. The very few articles about it are in a different context (I think).
03/27/19
What does "people who heard voices were definitely in the bottom ten" convey in this context?
> ‘All dark,’ Dudley said hoarsely, shuddering. ‘Everything dark. And then I h-heard ... things. Inside m-my head...’> Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia exchanged looks of utter horror. If>...
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03/27/19
Whimsy or Whimsicality?
When would I use the word "Whimsicality" over "Whimsy"?
The definitions I've read do not draw a distinction between the two.
03/27/19
What causes swelling after impact?
Why does the head swell after getting hit by something hard? What is the liquid that forms after impact?
03/25/19
How does a signature develop?
In English, unlike in many other languages, signatures are typically very different from ordinary handwriting. A signature will often display all kinds of wild flourishes and elision of forms and...
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03/20/19
Concatenate vs. "merge" vs. "join" in scientific text?
I wonder what the difference is between *concatenate*, *merge* and *join* from the lexical point of view.
These words are often used in scientific or programming text. It seems to me that...
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03/19/19
Plural of “lemma”?
*Lemma* is the singular form. What is the more correct plural form of *lemma*: *lemmata* or *lemmas*? What word should I choose for scientific article?
03/19/19
Is it ever appropriate to use a space before and after an ampersand?
A colleague and I have a difference of opinion. I believe our department should be abbreviated as "L&D." She believes it should be "L & D," which just looks silly to me. I never see spaces...
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02/13/19
Choose answer that Is written correctly and shows the correct capitalization and punctuation.
A. Alaska is more large than Texas.B. Boston is older than San Francisco.C. California is warm than Washington.D New York is the bigger city in the United States.I know off the bat C...
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02/07/19
8 cups to 12 pints in ratio
04/05/18
What different effect is conveyed by the poem's focus upon a solitary bird?
Migrating birds usually travel in flocks and follow a leader. The poem I'm asking about is "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Byrant
11/06/16
Which of the following reproduce by binary fission?
A) most unicellular eukaryotes
B) most unicellular prokaryotes
C) most multicellular prokaryotes
D) All of the above are correct.
06/01/16
can someone help me come up with 5 class discussion questions please? (read the description)
can someone help me come up with 5 class discussion questions?
The book we are reading in class is the little prince, and we have a class discussion coming up. the themes that I picked are...
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