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What is the difference between span and period in the context of time?
span the period of time that sometimes exists or happens
period a length of time
That said, I still don't see the difference. I have the following exercise in my schoolbook:
The course would have ...
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What is the difference between phrases "is used when" and "is used for when"?
I was recently reading some articles about type conditionals, and one of them had a following line:
The zero conditional is used for when the time being referred to is now or always and the situation ...
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Architectural firm vs. architecture studio
I regularly translate Hungarian articles into English, and an expression that keeps coming up is architectural firm. Now, these companies in Hungarian are called studios, thus some of my colleagues ...
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Can "for" and “due to” be used interchangeably?
Trying to understand the logic of the below sentence to make the same kind of sentences. It's pretty hard for me because I mostly use "for" something like "for me" etc.
This city ...
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Why is the adjective "below" rare compared to adjective "above"?
Above and below can be used as both an adverb and an adjective to indicate an earlier or a later part of a piece of writing respectively. However, adjective below is rare compared to adjective above (...
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Why is “remove to” no longer used?
By Googling, the difference between remove and move can be found as follows:
As verbs the difference between remove and move
is that remove is to move something from one place to another, especially ...
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over the years/thoughout the years/for years
What are the cases in which each of those is used? Can you give more detailed examples and differences in meaning and usage than the ones I found below if there are any?
Here's what Google says:
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Type of clause question ?
No matter what they say about him, it's false.
introductory phrase followed by comma and it's false.
So is the whole sentence acting as the main clause in these constructions ? It's false can't ...
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Earn rewards for participating vs Earn rewards by participating
Is it correct to say:
You can earn rewards for participating in the company's wellness program.
I'm inclined to change it to
You can earn rewards by participating in the company's wellness ...
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After verbs, how does 'from' compare with 'of'?
(TL;DR) 1. I've been plagued by the postverbal use of the preposition 'of'. After verbs, when describing attributes like origin or source, what are the differences between 'from' and 'of'?
The verbs ...
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What are the difference between knelt and kneeled?
kneeled (Dictionary.com):
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
knelt (Dictionary.com):
a simple past tense and past participle of kneel.
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What is the difference between "even if" and "given that" in this context?
I am doing a CAE, Use of English, Part 1 (Multiple choice) exercise and I came across the following paragraph:
As nomadic peoples in Asia are known to have been playing the game
over two thousand ...
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Does an inverted protasis mean just plain “if”, or does it mean “even if”?
When the first part of a conditional’s if-clause is inverted and the if consequently dropped, is the missing if just a plain old “simple if”, or is it more of an “even if”? For example, in this ...
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Should vs must: respectively meaning expectation vs strong certainty
What is the difference between these two sentences:
He should be at home now. (expectation)
He must be at home now. (strong certainty)
I don't really understand the difference between expectation ...
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What's the difference between Affable and Approachable?
According to the dictionary, both words have almost identical meanings:
Approachable: Friendly and easy to talk to; easy to understand.
Affable: Pleasant, friendly, and easy to talk to.
However, my ...
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