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English term English translation
grammar: questions arisen questions which/that have arisen (or which arose)
Leadtime The time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process
round trip same as two-way
We are working to be number one in the market in
"a historic" vs. "an historic" 'a historic' for modern English
"attracted to discovering it" (AGAIN) My shot
"couldn't of found" could not have found
"nickel and dime" those which drain your pocketbook, nickel by nickel, dime by dime
"to" or "with" with
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"we make art one cup at a time" our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...
'To Roll out' vs 'To Release' (for a software) "Roll out" means to install new software across a company network whereas "Release" is to launch a new product into the market
(the English article) leave it out - but reword...
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-wise suffix better to avoid it altogether and use "in terms of" or adverbs instead
100 times A day or 100 times PER day? 100 times per day
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2 spaces after period. Can this be considered a rule in English? not any more....
6000 ml tumescent solution were/was infiltrated per session. 6000 ml tumescent solution was infiltrated per session.
a dozen distances 12 different distances (12 different lengths of distance to run)
a gardening/plant/flower metaphor needed ephemeral, transient, fleeting
a highly desired job component the next step most employees want very much is becoming part of a team or work group
a pain in the patootie a real nuisance
a roughly built "hut" shanty
a three-hour per week course a three-hour-per-week course
a vs. an with hierarchy / hierarchichal both are possible, but a is preferable
a-changing doesn't mean anything (conversational & poetical speech)
A-OK Abbreviation for "All (Is) OK"
ablaut ablaut - a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
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Action vs. actions general action vs specific actions
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affect vs. effect "Affect" is a verb, "effect" is a noun
African languages English, French, Afrikaans
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all over the world - or - worldwide all over the world
all, all the, and all of the All acceptable, with exceptions
an easy-to-use device an easy-to-use device
an over-$2000 wrist watch a wrist watch worth over $2000
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antecedent (noun) modified noun
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anthropomorphism Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to animals (or inanimate objects)
any one ... several ....together. should include one or more of the following materials
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apologia, apology, apologie yes, there is a difference between apologia (apologie) and apology
are understanding and understand
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Aren't I ..? or Am I not...? aren't I for spoken English - am I not for written English
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