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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
01:36
But we would use THE in
The boss looked him in THE eye
ColleenV
ColleenV
01:49
@CowperKettle but "AN" in "He had an eye for quality." Articles in English are ridiculously hard
 
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Q: Bring forward vs. put forward a proposal

John ArvinAs for a topic of proposal, what is the difference between: United Nations must bring forward a proposal to denuclearize South Korea to secure World peace. Vs. United Nations must put forward a proposal to denuclearize South Korea to secure World peace. When googling, the result didn'...

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ColleenV
ColleenV
13:15
Today’s idiom is in honor of Florence, the impending doom heading for the Eastern coast of the US at a brisk clip of 17 mph. “head for the hills”
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Instead of a sentence this time, here’s an interesting discussion on ELU Does “Make for the hills” still hold currency as an idiom?
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
17:44
> Those attending graduate schools are called "graduate students" (in both American and British English), or often in British English as "postgraduate students" and, colloquially, "postgraduates" and "postgrads".
Makes my head split up in cracks.
What is the antonym of "head for the hills"? "Bum for the ravines"?
ColleenV
ColleenV
18:03
@CowperKettle hunker down
The opposite of fleeing would be to shelter in place I think
thefreedictionary.com/hunker+down
Most people made for the hills, but our house was fortified against high winds and we had plenty of supplies so we decided to hunker down and wait it out.

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