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Today's word of the day is perseveration.
 
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Q: Is there a word that means "expressed using words", as opposed to an idea that is expressed through pictures?

Ellie SwanIs there a word that means "expressed using words", as opposed to an idea that is expressed through pictures? I first thought of "articulate" or "explicit" but those aren't quite right. (For context, I'm writing a paper that attempts to compare visual art, literature, and music and the difference...

 
 
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Q: Word for man thinking woman should know how to iron

AmberMy husband just said that I should have known what temperature to properly iron a specific shirt. What word am I looking for in telling him that his prescribed opinion is sexist?

 
Hello , please any help
Please could someone help me to paraphrase my answer :

the school does contribute to the socialization process by skills and values and indoctination in values
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The school is an agency formally charged by society with the task of socializing the young in particular skills and values. We usually think of the school as being mainly concerned with teaching skills and knowledge, and this is certainly one of its major functions. But the schools in every society also engage in outright indoctrination in values. The school socializes not only through its formal
By the way the elements key of the answer from the text are Formally charged
the school ... skills and values... skills and knowledge ... indoctination in values
 
 
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6:38 AM
Master this trio, and you can pique yourself on your word skills.
 
 
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8:56 AM
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Q: What would you call the stylistic exclusion of punctuation?

Matthew SbarI'm wondering if there's a name for a literary device in which an author intentionally leaves out grammar to make a sentence feel rushed, anxious, or continuous. I notice this a lot in memes, tweets, and Tumblr posts in particular. I feel like there's a definite effect on the way the language is ...

 
 
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10:02 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer: Specific religion term by Marggie Hopkins on english.SE
 
 
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12:14 PM
@Educ I'm not sure how precise you mean to be, but perhaps this would work? It is the school's socially assigned responsibility to help students learn society's expectations through its authoritative hierarchy and academic structure.
 
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Q: The word/term for a series of bad/negative events turning to a positive outcome

Akiyo SashigawaI tried on google every word and phrase I could come up but I just couldn't find it. I'm pretty sure I've seen this word before and it's english.

 
1:49 PM
@Tonepoet Thank you for ur help
 
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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Pattern-matching website in body, potentially bad keyword in body: What is"pronunciation" by Usman Roman on english.SE
 
 
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7:26 PM
This is an exact duplicate of “Fisherman/Fisherwoman and Gender-neutral Forms”. Mine is the accepted answer there. As a site moderator I am uncomfortable acting alone in a situation where it might seem I am promoting one of my answers. Instead I'll leave it up to others to decide which question to close, and whether or not to merge the two after closure. — MetaEd ♦ 1 min ago
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Q: A non-gendered word for fishermen

Wes ModesIs there a non-gendered word for fishermen, that doesn't feel as self-conscious as fisherpersons or as folksy as fisherfolk?

 
 
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10:03 PM
WHY DOES NON-DAIRY CREAMER EVEN EXIST?
 
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Q: Name for a classification card with yes/no questions

KeelanHow would I call this kind of map / decision tree, typically used by scouts, to identify different kinds of trees, plants, mushrooms, birds, butterflies, etc.? On every node, there is a yes/no question, and depending on the answer you go to one of the children nodes. You repeat this until you ar...

 
11:00 PM
@Mitch The cows, man. Think of the cows.
 
@MetaEd What's next, non-dairy cheese or non-dairy eggs?
 
@Mitch Non-dairy air.
 
Butt, and it's a big one, what about non-meaty meat?
 
@Mitch There's room here for a flesh joke but I'm not touching it.
 

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