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Q: What do you call someone who does good things for selfish reasons?

Lydia Z.Like someone who donates to charity not because they actually want to donate, but so that they can feel good about themselves. Is there one specific word to describe that someone? Or is there just not one accurate word for that?

 
 
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7:56 AM
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Q: What do you call someone that doesn't want to use something unless they understand it?

SomebodyBy someone, I mean myself. I acknowledge the fact that I use things anyways, but it bothers me so much to the point that the thought has become frustrating. I know I'll have to get used to it at some point in time, as I can't delve in to the world of atoms or quarks and all those subatomic struc...

 
8:41 AM
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Q: Solution, show how to, details

Andreei have programmed app that is converting one numeral system (binary) to another (decimal) .. There is two buttons. The first one is "Convert" - simple and easy. But im not really sure about the second one. The button will show solutino step-by-step.. how to calculate it.. So what is the right tex...

 
 
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10:52 AM
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Q: Single word for IT (information technology) consultants

RupertWe need a word which we could use to refer to our team of IT "Support-Staff". I think they could either be referred to "Agents" or "Consultants"? Where agents seem more like "007" line of work lol! They are technicians, engineers and system-administrators. The best word I could come up with i...

 
11:22 AM
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Q: A word describing my character

SapnaI'm writing a book in which my main character is an eighteen year old girl. She's been through a disturbing past which causes her to abuse her self. At school, she may seem like a normal outgoing teenager but she's actually weak and quite emotionally unstable. She tries to hide her true personali...

 
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Shut up, Mr Feeds.
 
 
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12:34 PM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Repeating characters in title: ANSWER PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE by Muhammad Sami on english.SE
 
12:45 PM
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Q: Nouns for people getting better at some activity

rghomeI am looking for a couple of nouns that describe someone who is noticably improving at some learning activity. If someone is just starting they are a novice or a beginner; at the end, there are various words (expert, master, etc.). I am looking for words for someone who is a beginner, but who is ...

 
 
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2:22 PM
isn't genius ?
I think the first answer is incorrect
 
2:35 PM
Best comment ever?
[This wasn't in real life. The comment was posted by someone on Youtube.]
(https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/234387/can-you-ask-a-question-without-a-question-mark#comment504438_234387)
 
2:56 PM
@Clare sometimes you have to wonder...
hello @Thetre
new round here? :P
 
:) good to finally be here @marcellothearcane
 
It was inveitable.
 
just for everyone's info, we know each other in real life (not YouTube comments, @Clare)
 
I have a friend that is on this constantly...
 
2:59 PM
;)
 
3:21 PM
@Clare Hi Clare, first time seeing you in this chat, LOL.
 
@Jasper do you keep a register?
you seem to know everyone!
 
@marcellothearcane Nope, but I just say what I think is true, LOL.
 
haha! if you say it with enough conviction, people will believe you...
 
What I think is true may not be true, so what I just said is certainly true.
@marcellothearcane What is your favourite English dictionary?
 
did we not discuss this yesterday?
Chambers is the only one I've got, paper copy
 
3:26 PM
Oh, I don't think I asked about your favourite.
 
Oxford is pretty good though
 
I think the paperback one is not the same as the hardback one.
 
i'd have to read all of them first to come to a judgement!
 
It is a stripped down version, ain't it?
And certainly, Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is not Chambers Dictionary.
The former is accessible for free online, but not the latter.
So Chambers actually has many dictionaries under its name.
 
@JasperLoy sorry, I meant paper copy. it is hardback and glorious
i'll go and check
'The Chambers Dictionary, 12th edition'
published 2011
 
3:31 PM
That is the biggest one indeed.
Congratulations.
 
isbn 978 0550 10237 9
pretty chunky!
what about you?
 
The number of definitions it contains is comparable to Collins English Dictionary and Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. I use the latter as my favourite now.
 
okay.. that's several volumes, isn't it?
 
Only 2 volumes, also very affordable.
 
Very good...
I've just found out something interesting
stand by for a new question
 
3:35 PM
I find that Chambers Dictionary has jocular definitions and Collins English Dictionary has unclear definitions and Oxford Dictionary of English doesn't have pronunciation for all the headwords, so I chose Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
It's the next best thing, after the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary.
 
got any examples of jocularity?
I don't get on that well with collins
 
Well, I thought you knew about Chambers. For example, eclair and mullet.
 
Chambers has English-based pronunciations, rather than IPA (which I think is useful)
 
That is fine, but I still prefer the IPA.
 
don't think I've ever looked up those words though!
 
3:38 PM
You can look them up now to see what I mean, LOL.
 
'long in shape, short in duration'...
you did mention it actually
 
And the problem is you don't know when they are jocular and when they are serious.
 
ah, a dictionary for English speakers then, I presume
sorry, I meant native English speakers there...
Did you know Fed-Ex is a verb meaning 'to send (a package) by courier'? They've reached Google status...
@JasperLoy They have IPA down the bottom, and a detailed chart of pronunciation, but /*bil'i-kok*/ is just next to billycock
 
4:08 PM
@marcellothearcane The reason for not giving pronunciation of everyday words in Oxford Dictionary of English is that native speakers have no trouble pronouncing them, which I find absurd, because a dictionary is a reference work, and even native speakers sometimes pronounce everyday words in nonstandard ways, and even non-native speakers use this dictionary. Hoping they will fix it in the fourth edition, if there is to be one.
 
4:48 PM
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Q: The words more powerful than "ask", but less powerful than "demand"

EduardHow would you describe the action of forcing another person do something, when they must do this, but it is not very serious if they don't do it. OR, simply put: What word is stronger than "ask" and weaker than "demand"?

 
5:21 PM
@JasperLoy I agree completely. A lot of people seem to say 'pronounciation' (the same way as pronounce) when it should be pronunciation. Chambers shows pronunciation guides for all words, which is good. (cat /kat/)
Have you contacted them about it yet? :P
oustiti /oo'sti-tē/ n a tool for opening a locked door from the outside (also called outsiders). [Fr ouistiti marmoset]
so my friend tells me...
 
6:22 PM
@Feeds someone destroy that ASAP
 
7:18 PM
@marcellothearcane Yes, I did a long time ago. It is up to them to decide what they want to do about it.
 
 
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9:38 PM
@Feeds Why do people edit in context on behalf of the O.P? It's not like it helps solves the actual problem, at all.
 
10:36 PM
@M.A.R. Why do people feel the need to edit in the exemplary sentence themselves? It only makes matters worse.
 
11:17 PM
@Feeds I dilly dallied too much and now the author deleted it since I last checked. Oh well. I really thought pass judgement would be a good answer if my suspicions were correct, but I guess it wasn't so well posed of a question anyway.
 

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