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?
By 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...
i 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...
We 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...
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I 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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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.
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.
@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.
How 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"?
@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]
@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.