I know a male ass is a jackass, but what is a female ass called? Perusal of the internet suggests jillass or janeass, but I haven't found what might be called an authoritative source.
I am not a native speaker, therefore my question: In which cases is it preferred to use "whether" over "if"?
I often find myself writing something like:
This function tests if the precision is calculated correctly.
Is the following correct, incorrect, acceptable, more formal?
This func...
Are "if" and "whether" equivalent in sentences like the ones below?
Example 1
How to determine if my saddle is too
high?
vs.
How to determine whether my saddle is
too high?
Example 2
We should check if everything is okay
now.
vs.
We should check whether everything i...
Subquestioning "Why does integrity mean honesty?":
I have never thought that "integrity" is synonym of "honesty" but rather as antonym to Dissociative Identity Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder !
Is it wrong?
Update:
Just tonight I was watching "Downton Abbey"
in which, I believ...
as the title says ..........18 chars.
Possible Duplicate:
Where does the period go when using parentheses?
Examine the following two examples...
Example 1
I enjoy breakfast (sometimes).
Example 2
I enjoy breakfast (sometimes.)
Please let me know which one I should use, and any exceptions to the rule.
Thanks.
Where should the period go when using parentheses? For example:
In sentence one, I use this example (which has a parenthesis at the end.)
Period in or outside of the parentheses? What about if the entire sentence is a parenthetical?
(Where does the terminal punctuation go here?)
Is there a ...
I was unable to understand the similarities and differences between Intent and Purport. A description will be good to understand.
Thank You
Most of the time ostensibly and probably are used interchangeably. What is the difference between these two words?
Just a random thought as to what the actual difference might be between the two??
In Australia we keep pets, but we don't pet them.. We pat them. There is no such thing as petting.
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Smokey Bear (often unofficially referred to as Smokey the Bear, also simply referred to as Smokey) is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires. An advertising campaign featuring Smokey was created in 1944 with the slogan, "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires". Smokey Bear's later slogan, "Remember... Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires", was created in 1947 by the Ad Council. In April 2001, the message was updated to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires". According to the Ad Council, Smokey Bear and his m...
Pedobear is an Internet meme that became popular through the imageboard 4chan. As the name suggests ("pedo" being short for pedophile), it is portrayed as a pedophilic bear.
The image was incorrectly described as a mascot among pedophiles, and cosplay participants dressed as the character were accused of being pedophiles, after the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department issued a warning that Pedobear was a sign of the presence of pedophiles and other people with inappropriate sexual behavior.
Origin
The bear character originates from the popular bulletin board system (BBS) website...
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"Rocket" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the sixth (seventh in the US) and final single release, coming out in January 1989 and hitting the Top 15 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.
The song was considered one of the most experimental for hard rock at the time. Most notably, producer Mutt Lange used backmasking effects to feature the line "We're fighting with the gods of war" (from "Gods of War", also on Hysteria) sung backwards throughout the track. This sample was omitted from the single version of the son...
Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Program with the Mouse) is a highly acclaimed children's series on German television that has been called "the school of the nation". The show first aired on March 10, 1971. Originally called Lach- und Sachgeschichten für Fernsehanfänger ("Stories for Beginning Television Viewers to Laugh at and Learn from"), it was controversial because German law prohibited television for children under six years of age. The program was initially condemned by teachers and childcare professionals as bad for children's development, but is now hailed for its ability to convey ...
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