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I am reading an economist article. For some reason the writing seems extremely simple and colloquial. For an exercise, I want to re-write it by retaining the arguments, refutation, facts but by changing the wordings. What could be a word for "tend to ignore"? (ignore something good, or bad) ...

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NVZ

5:04 AM

tchrist, you here?

Can we add a direct link to the section titled "How can I ask about checking my text?" under help/on-topic?

If not, can we add a link to the help/on-topic within the "proofreading questions are offtopic" banner?

Oh, found it. Cannot have a direct link.

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Feeds

6:43 AM

Q: single word for "request and response dashboard"

I need single word which represent one place request and responses are shown to user

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NVZ

8:44 AM

If someone would write a canonical Q&A in meta listing some of our most common grievances, we can handle some future queries more swiftly. (Example question 1. Why am I getting downvotes on this post even though it is a good post with multiple upvotes.)

This will probably be like belling the cat. I'm not up to it myself.

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9:38 AM

Q: Word or idiom to describe someone sabotaging something and then bragging from it not happening?

Say you have one goal. For example, to run a mile below 4 minutes. You train hard, do all your best to accomplish that goal, etc. Somehow there is a person who does not want you to be successful: they keep telling you that you are uncapable of running that fast. Moreover, they do all that they c...

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10:07 AM

Q: Is there a single word that means 'digital illustration'?

I am looking for a single word that means "to design digital graphics". The most fitting word that I have been able to find is illustrate. As in "Bill creates illustrations." However, illustrate does not in any way imply that the work being done is digital. So currently I am at digital il...

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11:10 AM

Q: A single word for "take tender loving care"?

Is there a single word that can be used instead of the phrase "take tender loving care"? As in "Tom takes tender loving care of his plants."

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RegDwigнt

1:05 PM

skullpatrol

A three-way stop?

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tchrist

2:50 PM

@RegDwigнt That's what we call a zebra kill box.

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Q: Term for something or someone that receives an invoice addressed to a certain organization, but is sent to a different person or organization

Because this is for an API, it's a must that it's short and explanatory, so that someone who consumes the API knows what the field does, without having to go the documentation (even though it's explained in there). It'll be all lowercase, with spaces being substituted for underscores. We've had s...

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4:49 PM

Q: What is a verb for "speak honestly"?

What is a verb to describe someone speaking honestly? Instead of "Joe speaks honestly about today", I'd like to say "Joe honests about today". But an actual, real word.

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MetaEd

5:00 PM

@RegDwigнt @skullpatrol @tchrist It's a "ve" intersection.

Ahmed

Hello. Am I using "before that" correctly here the second time as well?

"In tenth grade I was in D section. Before that I was in A. Before that I guess it was C."

Hope that sentence is okay.

Feeds

6:07 PM

Q: What is it that allows a thing to be triggered?

If I lose money on a horse race, my horse coming in 2nd is one cause of my loss. Having placed a bet on the race is another cause. I only lost money because of both of these causes combined. The horse losing the race is the trigger. What word complements "trigger" to describe the kind of cause t...

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b_jonas

6:49 PM

In the sense of having a romantic relationship, what's the difference in meaning between “go out with someone” and “go with someone”?

MetaEd

@b_jonas Once you've said you are using the two in the sense of having a romantic relationship, nothing. They then both mean having a romantic relationship.

M.A.R.

7:33 PM

@RegDwigнt that's where the police officer stands

b_jonas

@MetaEd Thank you.

Another question. For a ballpoint pen that is reusable, what do you call the replaceable part that is a container for the ink but also contains the ballpoint tip? Is it a “cartridge” or “casette” or something else?

M.A.R.

@b_jonas the ink reservoir part? It's called an ink reservoir

b_jonas

7:50 PM

@M.A.R. “ink reservoir”? ok

M.A.R.

@b_jonas also probably called a couple of other things

Even "ink container" works

MetaEd

@b_jonas Generally a "refill". Often a "cartridge".

M.A.R.

@MetaEd right, refill

MetaEd

If I had to bet, I'd bet we've been saying "cartridge" far longer than "refill".

@MattE.Эллен My heart beat 1,200 times.

b_jonas

8:29 PM

@MetaEd Ok, thanks.

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9:30 PM

Q: What is a word for "not caring about one's certain death"?

Can be a word or words Ex. She would rather die than to be in pain

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Feeds

10:03 PM

Q: How is called someone (or something) that causes phobia?

I'm looking for a work that describes someone "could be a person or a object" that causes phobia. For example, those with Anthropophobia could tell about people: They're ________. I recenlty this image (a meme, actually) where in Yu-Gi-Oh! series there is a character called Seto Kaiba whic...

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10:47 PM

Q: What do you call a person who hates Christians?

A person who hates women is a misogynist. A person who hates men is a misandrist. A person who hates Jews is an anti-Semite. A person who hates Muslims is an Islamophobe. What do you call a person who hates Christians?