Sep 8, 2025 · The words TV/television can refer to either the actual home appliance, the TV set, or the content distributed through a TV set or over the Internet in traditional TV format. Is it …

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Nov 21, 2025 · Some words have "silent" letters, that is letters like the "l" in Holmes that are not traditionally pronounced in standard dialects. With relatively rare words like "Holmes", which is …

Nov 30, 2025 · I think, in American English at least, "You almost got us killed" is more natural in the excitement of the moment. "You almost killed us" would be something that might be said …

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Jun 30, 2018 · so-so, adjective : neither very good nor very bad : middling a so-so performance I heard some non-native speakers used the word so-so, but I have never seen it's used by a …

Mar 10, 2013 · I heard using 'could' is for politeness. When I request something, should I say "Can you please" or "Could you please"? Does the latter sound over-polite and pretentious?

Nov 17, 2025 · Oxford Dictionary says chip: [transitive, intransitive] chip (something) to damage something by breaking a small piece off it; to become damaged in this way. She chipped one …

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