Jun 13, 2011 · Is it incorrect to say "sooner than later" as opposed to "sooner rather than later"? I changed the expression to "sooner rather than later" while editing an e-mail written by a …

Apr 23, 2005 · Whodunit, you are wrong on one thing. "You betcha" was correct, it's an expression, a colloquial synonym of "definitely". Maybe it's not grammatical but it's the …

May 25, 2015 · Bonjour tout le monde, I'm looking for as many synonyms for 'il y a' as I can. In terms of context, I'm talking about 'there is/are' in a literal sense, i.e. 'there is a car on the …

May 21, 2008 · Hello, I am wondering what you, native speakers, call people unable to speak. I have found the following, but it says it is old fashioned. Thank you!

Feb 7, 2010 · "From the point of view of" means based on what somebody or something (such as an organization, a government) thinks about someone/something else. "In the view of" may be …

Sep 22, 2008 · Hello I was wondering whether nag somebody and nag at somebody has the same meaning. Can I say: If she'd only stopped nagging at me, I might actually help. If she'd …

Oct 28, 2010 · From synonym.com: Antonyms of adj confident 3 senses of confident Sense 1: confident (vs. diffident) diffident (vs. confident), shy, timid, unsure

Dec 5, 2006 · Hi everyone! Recently, I wrote a long paper on words such as those in the title and how their meanings change according to intonation. My professor advised me to refer to them …

Jan 23, 2010 · Innate is a synonym for inborn and can mean natural. Its meaning overlaps the other two. As panjandrum suggested, it applies to animate rather than inanimate objects. …

Jul 6, 2020 · Hi, I was reading the American Heritage dictionary of Phrasal Verbs (yes, I do read a dictionary!) and these entries confused me. (I only put the relevant entries and one example …