- Common vs. Commonplace - Pain in the English
What is the difference between “common” and “commonplace”? In which situation can I replace “common” by “commonplace”?
- these particular | English examples in context | Ludwig
"these particular" is a valid phrase in written English It is used when a speaker writer wants to specify something among a larger group For example, "I picked these particular flowers because of their vibrant colors " These particular artists would probably enjoy it But these particular changes deserve praise
- The General, the Particular, and the Art of the Commonplace
Wordsworth’s poetics of the everyday and Eliot’s realism do not straightforwardly valorize particularity, but instead deploy an unstable and generative dynamic between specificity, analogy, and generality
- The Curious Case of the Commonplace – Rilaly
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important ” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in The Little Prince “I know one guy we’ll be able to find in the dark,” some anonymous kid whispered loudly in the halls of our school And it wasn’t just him
- Absolutes and Particulars - Moral Philosophy
Maybe, in fact, this is the only reason I hang out with you Non-sexual friendships of these superficial sorts—and perhaps I can show that there is some philosophical interest in that word ‘superficial’—are as familiar and commonplace as sexual friendships of the sort that bothered Anne Gregory
- These 25 Statements Are A Bit Too Particular - MSN
These sentences are so odd, they might be brand-new
- racy, adj. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective racy, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- Racy - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
You can use the adjective racy for things that are robust or full of flavor, especially wine It's also a good way to describe zesty, thrilling things, like racy movie plots, as well as things that are bawdy or verge on inappropriate, like the racy videos that are blocked on your school's computers
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