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- prepositions - When should I use in or on? - English Language . . .
As it is common with people from my country, I have an immense difficulty with prepositions in English, especially with the use of in and on When the preposition indicates the position of the ob
- Electronic vs. electric - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The vacuum tube was soon replaced by semi-conductor materials The technology was named solid state electronics because, semi-conductor materials, like vacuum, are actually insulators that can conduct more or less when activated
- At hand vs on hand vs in hand - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach On hand is if you have something in stock And in hand can be used as if you have
- Difference in meaning in insulation vs. isolation? [closed]
Electrical isolation amounts to using an air gap (or vacuum) as an insulating (nonconducting) medium; like most electrical insulators, air has a breakdown voltage, typically about 1000V mm, while the breakdown voltage in partial vacuum may be substantially less
- Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?
Is the pope catholic? Do vacuum cleaners suck? Is water wet? Is the hypotenuse the longest side of a triangle? Does a bear live in the woods? I’ll answer you with my favorite ‘Y’ word—Yes! Is the sky blue? I totally ‘scored’ getting asked by you Yes! How do you spell yes? Would you take ‘yes’ for an answer? I haven’t said no
- Opposite to or opposite? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
For this specific scenario, the usage of "opposite to" and "opposite" is indistinguishable in resulting meaning However, they cannot be used interchangeably in all cases "Opposite" is utilized as an adjective in: Their house is opposite to the Red Cross Hospital While it is utilized as a preposition in: Their house is opposite the Red Cross Hospital The divergence lies in how "opposite" as
- What do we call a person who is obsessed with cleanliness?
Is there any word for a person who is very , very much concerned about cleanliness and keeping things hygienic and even point out faults in clean things and explaining that they were dirty ?
- Referring to objects as she [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Most of the "she" style labels I hear are half terms of endearment and half self mockery I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if a man referred to a vacuum cleaner as "she" even though there is no life-threatening situation or potential harm Likewise, objects with the label "she" are not necessarily unknown to the men involved
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