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  1. Distribution of slang term “opp” - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Apr 3, 2023 · The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus". …

  2. Is 'Could you please looking into the issue?' grammatically correct?

    Apr 15, 2020 · The short answer to your question is NO. "Could you please looking into the issue" is not grammatically correct. If you are making a request to someone to do something in the …

  3. “Deliberately” vs. “intentionally” vs. “on purpose”

    The levels of formality are, in descending order: intentionally, deliberately, and on purpose. If you look at published books and journals that have blank pages, you'll find some with printed …

  4. pronunciation - When to pronounce long u as "yoo" or "ooo"

    Sep 5, 2015 · Can you look at a word and see if a "u" should be pronounced as "ooo" or "yoo" by using some set of rules, or do you just have to know the correct pronunciation ahead of time? …

  5. Which is correct? "Confident in" or "confident of"?

    In some contexts I would use one, in others the alternative. I feel sure he will pass his exam, I am confident of that. Why? Because I have full confidence in his teacher. I would use confident of …

  6. Why do we say "try and" [verb] instead of "try to" [verb]? (E.g., "Try ...

    May 26, 2011 · In written and standard semi-formal (and above) spoken English, one would use "try to": Try to be a better person. Try to get the fishhook out of my thumb, please. …

  7. Is "prepone" being used outside India? - English Language

    Aug 14, 2010 · Prepone is a great word - it's the opposite of postpone. When you prepone a meeting, you change its scheduled time so that it occurs sooner than originally planned. Has …

  8. word order - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 20, 2011 · In a list of classmates, how is the name of a married female and spouse listed? Is the female given name or her husband's given name written first? How is the maiden name …

  9. Is there a word for when an action has an effect opposite to the …

    A single word meaning "producing or capable of producing a desired effect" is efficacious. Inefficacious means not having the desired effect. That might be useful to you, even if not …

  10. What word to choose as the opposite of "self-aware"?

    Jan 2, 2015 · To think that adjectives like 'self-aware' must remain intact when one is expressing the opposite meaning is a form of grammatical un-sanity or non-sanity, by which I mean …