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Someone seeing traveller and modelling for the first time would not have anything within the spelling to indicate whether the first or second syllable is stressed, while someone who knows Webster's rule would know that traveler and modeling are pronounced on the first syllable, while propeller and preferring are pronounced with the stress on ...
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Probably from a modelling agency. Who might, you know, give him one for free for the publicity of being papped with him or for a nice chunk of ice.’ What does he refers to with "a nice chunk of ice"? Is it related to drugs (crystal meth)? The context is: they are talking about the victim of a murder (Jamie Teague), who was a famous soccer player.
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The following is from an English exercise given by my son's teacher. 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080. Barry Sinerro reached the conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards and comparing it against extinction modelling and projected risks worldwide. Can...
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throughout her studies vs in vs over the course of her studies
Hi, I would please ask you which of the options in bold is more appropriate in the following (I prefer the second): She perfected her mathematical modelling skills (throughout her studies)/(in the course of her studies)/(over the course of her studies) in Physics.
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me parece que no hay una palabra especifica para distinguir lo que se llama "play dough" en ingles de "modeling clay" aun que estan hechos de materiales completamente diferentes. Una amiga mia de argentina dice que "modeling clay" se llama macilla alli pero de los que leo en los foros...
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It's a modelling term. He/she gives good face means they perform well for the camera. It isn't gibberish. It's a verifiable term. And to understand the song "Vogue" you need to understand the culture from which it came. (See: Paris is Burning, documentary). Vogueing is a dance, created in the 80s gay underground dance scene.
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Hola a tod@s! Hola, plutosis. ¿Por qué algunos verbos como por exemplo explain, introduce, say, etc.... necesitan de un "to" ? as í por ejemplo: He explained the lesson "to" me correcto / He explained to us the lesson el orden de las palabras me duele You have to introduce him "to" me correcto Don't say it to him! perfecto He gave us the basis of hydraulic modelling correcto y por otro lado ...
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In terms of prediction, the meaning is more "look forward to", and it does not convey a sense of mathematical modelling or anything like that. So expected and projected are most suitable here; predicted is okay but not that accurate, and anticipated/estimated does not make sense in this sentence. Is that right?
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As (if) by Kim's wish, Lucy was made to accept the modelling deal. Lucy was made to accept the modelling deal, apparently by Kim's wish. Compare with: As (if) by magic, Lucy was whisked off to the US for a modelling job. In fact it had all been arranged by Kim.
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Traveling or travelling? Doubling a final consonant when adding a ...
Traveling Vs. Travelling ... but there are many exceptions, are there not, as already pointed out in this conversation, such as travelling, counselling, counsellor, modelling, quarrelled, cruellest. These (British) English spellings double the consonant even though the preceding syllable is not accented and according to the "rule" no double consonant is needed. The American usage seems to be ...