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Hi, Eternal Hope, I would revise the entire sentence: The earth revolves around the sun every 365 1/4 days.Read More...

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Here you go, Rasha. Two replies are associated with this thread: Gustavo's excellent answer and your thank-you note to him. For the sake of thoroughness, I am quoting both posts and showing you everything I see on my end. If any member reading this has any idea what "CONTENT TYPE RECIPE CONDITION" might mean, please share your thoughts. That is the category under which all the posts that went "missing" in the transplant are listed. To reiterate, I have reason to believe that "Approve Reply"...Read More...

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Please! Is it possible to leave Alice Cooper's classic rock anthem "School's Out" (1972) out of this discussion? "School's Out" by Alice Cooper I agree with David, that "out", when referring to school, usually means that there is a holiday break, but it can also simply refer to the end of the day, as in your example. Of course, in the context of the song, "out" can mean "out of fashion", or "unpopular". Bear_bear, you surely have access to a dictionary that can advise you of many meanings of...Read More...

I've never heard "all honey and no sting," bear_bear, but it's clearly a reference to bees. Bees make honey (which is good from the standpoint of customary human perception), and bees sting (which is bad from the standpoint of customary human perception). Thus, if someone were said to be all honey and no sting, the idea would be that she is sweet and kind and never causes anyone any harm. Here is a related idiom which is much more common: "all bark and no bite."Read More...

Thanks, but what do we call " There has been" ? How about the usage in examples?Read More...

Hi, Fujibei: I find the headline extremely unclear with the contraction of "was" and "not" ("wasn't"). I believe that the intended meaning is the one that would stand out if "was" and "not" were not contracted and if "was" were stressed: In Trump's White House, Charlottesville was a moment that was not I think that the simple past-tense form of "be" ("was") is being used in the sense of "exist." In Trump's White House, Charlottesville (i.e., the event that occurred in Charlottesville a year...Read More...

So, regarding point 1, I hope you understand and appreciate my suggestions. Regarding 2, it always helps when our members describe what constraints they are under. And, as I said, the language is evolving. It could very well be that in a few years, "languaging" will be considered a perfectly cromulent word. DocVRead More...

Thank you very much, DocV, Your replies are great and are always appreciated. You, Gustavo and David are doing a wonderful job on this forum. You know exactly why I'm asking a question and what I'm looking for. You guys are great. I hope that the old posts will be restored. So many hours of work went into their production. Gratefully and respectfully, NaviRead More...