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What is the difference between I dont care = Im apathetic or it doesnt matter to me and I

dont mind = I care, but I dont object


http://learnhub.org/english/question-in-the-internet-vs-on-the-internet/
2. On the internet would refer to data/items/websites that one can find there
In the Internet can also be seen as a web of hardware elements like routers and switches. that
switch is in the internet
3. Ambiguous( interpret more than one way) and ambivalent (attitude)
1. Once the trigger had been pulled for the first time, there wouldve been no turning back.
correct
2. Once the trigger was pulled for the first time, there would be no turning back.

3. But it wont transform it to an other format.


But it wont transform it to another format.
The string an other is vanishingly rare in English. In contrast another is positively pervasive.

4. A. I am calling from Dr. A office; I just wanted to let you know that you have
an appointment tomorrow at 2:00 PM.
B. Yea, I have that in mind. [to mean like I already know about it and have
made my arrangements]
5. The latter one sound more childish

Wow, dad, thank you so much!


(Eventually with emphasis on so)
Thank you very much

6. When did step-father replace one meaning of father-in-law? The OED has a seventeenth
century citation from one of Fletcher and Massingers plays illustrating the use of stepfather to mean father-in-law, with the suggestion that it might have been a conscious misuse.
7. I need to state that my goal is to answer some answers. Starting my e-mail with the I
hope does not sound professional. Any alternatives you can provide me with?
I intend to I will attempt to My goal is to
8. Johnson & Johnson wish you a happy birthday or Johnson & Johnson wishes you a happy
birthday or all of us at Johnson & Johnson would like to wish you a happy birthday
All of us at Johnson & Johnson wish you a happy birthday.
9. Hang up. Hang up the telephone. Hang up the phone.
10. Paradoxical (seemingly impossible)? More than incredible
Counter-intuitive not as string but certainly apt for your example.
And unbelievable is means exactly the same as incredible, but it may have some stronger
connotations because the link to stronger forms of beliefs is more obvious.
I suppose uncountenanceable means not even admitting of consideration that [it] might be
possible. Its rare enough to be self-emphasising. But it doesnt fit as a descriptor for a
theory, of course.
11. Overly sensitive persecution or victimize
12. Most dictionaries seem to indicate that highlighted is the past tense for highlight, rather
than high lit. However, we use lit as the past tense for light without reservation,
with lighted appearing much less frequently. Why the difference? Why isnt the derivation of
the past-tense verb consistent for these two related words?

13.

I can swim. his means that you know how to swim and also you are allowed to go
to the pool and swim. Your parents are OK with it. Versus I am able to swim.
This means that you know how to swim, but doesnt further specify whether you are allowed
to swim.

14. spectacles: persons sight glasses: goggles protective eye: eye-glass: defective eye
Based on the context, my choice of usage are one of them from the list below:
15. My job!

My pleasure!

I owe it to you

anytime dude! (Most) welcome.

The pleasure is mine. Its the least I can do for you


16. Someone refers to a specific person we have in mind, while somebody is more general (it
could be any of the persons). The same applies for no one and nobody.
17. There is no difference between check and checque. Both are pronounced identically, as
/tk/. The difference between the usage in a restaurant and in a bank is usually
distinguished by the articles used. In a restaurant, (unless youre writing your request to the
waiter, which seems unlikely) you ask for /tk/ (note the definite article the). In a
bank, however, you cash /tk/ (note indefinite article a).

18.
tiptoe walk quietly and carefully with ones heels raised and ones
weight on the balls of the feet.
But can I use it in a situation where the pension isnt walking?:

The girl twisted around and, tiptoeing like a ballerina, kissed the boy.
19. From the origin of nothing we can see that its an indefinite pronoun, so the verb needs the s as it uses the third person. Why is Nothing lasts forever correct instead of Nothing last
forever?
20. To observe something is to see it with your eyes. To oversee something or someone is to be
responsible for it/him/her (usually, someone oversees something by visually examining it
from time to time, so thats where the word comes from).

I touch the book.


22. I suddenly realized that the book and I were touching.
21.

23. Linner (Very late large lunch bordering on dinner) and Brinner (Breakfast food for dinner)
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