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  2. functional title - WordReference Forums

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    functional title. Thread starter alenaro; Start date Apr 7, 2010; A. alenaro Senior Member. Italian Apr 7 ...

  3. Title Of Your Qualification | WordReference Forums

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    Moderator Emeritus. Coventry, UK. English UK Southern Standard English. Feb 7, 2017. #2. Without seeing the actual online form, I assume that ' Title of qualification' would expect something such as "BA (Hons) in Italian". E.

  4. M., Mme, Mlle - WordReference Forums

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    Apr 22, 2007. #2. M. = Mister (Mr.) Mme = Missus (Mrs) Mlle = Miss (no abbreviation, unless you use: Ms). Mrs is the abbreviation of the no-longer-used word «Mistress» as the female equivalent of «Mister». With the abolition of slavery, Mistress has been replaced by Missus, but the abbreviation remains Mrs. Last edited by a moderator: Oct ...

  5. Eng. / Engineer) [title?] - WordReference Forums

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    MA is a degree. It stands for Master of Arts. For science and engineering the equivalent is MS: Master of Science. These are post-graduate degrees, typically requiring two years of study plus a thesis, after an undergraduate degree. The more advanced degree title Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) is used in all subjects.

  6. "Aunt" and "Uncle" for non-relatives - WordReference Forums

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    The title is an honorary one. They are very aware that these are not blood relatives, but in many cases they are much more involved with our family than any of my siblings or my wife's brother. These are the people who have been at their birthday parties, who come to their concerts and graduations, and who are over at the house on a regular basis.

  7. Adverbs without -ly: She opened her eyes wide/widely

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    May 15, 2010. #35. Kumpel said: She opened her eyes slowly - slowly is an adverb and describes the action of opening. It tells you "how", or "the manner in which" the eyes were opened. But. She opened her eyes wide. Wide is an adjective. It tells you something about the noun 'eyes'.

  8. What to call words like uh, um, uh-huh, hmm - WordReference...

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    Fresno CA. English (US - northeast) Dec 27, 2023. #28. I think there is a narrow meaning and a wide meaning. The narrow meaning is words like "umm" "err" "ah" and "uh", that don't express meaning or change meaning. They only prevent someone else from speaking, allowing the speaker to "still have the floor" while finding new words.

  9. 'Twist in the tail' and 'Twist in the tale'. - WordReference...

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    Their article on the noun "twist" says the meaning "unexpected plot development" was first used in 1941. But that "twist" can be used with "story, plot, novel, tale" or any other words meaning a story. It is not clear who first noticed that "tale" and "tail" sound the same, and are both things that may have a "twist" in them.

  10. It is really / It really is - WordReference Forums

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    Jun 11, 2015. #2. Both ways work well. I think they sound a little different, but I can't say if the meaning is changed much-- at least not in a way I can explain. If you want to express agreement with a short sentence, "It really is." is more natural and common: John: "It's a nice town." Mary: "It really is!

  11. to concentrate on or to concentrate in | WordReference Forums

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    Maybe that kind of construction using in is what you've heard or seen somewhere. However, that is a completely different thing than the phrasal verb "concentrate on" which means to turn the focus of our mind sharply on one thing or person to the exclusion of all other things on our mind: "I'm too (excessively) concentrated on athletics."