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The French use apéritif to refer to the time before a meal and the drinks consumed during that time, yet "hors d'œuvre" is a synonym of "entrée" in French and means the first dish that starts a meal. At home in family circles it means more specifically seasoned salads taken as a starter.
A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. This is typically used to convey a different shade of meaning from a strictly positive sentence ("You're not unattractive" vs "You're attractive").
If a word can be replaced by one with less potential for misunderstanding, it should be. [1] Some words have specific technical meanings in some contexts and are acceptable in those contexts, e.g. claim in law.
A formal statement of fact. / ˌ æ f ɪ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ t / allocatur: it is allowed Generally, a statement from a court that a writ is allowed (i.e. granted); most commonly, a grant of leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in reference to which the word is used equivalently to certiorari (q.v.) elsewhere. / ˌ æ l l oʊ k eɪ t ...
Gwen Stefani's career-defining hit "Don't Speak" impacted more than just her music career.. The former No Doubt frontwoman opened up to People on Monday about how she "wouldn't be here" without ...
Addressing a special session of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Fernando Arias said his office had seen positive signals from Syria about the need to rid the ...
formal, formally Qualifies anything that is sufficiently precise to be translated straightforwardly in a formal system. For example. a formal proof, a formal definition. generic This term has similar connotations as almost all but is used particularly for concepts outside the purview of measure theory.
No Doubt is an American rock band. No Doubt may also refer to: No Doubt, 1996 No Doubt (song) No Doubt (No Doubt album), 1992; No Doubt (Petra album), 1995, or ...