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'[one day] you may ask yourself why, since this will take place in the city, I will not be away [from our city] like you' will do in English present in present 'present subjunctive' quid tāmen agās, quaerō, et an tuīs pedibus pervēnerīs domum. (Petronius) [46] 'However, I'm asking how you are doing and whether you arrived home on foot.'
The received wisdom in education is that open questions are broadly speaking 'good' questions. They invite students to give longer responses that demonstrate their understanding.
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
Roget's Thesaurus is composed of six primary classes. [5] Each class is composed of multiple divisions and then sections. This may be conceptualized as a tree containing over a thousand branches for individual "meaning clusters" or semantically linked words.
Synonyms often express a nuance of meaning or are used in different registers of speech or writing. Various technical domains may employ synonyms to convey precise technical nuances. Some writers avoid repeating the same word in close proximity, and prefer to use synonyms: this is called elegant variation. Many modern style guides criticize this.
Better to ask and risk appearing stupid than to continue on your ignorant way and make a stupid mistake. [2] "There is no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid answers". [3] Presentation Skills That Will Take You to the Top says that within the business world, the adage holds true. The book adds "a question might be uninformed ...
You must first ask that you may have; after that seek that you may find; and lastly, observe what you have found that you may enter in. [10] Augustine: Asking, is that we may get healthiness of soul that we may be able to fulfil the things commanded us; seeking, pertains to the discovery of the truth. But when any has found the true way, he ...
An excellent introduction is: How to Ask Questions the Smart Way, [1] by Eric S. Raymond and Rick Moen. They explain how to ask the kinds of questions that unpaid experts will gladly answer. Some general guidelines relevant to the Help desk: Be polite. You may come to the Help desk in a state of frustration, anger, or stress over some thorny ...