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Bookmark or Share- word choice - Letter closing other than "Love" - English Language ...I am writing an email to a family member (in-law or brother/sister). While in the past I used "love" and signed off with my first name for closing, I usually wondered if there are better words I co...
- Why do people say "over-" and "underwhelmed" but never just "whelmed"?If a boat is whelmed it means that waves are coming right up to the gunwales, the tiptop of the sides of the boat, and some water is sometimes coming into the boat. This is something you can cope with but isn't pleasant. There seems to be little use for this word in a non-jargon or metaphorical sense. When a boat is overwhelmed, water is just pouring over the sides and into the boat. This is ...
- If you are talking "on behalf of" you and someone else, what is the ...I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself. This silence leads me to believe ...
- meaning - XOXO means "hugs and kisses" but why? - English Language ...The webpage explains the origin and meaning behind the phrase "XOXO" which signifies hugs and kisses in English.
- adjectives - Word to describe someone who likes physical contact ...Tactile is a bit of a 50-cent word. Conversationally, many linguistically impoverished speakers might say John is a touchy-feely kind of guy. But this is often used metaphorically of someone who likes talking about emotional feelings, rather than someone who likes physical contact with others.
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