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Bookmark or Share- How do we respectfully address kids whose names we don't know?Now days, "Young Man" and "Young Lady" are usually terms that I use whenever I want to address kids with any amount of respect. While these terms generally do a lot for the kids in terms of feeling like fancy adults, there really isn't a way to show a great deal of respect to children.
- Word to describe a person who spends extremely little moneyThis word comes from the Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol - Ebenezer Scrooge is a rich but very mean man who makes his employees work long hours for little pay. Here's a picture of someone in the role of Mr Scrooge: A "tightwad" and a "cheapskate" are also people who don't like to spend money. These words are a bit less negative, though ...
- word choice - “I have little money” vs. “I have a little money ...There is a difference in meaning between “a little” and “little”. The meaning of “a little” is positive. It means some or a small amount, such as, “I have a little money.”, “He made a little progress.”, etc. On the other hand, “little” has a negative meaning. It means an extremely small amount or an amount that is less ...
- "Man cannot live by bread alone." — Is there any logical explanation ..."Man cannot live by bread alone." "A man cannot live by bread alone." These refer to all humans. Not one specific human, not specifically the male sex or the female sex. Humans, in general. "The man cannot live by bread alone" (2) This makes the sentence sound like you are referring to one specific human, who is male. It is similar to saying ...
- politeness - Are "dude" and "man" disrespectful words? - English ...But anata is a little disrespectful and omae is a really disrespectful word. Maybe it's like strong "You!" or "HEY YOU!" in English. But using like dude or man a lot. But in English, dude and man aren't disrespectful words? People don't feel annoyed if friends use the words?
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