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Bookmark or Share- "Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introductionHaving said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english.
- What is the door frame hole called (where the door latch goes)?a hole or recess cut into a part, designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together. Example: The picture shows the strikeplate installed over the mortise. More commonly though, strikeplate hole would likely be more widely understood.
- grammaticality - Miss out on/miss out/miss - English Language Learners ..."Missing out" implies not doing something enjoyable or desirable, so it wouldn't be used for not doing something correct, like writing a word. As for the second sentence, "out" without "on" is not used with "miss", unless it is intransitive: i.e. when there is no object to miss out on, one just "misses out." But "leave out" would be fine in ...
- When should I say "AM" / "PM" and when should I say "o'clock"?It common to leave out the o'clock or am/pm when there is no ambiguity when speaking. For example, When's the next match? It's at 2. Based on the current time the two speakers can infer the am/pm. However, saying It's 2 by itself is uncommon: the o'clock is needed to specify that the current time is 2. Usage For business documents
- meaning - What does "lock in" mean here? - English Language Learners ..."Lock in" is used to mean secure with a lock. He was locked in prison. Because I couldn't find my keys, I was locked in my house. I locked my jewellery in my safe. Lock in used metaphorically means making secure or certain.
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