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Bookmark or Share- What is the difference between "suggestion" and "recommendation"?For example: "a recommendation was made" "a suggestion was made" I would appreciate it if you could tell me the difference.
- What is the difference between robbing and stealing?@David: That's really more of a medieval common law definition for the specific offence of robbery.Although "often by force or threats" is mentioned in two of OED's eight main entries, it's not part of the others (including the first, which can reasonably be taken as the "primary" definition).
- What is the difference between "Thanks much" and ...A: Can you give me a pen? B: Yes, take it. A: Thanks much OR Thanks a lot Is there any difference between these two phrases? Which one is preferred to use?
- grammar - "in which" and "during which" - English Language Learners ...in often means within some kind of boundary, but during means within some time frame. For example "the jar in which I hid your money", or "the country or region in which he spent his childhood". These phrases cannot work with "during which". As for things which take time, like meetings or weeks, there is sometimes a difference: "the week in ...
- Is there an idiom that means "look familiar"?A very common idiomatic usage in this context is: The police chief asked "Does this painting ring a bell?" ring a bell (also ring any bells) to sound familiar. Don't take that sound too literally though. The expression can just as well be used in contexts where it might be directly replaceable by ...seem, look, smell, taste, feel familiar.
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