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Bookmark or Share- Is there a specific word for a person who has one leg?I'm resurrecting this post, because I need a slang word, or at least a casual word for a one-legged man. The book I'm translating mentions this character nicknamed "Patte Coupée", but "cut paw" doesn't work, of course.
- How to respond to mails asking my availability on a specific time ...When someone sends me a mail that asks my availability on a specific date (for example, 12am on May 23rd), how can I respond it correctly? Specifically, the mail says "Are you available at 12am on May 23rd?" In this case, is it correct if I say "Yes, I will be available on that time" or "No, I...
- To be specific, - WordReference Forums'Specific' is the opposite of the 'big picture': it's going in to the smaller picture, the details. Some more general statement was first made, and now the writer is going to mention some specific details, or make their claim more precise.
- Definite/indefinite and specific/non-specific - WordReference ForumsThat's ambiguous for me between specific and non-specific, but I think there are languages that distinguish between the two -- I want to say Spanish, but I'm not sure. Although you can also say Alijsh's original example of "The tiger is a dangerous animal" is (borderline) ambiguous between generic and non-generic too.
- specific to/for - WordReference ForumsHi. What's the difference between specific to and specific for?
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