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- joke vs. tease - WordReference Forums
She's not responding when you joke She's not responding when you tease Is it appropriate to use "tease" instead of "joke" in the second sentence? Thank you!
- Tease me vs make fun me - WordReference Forums
Hello, what is the difference between the verbs "to tease" and "to make fun"? "Tease me" Vs "make fun me" The context is laughing about someone Thanks
- Did you manage vs. Have you managed - WordReference Forums
Trying to find out if someone has succeeded in having done something, would you use the simple past or the present perfect? -Did you manage to get in touch with her? No, she doesn't pick up the phone -Have you managed to get in touch with her? No, she doesn't pick up the phone
- Preposition: in on the square - on the square
We usually use in and on as already explained: in the boundaries, on the surface How we imagine a "field" depends on our local culture and what type of "field" we mean: In the field of mathematics On the football field In Flanders fields What kind of square is the original question about? The Trafalgar Square type, the kind of square the boll weevil was "settin'" on, or something else?
- Male equivalent of spinster - WordReference Forums
We can mean it in a derogatory or teasing way, according to the situation If it is a friend of us, obviously we mean it to tease In our modern world nobody cares about that anymore I was looking for a word or expression to convey this concept! Thank you people!
- In what countries do women NOT shave their legs?
In Germany most women below their 50´s or 60´s shave their legs, arm pits and err whatever If a young girl doesn´t people may think of her that she follows an alternative life-style such as an ecologist, hippie and so on
- Politically correct word for fat | WordReference Forums
Hi! I'm working on an english text book for ESL students There's a unit wich describes physical characteristics and personality When it comes to weight what would be a politically correct word for "fat" and "thin"? Those words are already suggested in the book, but I don´t think they are
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