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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In English the adjective usually (but not always) precedes the noun it describes.
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An adjective to describe a pregnant woman's swollen belly?
The way you've phrased the statement in your question is just fine.
If you're talking directly to the woman, and she's rather sensitive, then it's just possible that she may be slightly offended by t …
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How do you say that someone is too busy to have time to do anything else?
Everywhere I've been in the US, we would usually simply say "I'm too busy" or "I don't have time".
I'm too busy to write letters, as I have a lot of homework.
I'm too busy with homework to …
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It's Another blue
Yes, it's a perfectly natural usage.
All three of the answers are copular, with 'is' as the copula:
It is blue.
It is blue again.
It is another blue.
You're just bothered by th …
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Is 'If I die young' grammatical?
Yes, it is grammatical, and yes it means "if I die when I am young". "If I die young" is not a sentence by itself, but would normally be the dependent clause in a conditional statement.
Die is used …
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Is "horrorest" a correct English word?
No, it is not a correct English word.
Apparently Merriam-Webster includes an adjective definition for 'horror', but I have to disagree with them here.
The example usage is 'horror movie', which you've …
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Red and green peppers
Technically yes, but if you said that without context I would assume that there were at least two of each.
More precise phrasings include:
Peppers: one red, one green.
Peppers: a red and a green.
A …
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