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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the several possibilities available for a particular meaning, and which one of them would be the most appropriate.
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What does "a creepy kid" mean? What actions of a kid are considered as creepy?
Creepy is a word that sounds horrible which is defined as "as of things crawling on one's skin". Though I heard people say "that kid is creepy" when I at least don't think that kid is horrible. It loo …
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Is "horsies" a valid word?
I saw some people say or spell "horsies" instead of "horses". Since I didn't find the word in dictionary, I wonder if horsies is a valid variation of horses or not.
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What is the correct word to refer to a single sentence in a script/lines?
For example, in the movie Titanic, Rose said "You jump, I jump". I would like to know how to refer to it. What is the correct word for the single sentence and for as a whole.
Is it correct to say: The …
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