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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the meaning or correctness of a word in a sentence. Give as much context as possible.
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"Leave the door open" vs "let the door open"
Can I mean "May I leave the door open?" by asking "May I let the door open?" in any context? I know that there is, of course, a difference in meaning in both of the sentences, but I'm just wondering i …
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"Sudden/short shiver" in English
How do we say this in English when our body suddenly shakes for a moment due to change in temperature?
Sometimes, when we go to a place at higher temperature than that of where we were before, we expe …
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make wastage or do wastage
Which one of the following is correct?
He is making wastage of time.
He is making a wastage of time.
He is doing a wastage of time.
He is doing wastage of time.
I just wanted to know whether "do" …
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