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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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"carry on" vs "proceed"?
Proceed sounds more formal to me (AmE), but your phrasing is very awkward.
I would lead off with the "moving forward" phrase, and follow with the ideas.
Proceeding with ideas A and B, we see that …
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"as" or "and"? what's the different?
While both are used, "as" has a stronger connotation of causality. As @InitK's comment points out, "as" is being used to explain why we are listing properties of X.
I would state it as:
We list the …
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Tool vs. Application vs. Software
As a developer, I am constantly second guessing myself as to what to call certain kinds of programs.
I would call a language-teaching program a "tool". Tool implies a certain usefulness that is not …
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Inside or insides? How to talk about worrying issues
"Insides" refers collectively to all of one's internal organs. The singular is not used in this case; if you're only referring to one, you can specify which organ.
"Gnawing on my insides" is an exp …
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