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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 would I call the monthly money I give to my parents?
"Pocket money" does not imply that it is for a child, but it does connote a small amount given irregularly that is intended for frivolous things.
"Allowance" is a regular payment, but it is usually us …
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What is another way to put "mistaken about what one saw"?
There is nothing wrong with "Maybe I was mistaken."
It does seem odd because Mistaken is more formal than maybe.
I think it would be more congruent to say "Perhaps I was mistaken."
Something less fo …
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