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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word or a phrase in a specific context, which a dictionary cannot answer. Please give as much context as possible.
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"Not Long After" meaning
Doest it mean "from"? The writer wants to conclude that human brain is asymmetrical from the outset of existence:
The part of the brain responsible for control and movement is located in the left …
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Does the author write the word "off" instead of "of"?
Water enters a lake from overland flow off the surrounding land.
Source:https://books.google.com/books?id=Yin93qjdnAIC&pg=PA154&dq=%22overland+flow+off+the+surrounding+land.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ah …
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Would you paraphrase this? What does it mean?
... . Of importance is the fact that ... .
Does it have Inversion?
My guessed paraphrases would be: "The fact is of importance that ... " or "The fact has importance that ... " or "The importan …
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What does it mean to give somebody "a less than favorable review"?
It feels awkward to give a famous author a less than favorable review.
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