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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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Meaning - to her own recipe
This is a slightly archaic form to my American ears. It means she made the potpourri from a recipe she created. The book it’s from is historical fiction about the early 20th century, and uses a writin …
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Joke about catching a tame rabbit
I suspect the joke assumes knowledge of the Looney Tunes character Tweety Bird, and maybe Bugs Bunny. Tweety pronounces 's' sounds as 't', so if you asked Tweety how to catch a tame rabbit (vs catchin …
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Could "front" also mean "before"?
"Front" alone does not mean before, but the prepositional phrase "In front of" can usually be replaced with "before"
"Before" can be mean either in front of something in space, or earlier in time. It …
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Generic term for "lowercase", "uppercase" and "camelcase"
Yes, this is a perfectly acceptable use. Programmers are more likely to talk about word case rather than word capitalization when refering to variable, function, or class names, and English allows you …
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Have you phoned or Did you phone?
They mean the same thing, so it’s just a matter of personal preference. I’d expect to hear the first from my mother as a reminder that I should call my sister, but she would use either one if she just …
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