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How to ask for the position on a book that someone has finished reading
To use your verb leave (past tense left) you could ask:
Where did you leave off?
It could be paraphrased as "At which point in the story did you stop reading?" or "How far did you ...
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How to ask for the position on a book that someone has finished reading
You might ask "Where did you read up to?" or "Where did you get up to?" or "How far did you get?". Conversationally it is common to use yes/no questions: "Did you ...
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Is the use of the construction 'May I have you...' to begin a request unnatural?
While it's not unheard of, it's not the most natural usage. And if one were to choose it, it has some connotation of being a gentle way of compelling someone rather than entreating a favor. A ...
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Is the use of the construction 'May I have you...' to begin a request unnatural?
These are not impossible (but odd, especially #2), but the simplest (and so best) way to make request is the word "Please":
Please rise so you may be sworn
Please come and look at it...
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". . . who probably confounded the word with a familiar oath" - What *is* the "familiar oath"?
"Goddedaal" is the mate's name, but it is not an English name. (The spelling suggests a Scandanavian origin.) It sounds a bit like "God, damn", a blasphemous oath that I think ...
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What do nasty kids call their mother/father?
I agree with the comments that there is no insult or disrespectful term specific to parents. I know some American kids who, when angry or frustrated with their parents, will call them by their first ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
I’d say that there just isn’t a word for that, but you have to just literally use a phrase and explain it: I think people normally consider it more of a feeling than as a taste. “Nauseating” and “sick ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
A more polite way of saying it would be that the cake is "too rich" for you.
See the sixth definition of the word "rich" in the Oxford English dictionary
containing a lot of fat,...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
It depends on several factors, particularly what the particular taste is that disgusts you and the reason for that disgust.
If the flavour is just too strong, to the point of making something ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
You could say you're experiencing "sugar overload". It's exactly the sensation you describe; you've had too much sugar and it now tastes kind of disgusting. It's just a little informal and, ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
The verb 'cloy' that you have found is used relatively rarely. We more often use cloying, an adjective derived from the verb, to discuss excessively sweet tastes or smells. It also has a more ...
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