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Can I use "stink out" and "stink up" interchangeably in the context of these sentences?
ldoceonline says out is used in BrE; and up, AmE:
stink something ↔ out British English, stink something ↔ up American English phrasal verb
to fill a place with a very unpleasant smell
Those onions ...
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Terminated action
"Terminated" is fine here.
It should be "THE defective area", not just "defective area".
"Defective" is a very odd word to use here. "Defective" means ...
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Tailor to something
I would phrase it as
The engineering order is drawn up to comply with the FAA rule to for Boeing 737 . . .
Cambridge Dictionary has
comply
to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
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A collective idea - noun pharse
Short answer: No. "The concerns" is plural and so requires a plural verb. Sure, "the concerns" are acting together. But in any sentence that uses a plural, the things making up the ...
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a Gutter or Sewer?
In Canada we'd call that a catchbasin in the gutter that drains into a storm sewer. The gutter is that edge of the pavement (road) next to the curb (which borders the sidewalk). The sewer is the pipe ...
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a Gutter or Sewer?
The metal grid in your photo is neither a sewer nor a gutter. It is the entrance to the drain that leads to the sewer.
The gutter is the long trough-like section of road designed to allow water to run ...
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a Gutter or Sewer?
In the UK, that thing made of metal, with bars, that can be lifted if needed, is often called a roadside drain cover. Many people would just simply call it a 'drain', and say things like 'I dropped my ...
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She sees her boyfriend vs She is seeing her boyfriend
One of the several meanings of "see" is "have a meeting" or simply "meet", and it can be used with any verb tense.
The verb "see" can also have the meaning of ...
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Is there a word describing the feeling when cold water is drank, similar to "spiciness"?
In Vietnamese, we have the adjective "buốt", which describes the feeling of numbness caused by pain or cold. I would personally translate this to "numb" or "biting cold", ...
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She sees her boyfriend vs She is seeing her boyfriend
Yes, seeing someone means in a romantic relationship with them. To illustrate the contrast, note that you’d need to be careful about turning the completely idiomatic
I see my allergist twice monthly ...
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