The English Language

[Barry Sandercock]

I think it does. The sentence could say " a scale and character that starts to approximate the global friendship network". Mind you, I've no idea what the sentence means.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between "engaging in a telephone call" and "having a telephone call"

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[Barry Sandercock]

No difference at all.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between "market players" and "market participants"?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between "items of information" and "pieces of information"?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Hi.

What's the "early part" of the 20th century and how does it differ from, say, "early years"?

Thanks in advance

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does it mean to do science?

[E Michael White]

What is the difference between "small" and "short" distances ?

No difference. Although, one would normally say a short distance, rather than a small distance.

I usually agree with Barry's view on these things but not this one. To me "short distance" is used when the distance is likely to be
(or could be) travelled by a person. The words "small distance" are used for most others but in particular descriptions of structures or layouts.

For example .. "the tournament hall is a "short distance" from the rail station". Not many people would use "small distance".

Example ..... "there was only a "small distance" between the tables in the playing area".

The English language is such that you would be understood if either were used.

[Barry Sandercock]

Soheil hooshdaran wrote:
What does it mean to do science?

I would say it means to study science.

[Barry Sandercock]

soheil hooshdaran wrote:
What's the "early part" of the 20th century and how does it differ from, say "early years"?

To all intents and purposes there is no difference. ( or so little, it's not worth worrying about.)

[Barry Sandercock]

soheil hooshdaran wrote:

What's the difference between " items of information" and pieces of information" ?

Again, No difference.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the meaning of "work through" in:
...we will work through an example of this process..
?

[IM Jack Rudd]

It's difficult to actually define, but it means something like "there follows a step-by-step example of the process we're discussing, done in sufficient detail that you should hopefully be able to apply it to any normal future situation".

[Barry Sandercock]

soheil hooshdaran wrote:

What's the difference between "market players" and "market participants"?

I would have said that they are the same thing, but market participants has a special meaning in the United States. Maybe someone else ( Jack Rudd ? ) can give you a better answer.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

The clause read:
The Publishers shall neither assign this license nor issue the said translation of the said work
under any imprint other than their own without the previous written consent of the Proprietors

What does "to issue" mean? How does it differ from publishing? How does it relate to publishing, distributing, and printing?