The English Language

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:46 am

What does it mean "Annotations based on Endzelis from his book ".....?
I can only find base as a transitive verb

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Re: The English Language

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:12 pm

soheil_hooshdaran wrote:What does it mean "Annotations based on Endzelis from his book ".....?
I can only find base as a transitive verb
It's a contracted form of "The annotations are based on those written by Endzelis, from his book...".

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:27 am

What's the difference between 'persistent edge', lasting edge' and 'static edge'?

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Re: The English Language

Post by Barry Sandercock » Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:40 am

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote:
What's the difference between ' persistent edge','lasting edge' and ' static edge' ?

All much the same, meaning fixed or unchanging. In English there are many ways of saying the same thing, as you are probably finding out.

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:06 am

But there should be nuisances...

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:13 am

Any difference between
[the move] has failed to trouble Black
and
[the move] has been unable to trouble Black?

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Re: The English Language

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:14 pm

soheil_hooshdaran wrote:Any difference between
[the move] has failed to trouble Black
and
[the move] has been unable to trouble Black?
No real difference, but you'd probably not use the latter formulation for a one-shot effect like a move; you'd use it to describe something more long-term.

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:43 pm

What's the difference between 'interment' and 'burial'?

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Re: The English Language

Post by Barry Sandercock » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:53 pm

No difference.

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:34 pm

What does 'application' mean in:

"When does a motif belong to a time series? Two methods are typically used by different applications"?

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Re: The English Language

Post by Roger de Coverly » Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:46 pm

soheil_hooshdaran wrote:
"When does a motif belong to a time series? Two methods are typically used by different applications"?
Is "time series" used in a statistical context? "Application" in some contexts means "computer application or program".

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:43 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote: Is "time series" used in a statistical context?
I think so
"Application" in some contexts means "computer application or program".
Yes, that's why I ask

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:44 pm

What does it mean that the knight needsto advance up the board in order to be effective?

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Re: The English Language

Post by Roger de Coverly » Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:48 pm

soheil_hooshdaran wrote:What does it mean that the knight needsto advance up the board in order to be effective?
If you had White Knights on g1 and b1, would you not want them to move towards the opponent's pieces and pawns? In other words to advance them up the board.

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:11 am

What does it mean that
"These black knights need several move to get down the board"?

The knights are on f8 and f7