The English Language
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Thanks. What does it mean if a few seemingly innocuous words can cause political "silliness"?
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Crisp uniform - very neatly presented, clean and pressed / ironed so that the required creases stand out
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Thanks.
What does wouldn’t have it. mean in:
When a man at a Minnesota rally announced into the microphone that he was afraid of having me as a president, McCain wouldn’t have it.
What does wouldn’t have it. mean in:
When a man at a Minnesota rally announced into the microphone that he was afraid of having me as a president, McCain wouldn’t have it.
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It means that someone at a rally suggested that Obama would be a danger as President and McCain opposed that suggestion ("wouldn't have it").soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:43 pmThanks.
What does wouldn’t have it. mean in:
When a man at a Minnesota rally announced into the microphone that he was afraid of having me as a president, McCain wouldn’t have it.
You may have seen that McCain's gracious concession speech when he lost to Obama has recently been shown again on broadcast media, as it displays a markedly different attitude and approach to that of Trump.
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Thanks.
How does pushing back differ from objecting?
How does pushing back differ from objecting?
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What does it mean to temper one's mood?
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Temper, as a verb, means to modify or reduce. So in this context it would usually mean to calm down if one was angry.
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This was my first thought also, but the next sentences talks about Toot being terminally illReg Clucas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:42 pmTemper, as a verb, means to modify or reduce. So in this context it would usually mean to calm down if one was angry.
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What is a metallic cough
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"metallic cough" - rasping, dry cough - do others agree?!
"Temper one's mood ... This was my first thought also, but the next sentences talks about Toot being terminally ill" - Reg Clucas has explained this term correctly and I don't see why you think the next sentence suggests otherwise - can you explain / give the fully context?
"Temper one's mood ... This was my first thought also, but the next sentences talks about Toot being terminally ill" - Reg Clucas has explained this term correctly and I don't see why you think the next sentence suggests otherwise - can you explain / give the fully context?
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Happy Birthday Soheil.
Hope you had a good day.
From Simon.
Hope you had a good day.
From Simon.
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Thank you very much.
Yes I had a good day Yesterday
Yes I had a good day Yesterday
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First of all, I should thank for the attention and all the help I get on this forum.Andy Stoker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:33 am"metallic cough" - rasping, dry cough - do others agree?!
"Temper one's mood ... This was my first thought also, but the next sentences talks about Toot being terminally ill" - Reg Clucas has explained this term correctly and I don't see why you think the next sentence suggests otherwise - can you explain / give the fully context?
The context is:
MORE THAN ANYTHING campaign-related, it was news out of Hawaii that tempered my mood in October’s waning days. Maya called, saying the doctors
didn’t think Toot would last much longer, perhaps no more than a week.
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How to correct this line?
Results of TPM would be compared with RNN-based networks, which is believed to be the most prominent algorithm for time-series prediction.
Results of TPM would be compared with RNN-based networks, which is believed to be the most prominent algorithm for time-series prediction.
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OK, in that case the implication is that he was in a good mood, but the call reduced his good mood.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:48 amThe context is:Andy Stoker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:33 am
"Temper one's mood ... This was my first thought also, but the next sentences talks about Toot being terminally ill" - Reg Clucas has explained this term correctly and I don't see why you think the next sentence suggests otherwise - can you explain / give the fully context?
MORE THAN ANYTHING campaign-related, it was news out of Hawaii that tempered my mood in October’s waning days. Maya called, saying the doctors
didn’t think Toot would last much longer, perhaps no more than a week.