The English Language

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Barry Sandercock
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Re: The English Language

Post by Barry Sandercock » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:37 am

Probably no difference, depending on the sentence they came from.

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Re: The English Language

Post by Roger de Coverly » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:53 am

A google search for "on the line" comes up with "at serious risk" whilst a google for "at stake" comes up with "at risk". Like Barry I wouldn't think there's too much practical difference. Another synonym might be "at peril".

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:24 pm

Thank you forum.
Is 'notary public' any different from 'public notary'?

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Michael Farthing
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Re: The English Language

Post by Michael Farthing » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:32 pm

No.
Formal legal English often puts adjectives after nouns in memory of the days (a mere thousand years ago) when everything was done in French, and the French put their adjectives after their nouns!

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Re: The English Language

Post by soheil_hooshdaran » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:13 am

So what is meant by 'public notary'?

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Re: The English Language

Post by Barry Sandercock » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:32 pm

Look on Google and you will find the answer, hopefully.

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Re: The English Language

Post by MJMcCready » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:10 pm

Yes look on line and stop bothering people with question after question because you are too lazy to research things yourself.

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Michael Farthing
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Re: The English Language

Post by Michael Farthing » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:46 pm

No one has to read this thread so I see no reason why Soheil shouldn't ask whatever question he wants to.

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Re: The English Language

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:03 pm

MJMcCready wrote:
Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:10 pm
Yes look on line and stop bothering people with question after question because you are too lazy to research things yourself.
SH doesn't activate this thread as often as he used to, which might indicate they are taking your advice to an extent.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)

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Re: The English Language

Post by MJMcCready » Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:01 pm

I certainly hope so, he has been taking advantage of the courtesy shown on this site for far too long. Why others continue to put up with it I don't know.

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Re: The English Language

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:09 pm

That is entirely up to them.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)

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Re: The English Language

Post by Carl Hibbard » Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:26 pm

MJMcCready wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:01 pm
I certainly hope so, he has been taking advantage of the courtesy shown on this site for far too long. Why others continue to put up with it I don't know.
It’s a boring thread that could mainly be googled but it can be ignored.
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MJMcCready
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Re: The English Language

Post by MJMcCready » Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:12 am

Well, I thought it was a very interesting thread a couple of years back but it seems to have been derailed by very self-centered questions that I certain person can't be bothered to find himself, preferring to take advantage of the kindness of others without any gratitude whatsoever.

The complexity of the English language, and its long history, makes chess seem very simple to master indeed. One of the many fascinating aspects of it that I recently discovered is that English was the third language of norman England up until 1362. It was only then that efforts were made to make it the official language of England, as the norman Kings who held all the power, spoke norman French. and some Latin only.

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Re: The English Language

Post by Michael Farthing » Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:52 am

Umm.. Yes that was alluded to in this boring thread not long ago! :-)

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Re: The English Language

Post by MJMcCready » Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:57 am

So read something then.

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