The English Language
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What's the difference between "make use of" and "use"?
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No difference.
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I'd say that "make use of" carries a slight implication of using something not for its primary use, though. I might say "Soheil Hooshdaran made use of the English Chess Forum to discuss the finer points of English usage", but I wouldn't say "Soheil Hooshdaran made use of the English Chess Forum to discuss where he went wrong in chess games".
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Aha, thx.
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What does it mean that "...the central Black King will feel the heat"?
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Yet another metaphor for in danger. "In the firing line" would have equivalent meaning.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:48 pmWhat does it mean that "...the central Black King will feel the heat"?
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What does it meaan that Black takes a moment out to give his King a little breating room?
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Any difference between
playing a King down
and
playing without the King
?
playing a King down
and
playing without the King
?
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What does it mean if someone "plays into" a position?
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soheil hooshdaran wrote:
Any difference between "playing a King down" and "playing without the King"
No difference. Although, I've never heard of a game without the KING !
Any difference between "playing a King down" and "playing without the King"
No difference. Although, I've never heard of a game without the KING !
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That is meant metaphorically rather than literally, methinks
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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What does it mean if someone "plays into" a position?
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What does it mean for Black's f-pawns to be miserable in
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They're doubled and isolated. That's pretty miserable in most circumstances.
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The file is not openne on them.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:58 pmThey're doubled and isolated. That's pretty miserable in most circumstances.
Anyway I was asking about the meaning of miserable here.