May 22, 2008 · "There have been widely differing versions in the newspapers about the prison siege." Why not use "different" here? Both are right? If right, same meaning? If same which is …

Oct 16, 2015 · The main usage of quotation marks is the same in both languages: quoting or emphasizing words or phrases. The typography rules are however a bit different. When using …

Jul 9, 2013 · However, different keyboards around the world, especially those that need to create accents (in French, e.g., acute and grave) do not always produce such a symbol "correctly". …

Jun 22, 2020 · It does not say what nationality the parents are or were, and a person whose parents came from different countries may well have only one nationality. However, for this to …

Oct 23, 2007 · At least in NA they are quite different. A cafeteria is marked by self-service. You take your tray along the line and take or are given food and drink. It would not be entirely …

Apr 15, 2020 · Two circumstances are mentioned. Using "as different as" to introduce them suggests that they are very different indeed, and that they are just two examples representing …

Jan 13, 2014 · Hello there! I'd like to ask native Lithuanian and Latvian speakers about how they see the other language. For non-Baltic readers: Lithuanian and Latvian are two closely related …

Apr 19, 2022 · Listening to different languages and different dialects of the same language I noticed that they differ not only by the different aspects of articulation of vowels like high/low, …

Apr 30, 2013 · But to me, through the prism of my senses, “they were as different as mist and mast.” (Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov) I understand what the phrase means but what is Nabokov …

Mar 25, 2008 · Dear all, I work in the aeronautic field, and lately I start dealing with official "certificates" that are attached to aeronautic parts in order to attest their conformity. These …