word choice - Should we use joinee or joiner? - English Language ...
And joiner says: a person who constructs the wooden components of a building, such as stairs, doors, and door and window frames. informal a person who readily joins groups or campaigns: …
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2020年8月22日 · If someone, a competent joiner for example, is employed as a project manager their ineptitude caused by the inability to grasp the scope of the project would make them an …
What do you call the process of combining two words to create a …
2012年11月15日 · Two very well established examples I can think of are: Guesstimate (i.e. Guess + Estimate) Chillax (i.e. Chill + Relax) I guess I am meaning the process where two words are …
Is there a word for people who directly report to me in office?
2018年3月1日 · Report is the common word used in this context. See the 4th definition under noun, in OLD: . Report. An employee who reports to another employee.
etymology - What is the origin of the term "screw" in the case of a ...
2011年7月3日 · The term screw can refer to a prison guard. An example of this is seen in the folk song The Catalpa: So come all you screw warders and jailers Remember Perth regatta day …
present perfect - "have been working" vs. "have worked" - English ...
2013年3月18日 · During my English course I was told that the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense can be used interchangeably in many situations, and it …
What is the correct usage of the word "Contra"?
2014年9月9日 · It's impossible to google other examples like that, but, I do (unfortunately) think it's used fairly commonly (so, "contra Steve, let's do what John said", or "but contra that, we …
What is a word/phrase for some who is not in a group, while most …
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phrase requests - What is a word/idiom for 'unable to decide ...
2011年7月28日 · The primary implication of ambivalence is the two conflicting feelings, not whether you flip between them. . Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, Wikipedia, and my …
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The "loving on" formulation also appears in James Whitehead, Joiner (1971), in a scene set in Hattiesburg, Mississippi: "You from Texas?" and then there's the clatter of the little plate and …