Mar 23, 2025 · In "The Waves", page 74 in Wordsworth Editions Limited (2000), Virginia Woolf writes Veined as I am with iron, with silver and streaks of common mud, I cannot contract into …

My main question refers to [3]: when he says whether it cannot be improved as well as not, does he mean it in the sense of I wonder if it's possible that you just might be able to improve your …

Should I use on or upon in the following sentence? I remembered the story years later when I investigated the incident it was based on.

Jun 24, 2015 · 3 Example setting: You are discussing a certain topic/problem with a math professor who is good at that certain topic/field. On this occasion he is wrong but cannot see …

Aug 20, 2012 · When is it best to write "can't" versus writing "cannot"? Are they interchangeable in every situation?

A single word for "Someone who cannot say no to anyone asking for help." Ask Question Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 3 years, 4 months ago

Oct 31, 2014 · If you take a makeup test, is it correct to call it a makeup, make up, or make-up test? I know that makeup is also what some people put on their faces to look different. I think …

What is a word for "cannot-be-wrong" attitude? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 11 months ago Modified 8 years, 10 months ago

The irony of the idiom is that one would expect to be able to eat the cake that he or she owned. In that case, possession of the cake would logically come before usage of the cake: You cannot …

Apr 27, 2014 · Is there an expression for when you have something but cannot use it or it is meaningless to use it. For example "one has the right to strike but cannot use it".