
In the noughts - In the noughties - twenty-teens [decades 2000-2010 …
Aug 3, 2007 · It simply strikes me as far too jocular to have been in wide-spread serious use. Subject to the same context caveat as above, "the two thousands" or "the twenty hundreds" seem rather more …
Spéculos - WordReference Forums
Mar 7, 2013 · Out of curiosity, in the supermarket this morning, I checked the labelling of packets of speculoos biscuits. Both the supermarket's own brand and generic brands, used "speculoos" (not …
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Laboratorio acondicionador - WordReference Forums
Jul 31, 2018 · Hello. I'm translating a document for a Quality Agreement between "Laboratorio titular de los registros" and "Laboratorio Acondicionador". Paragraph taken directly from text: (Name withheld) …
a social worker's clients/patients | WordReference Forums
Mar 6, 2019 · Hi all, Do social workers call the people that they counsel "patients", "clients", or another name? e.g. "Today I'm seeing ten clients/patients," said the social worker. I think "patient" isn't quite …
postpone for/to/until - WordReference Forums
Feb 28, 2020 · 2. and 3. mean the same thing, but 1. means something different. It could be interpreted as "postpone the meeting that was scheduled to take place next week," but it could also mean …
I am sorry, we don't have your sheep | WordReference Forums
Nov 8, 2013 · Chandler's reference is to a line from the children's poem, "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep." He's saying Rachel, in the fluffy dress, looks like Little Bo Peep.
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ordered, adjudged and decreed [legal phrase: BE equivalent?]
Aug 27, 2012 · Hi there, This term appears several times in a US court judgement. Can anyone tell me what the equivalent would be in UK English? E.g. "It is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that …
ostensibly vs apparently - WordReference Forums
Apr 11, 2013 · Apparently/ostensibly they both mean the same thing. Could you imagine some context where they are not interchangeable? what do you native people think is the difference between them …