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  1. EN: however - adverb placement | WordReference Forums

    Mar 4, 2008 · 1) "This modelling assumption however is too a large extent surprising." More generally, what are the rules regarding where to write them? I guess it is correct to write: 2) However, this …

  2. independent <from><of> | WordReference Forums

    Feb 7, 2009 · Hi all, please, can anybody tell me which one is correct: "X is independent OF Y" or "FROM Y"?? Thanks a lot Nsonia

  3. play-doh/playdough | WordReference Forums

    Dec 24, 2004 · Qué quiere decir play doh? la frase es la siguiente: "a Mexican nanny whose Play-Doh skills were in better order than her paperwork " Muchas gracias

  4. academic goose-flesh - WordReference Forums

    May 29, 2016 · I guess I shouldn't even try to understand what Aldous Huxley meant when he wrote "...a harsh thin light glared through the windows, hungrily seeking some draped lay figure, some pallid …

  5. plastilina + goma eva | WordReference Forums

    Aug 10, 2006 · I know this is an old post but I'd like to point out that Plasticine is a brand of modelling clay, and that the plastilina we know in Spanish is an oil-based modelling clay. As for Foamy, Fomy, …

  6. Dagnubit [dagnabbit, dangnabbit, dag nabbit] - WordReference Forums

    Jul 19, 2012 · I know it as dagnabbit or possibly dangnabbit, and it's out there with consarnit and dadburnit as 19th-century US minced oaths - which I probably picked up mainly from Warner Bros. …

  7. funeral / funerals - WordReference Forums

    Feb 12, 2012 · Bonjour Même si on le rencontre rarement, le mot 'funerals' au pluriel m'interpelle. Quel est son sens? En général, on utilise plutôt 'funeral' au singulier, non? Merci

  8. Difference between "in" and "for" when referring to time

    Jul 17, 2009 · Could someone help me with this? Sentence 1: How long will you be away? I will be away for an hour. Sentece 2: How soon could you finish it? I could finish it in two hours. My questions is …

  9. shameless vs. shame-free - WordReference Forums

    Sep 9, 2018 · Actually, I know when to use 'shameless' and it is easy for me. However, I have no idea when to use 'shame-free' and what meaning it conveys compared to 'shameless'. I've seen for …

  10. set at/set to | WordReference Forums

    May 9, 2007 · 1. set voltage at 13.0V 2. set voltage to 13.0V As for the two sentences, which is correct? Thanks.