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- Whole vs. entire - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I wonder if there is a difference between the words quot;whole quot; and quot;entire quot; For example, the following sentences: I spent my whole life waiting for you I spent my entire life wa
- quotations - Meaning of: No man is an island, entire of itself . . .
No man is an Island, entire of itself From an excerpt by Francis Bacon (1561-1626) What does the line mean? Does it count as a proverb?
- Use of the word entire - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Why should I use the words "entire group of boys" instead of "entire boys" I know the first one is correct but can't explain why other than it sounds right I need to explain why as part of a paper
- Meaning of the proverb: No man is an island entire of itself
Ok, first of all, "No man is an Island, entire on itself" is not a proverb! It is a poem by John Donne, follow this link for the full poem Secondly, what you are asking about is a "Quote", when you take a small part of a speech or text and use it to emphasize a point fact or convey a message, it is called a quote In the case of your question John Donne's poem ' No Man is an Island ' What
- Staff are or staff is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which is correct in the following example? "The following staff are is (?) absent today: John Doe Jane Doe Bob Doe"
- grammaticality - How to address an entire family in a letter? - English . . .
How should you start a letter when addressing an entire family? Dear The Jones Family, or Dear Jones Family, I was discussing this with my wife and I preferred the former while my wife prefers
- expressions - In its entirety vs in entirety - English Language . . .
Where should "in its entirety" be used in place of "in entirety"? Consider the following paragraphs Which usage is correct, and is the alternative incorrect less correct, or simply not as commo
- the correct term for the killing of an entire species
I wanted to supplement user282290's answer by noting some alternative forms that are also in use: specicide In 2003, the New York Times published the opinion piece "A Bug's Death", by Olivia Judson, which uses the term "specicide" and defines it as "the deliberate extinction of an entire species" (The phrase "deliberate extinction" also works as a less neologistic term for this ) speciescide
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