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Lighter vs. brighter - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I'm trying to find information about the grammatical correctness of interchanging lighter and brighter in the sense of: I turned on the lamp and the room became lighter I turned on the lamp
What is the geographic distribution of “brights” vs high beams? Migrated yesterday My girlfriend uses “brights” to mean what I call “high beams”, as in the brighter headlights on a car We grew up in different parts of the world, and I had not heard that term before I am wondering if there is any literature that has documented the geographic distribution of using brights to mean high beams
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange My girlfriend uses “brights” to mean what I call “high beams”, as in the brighter headlights on a car We grew up in different parts of the world, and I had not heard that term before I am wonderi
meaning - I would want to vs. I would like to - English Language . . . What is your exact context? For most purposes you should probably stick to saying what you would like to do But, consider I will come to your party tonight, but I probably won't stay long If John isn't there to drive us back, I would want to leave before midnight to catch the last bus I find want better than like there, because idiomatically speaking I would like [to do X] has become so
Blond hair and Fair hair - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Blonde is brighter than fair It has the following - either, or both: lighter toned overall more yellow in it It tends to look 'sunnier' and more dramatic, brighter than fair hair There's also a much whiter blonde - like an Icelandic or Nordic blonde - 'ice blonde' As seen in 'Legolas' the warrior elf in the movie 'The Lord Of The Rings' c 2001
I am searching for a word or phrase that describes reflected light . . . More specifically, a caustic is where light is either reflected or refracted such that it is concentrated in an area that is brighter than the surroundings -- so it's the bright lines that are seen on the bottom of a swimming pool, but not the space between them (even though that space also is receiving reflected or refracted rays)
light at the end of the tunnel earliest occurrence The pattern of salvation must be worked out for all The light at the end of the tunnel is dim, but our path seems to grow brighter as we actually begin our journey We cannot yet light the way to the end However, we hope the suggestions of my government will be illuminating
To some vs. for some - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The sun appears to some (people) brighter in the afternoons than in the mornings For and to are interchangeable where they are not selected and where, roughly, they express an opinion or belief, as in: For some, the sun is a god to be appeased with offerings of fatted calves and crosswords
Which is higher — hyper-, ultra- or super-? According to OED, hyper-: over, beyond, over much, above measure ultra-: beyond super-: over, above, higher than They all have the meaning "higher than", but what is the order of them