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idioms - Whats the meaning of a class act? - English Language . . . 1 What does the term "class act" mean? For example, The club is lucky to have such a class act and he is lucky to have the club What does "class" and "act" mean respectively in this set phrase or word combination of "class act"? Does "class" here as the adjective modify the noun "act"?
Word or phrase for one who tries to benefit from everything someone . . . Closed 10 years ago I am trying to find a good word or phrase to describe someone who (or the act of someone which) tries to benefit from everything someone else has or does The context is, on a personal level For example, a friend, parent or someone else tries to be included in all of the good things that come out of your hard work
If you are talking on behalf of you and someone else, what is the . . . I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself This silence leads me to believe
When is Y a vowel? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In school we are taught the vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y Today's XKCD got me thinking about when the letter Y is considered to be a vowel I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that in w
Dear Sir or Madam versus To whom it may concern I don't think there is a "black and white" rule there With that out of the way, here's my opinion "To whom it may concern" is used where the letter is issued for use by someone without regards to who receives it, whether a person, or an institution etc "Dear Sir or Madam" is a more specific address
Is it correct to say I kindly request you to. . . ? It seems like everyone is hung up on whether "request you to" is correct grammar Nobody has answered the kernel of the question which, I think, is whether kindness is implied in any request I don't think it is A request is not implicitly kind or unkind So "kindly" adds just as much to the sentence as "humbly "
What is the difference between vice and deputy? Meanwhile: Deputy Refers to the one (s) appointed to act for another person (not necessarily next in command), to take their place on their behalf What they do is subset to the higher person's authority Usually, a person can have a number of deputies Example: Deputy manager, deputy sheriff The word deputy is also commonly used in organizations
What is the word for someone that uses other people? What is the word that describes a person who uses other people, generally for personal gain, without anything given in return? Maybe through blatancy or through manipulation I was using extortioni
Is there a word for hate against religions or a specific religion . . . It's religious discrimination Religious intolerance is also used Sectarianism is bigotry, but not specific to religion It means any discrimination or hatred arising from perceived differences between subdivisions (sects) within a group, such as between different denominations of a religion, class, regional or factions of a political movement