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Meaning of true north - English Language Usage Stack Exchange True north differs from magnetic north, which varies from place to place and over time due to local magnetic anomalies A magnetic compass almost never shows true north In fact over millions of years, magnetic north wanders considerable and occasionally reverses so that the magnetic north pole has been near the geographic south pole at some
Word or Phrase for someone who pushes others to their full potential We are forever in your debt Your capacity to galvanize our hunger for knowledge is unparalleled and should we ever feel our endeavors have lead us astray, we need only reorientate ourselves back to true north, to you Professor X: our compass rose
Why are the United States often referred to as America? While it's true that there are plenty of countries which have a federal structure like the USA, a key difference is that most don't use the words "united states" in their official name Hence there is little ambiguity in using that term to refer to the USA (though as mentioned in the question, you could in theory be referring to Mexico)
Do I travel up or down to London from north of the city? Occasionally, though not often, people do think that the difference is akin to heading North (up) and heading South (down); though I believe that is a less common interpretation TL;DR: No fixed meaning, you can go up or down to London apparently from anywhere in the country Preferably try to use compass directions
etymology - Is it true that the 100 most common English words are all . . . No matter what crazy animal you see at the zoo, you're going to use a slew of these 100 most common words, with the addition of specific information to convey details Whether a lion hunted, a monkey climbed, a wolf howled, or any other thing like that, this is true "I saw a monkey climb a tree, it was so cool "
differences - True vs. right vs. correct - English Language . . . True (adj) = accurate or exact Right (adj) = true or correct as a fact Correct (adj)= free from error; in accordance with fact or truth and I'm writing about allegations made against a politician I'm considering saying: The allegations made against [politician] were true (or correct or right) I would like to know:
Can someone explain the phrase All is fair in love and war? But between Shelton in 1620 and James in 1845, an interesting alternative commentary on love and war was developing in North America From Bartlett Whiting, Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases (1977): L230 In Love and war no time should be lost 1777 Munford Patriots 451: In love and war no time should be lost
Where does this proverb come from? “If you want to go fast, go alone . . . All joking aside, an NPR investigation found that, while the phrase "does hold true to the spirit of some African cultures," there is no clear evidence of an African origin The Andrew Whitby article linked in the comments introduces some evidence of similar proverbs in African cultures, but the evidence seems weak
Is there a word for the person who hides truth in order to deceive . . . I can thus declare a truthful statement, that implies something that is misguiding, while still being literally true e g "You didn't fill in your tax returns" implies your tax returns aren't filled in, which is misleading because your hypothetical accountant filled them in for you, yet the original statement is a fact, and the truth, albeit