Mar 26, 2018 · It used to be part of my vocabulary, but it has just slipped away. I wonder what is the word used to describe the sound of notification of any incoming messages, such as email messages and messages on mobile messaging apps？The beeping sound? It doesn't sound right. I want to use it in this sentence: Turn off the ____ of the cell phone.

Sep 22, 2014 · That said, y our examples are of casual/informal conversations but "technologically illiterate" is in a little more formal register. Less formally: She's no good when it comes to IT; she doesn't know much about computers and stuff. Adam is useless with tech stuff; he knows nothing about computers.

Jun 20, 2005 · I assumed it was just another word for "street." In the United States, at least, a street can be called a court, a lane, a boulevard, an avenue...and many other names (we've mentioned most of them) - and I just assumed "close" was yet another synonym. That said, one lives on a street - which I specified after my suggestion. If Eva were not ...

Dec 5, 2006 · expletive 2 any syllable, word or phrase conveying no independent meaning, especially one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre. Joelline Senior Member

Apr 14, 2010 · You may, of course put in a word for solecism. It is a useful word. However, it usually refers to grammatical errors rather than the accidental substitution of one word for the other. Here is an example from Wiki on Solecism: "This is just between you and I" for "This is just between you and me".

Sep 2, 2017 · I agree with the comments in post #4. As the definition says, we use it to talk about an agricultural product: in other words, when growing things and selling them, not when eating them. A couple more examples: Yesterday we went shopping for produce. We went to Whole Foods, which has a large produce section. India exports many types of produce.

Jan 30, 2012 · I'm working in a company that everybody is pushed so hard. We work day and night around the clock. Everyone has to be quite independent, self-motivated and goal-oriented. And you got to be careful not to be left behind. What are the POSITIVE adjectives for such a workplace environment? What I...

Nov 16, 2013 · Split from this thread. About "example" and verbs: Do an example Give an example = Fornire un esempio (come in questo thread). Set an example = Dare un buon esempio da seguire. Make an example (of someone) = Infliggere una punizione esemplare a qualcuno.

Jun 23, 2011 · Thanks for this remark. You are right, I was a bit careless when doing my Google (re)search. "Near full employment", however, is much more frequent than "nearly full employment" according to Google (search terms must be quoted of course) and these are valid phrases where near usually (though not always) has the role of an adverb, some examples:

May 25, 2015 · As above and the link has good examples. Best advice is to paraphrase - this is not a synonym exactly but a rewording so it can often be translated more easily. There is a possibility that he will win = He may/might win. There are 3 ducks visible in that photo. = I can see 3 ducks in that photo.