I work as a teacher. I created several worksheets that I pinned to the board right across my door. I want students to pick up as many of them as they need so that they can study at home. What is the best way of saying this? -Please take one -Help yourselves with the worksheets … Read more
I’m looking for a word to use in an academic proposal that conveys the idea that the individuals are fighting, potentially violently, and immaturely (optional component of the meaning) and should be separated. I found the word “squabblers” only, which isn’t really suitable for academic language. I’d be happy to receive hints (ideally British English … Read more
The phrase ante Christum natum translates to ‘before the birth of Christ,’ and Wikipedia says it is the (likely outdated) Latin equivalent to BC, in the same way post Christum natum is the equivalent to AD. I came across this phrase today and I’d really like to use it in a piece of academic writing … Read more
In order to refer to something across all the sub-projects or areas of the project. What else could be one-word or an efficient way of saying, “You are going to work pan-project”? Answer cross-project From M-W cross: extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes Christmas has become a cross-cultural secular holiday. These tests … Read more
I want to say “wait for about 30 to 40 seconds and then execute the command”, in an academic context. I’m using this sentence now but I think it is not good. after a few dozens of seconds activate the link, by executing the command below. How should I say this? Answer If you want … Read more
I’m writing a scientific thesis in English but I’m not a native speaker. I think this sentence is correct, but I am not sure (that’s why I ask this here rather than in “Writing”) and I think it does not look nice. I am also not sure when I should use which tense. Especially when … Read more
I’ve been writing a motivation letter for a grad school. The faculty I’m applying to is a “The Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics”. I want to emphasize that it is an interdisciplinary faculty which is the first thing I’m interested in it. There are mathematics faculties and computer science faculties separately which is the … Read more
I am a student going abroad from a developing country to study in a developed one for 2 years already. Now i am looking for research job in the developed countries. Regarding migration of labor, can I say I have the eye of an insider? or just the empathetic eye? I feel like I can … Read more
I’m unsure if this sentence is grammatically sound and successfully conveys what I intend to say. I am particularly unsure about the use of the word “Which” and “malice. The clause where I talk about judges seems a bit dodgy as well with all the commas. Which is to say that state actors have no … Read more
I was considering creating the word “Hamletian,” meaning “of Hamlet,” for use in an annotated bibliography, because I like the sound of “Hamletian criticism” much more than “criticism of Hamlet.” It could be used in a manner similar to the following: “. . . T. S. Eliot’s objections to Goethe and Coleridge’s Hamletian criticism in … Read more
