What is the meaning of take approach in this sentence? Most books take a very low-level approach, teaching you how to use individual classes and accomplish fine-grained tasks. Answer Taking an approach means selecting the direction from where you want to start solving a problem. For instance, I could find myself wanting to teach someone … Read more
I think this is a simple question, but it confuses me when I am creating sentences. I make a few searches on Google and find out that the words are not synonymous. But in what context I will use “packing” and “packaging” in the correct way? Answer You’ll often see P&P as an additional costed … Read more
He was born in 1966 into a country with a great mathematical school. A native speaker wrote it, and there are examples on Ngram. Does into simply mean in or there is additional meaning? into is more suited for movement, direction or attention. I know that you can say “he married into this shop,” and … Read more
What does the suffix “-ine” mean? How it modifies the meaning of the root word? Examples: medicine caffeine bovine Answer The suffix -ine for adjectives has a Greek or Latin origin. Reference Dictionary mentions it. -ine -a suffix means “of or pertaining to,” “of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”: asinine; crystalline; equine; marine. Furthermore, … Read more
In order to hit the ball higher, you can play it just a little farther forward in your stance. Try to set your wrists a little sooner on your backswing. Make sure you allow your wrists to reset all the way in your followthrough and keep it nice and high. In the above sentence, how … Read more
I’m struggling to understand the following sentence: You may not collect user or device data without prior user consent, and then only to provide a service or function that is directly relevant to the use of the Application. What exactly does it mean? Does it mean: You may not collect data without user consent. If … Read more
In French the word I’d use is mes connaissances. But this word also (and mainly) means the things I know, and then the traduction I find is: my knowledges. Is this double meaning exists in English and what should I say to talk about people I know and who know me without being my friends? … Read more
I am reading The Elements of Style and get stuck at the word flammable. There is the statement about the word: An oddity, chiefly useful in saving lives. The common word meaning “combustible” is inflammable. But some people are thrown off by the in- and think inflammable means “not combustible”. For this reason, trucks carrying … Read more
I came across a quote Life isn’t too funny, to be too serious Unfortunately, I can’t get the right meaning out of it, even though I’m familiar with all of the words. Can anyone explain in a much simpler form using an example? Answer OP probably came across the Facebook page Life Is Too Funny … Read more
From Friends S02E14 ROSS: Monica, if you want, I can lend you some money. MONICA: No no no, if I couldn’t pay you back right away then I’d feel guilty and tense every time I saw you. ROSS: Oh OK. Well then why don’t you, uhh, why don’t you borrow it from mom and dad? … Read more
