Oct 24, 2008 · Here is a more "logical" construction: "To kill is a synonym of to murder" The construction is: X is/isn't a/the synonym of Y. But if you are asking a question you will not say: …

Feb 7, 2008 · To merit is another synonym. This book merits reading. My girlfriend merits my love. Merit tends to refer more to quality and worth more to value.

Oct 14, 2013 · Hi I am trying to think of a viable synonym for overall when used to describe the summary attributes or performance of anything. For example I downloaded 5 different …

Dec 22, 2011 · Hello Crockett In life, money is a frequent synonym of happiness. In life, money is a frequent synonym for happiness. Aren't both correct? I thought so. Maybe not, after all. If …

Oct 14, 2013 · By reducing the expression to a synonym for "contact," users diminish the range of expression in the language. I suspect that this usage may have come from a telephone …

Dec 5, 2006 · Hi everyone! Recently, I wrote a long paper on words such as those in the title and how their meanings change according to intonation. My professor advised me to refer to them …

Jun 28, 2015 · Hi all, what is the idiomatic, everyday way to say that the rain is really small, like a mist? Do the following work? "The rain is really small." "There was a small rain this morning." …

Nov 8, 2010 · I stick a "please" in front whenever I use either of them, and I don't use 'feel free' as a synonym for 'thank you'. However I don't see this as having anything to do with social …

Apr 12, 2009 · Welcome to the forums, jabberwockiness, AngelEyes has given one possibility, though poets and other writers might argue that the elements of an oxymoron do belong …

Dec 12, 2014 · Hello Jexrry Nam, For me the correct form of the first expression is That being said. I don't know if it helps to say that this is an absolute construction, typically put at the start …