grammaticality
How should you start a letter when addressing an entire family? Dear The Jones Family, or Dear Jones Family, I was discussing this with my wife and I preferred the former while my wife
quotations
No man is an Island, entire of itself From an excerpt by Francis Bacon (1561-1626). What does the line mean? Does it count as a proverb?
"Whole" vs. "entire"
I wonder if there is a difference between the words "whole" and "entire". For example, the following sentences: I spent my whole life waiting for you. I
Use of the word "entire"
Why should I use the words "entire group of boys" instead of "entire boys". I know the first one is correct but can''t explain why other than it sounds right. I need to explain why as part of a paper.
Meaning of the proverb: "No man is an island entire of itself"
Ok, first of all, "No man is an Island, entire on itself" is not a proverb!. It is a poem by John Donne, follow this link for the full poem. Secondly, what you are asking about is a "Quote", when you
"Entire production" as a collective noun for an artist''s works
Is it common or possible to use the construction "The entire production of an artist is on display at the museum", or is there another collective noun that encompasses the entirety of an
What part of speech is the word "entire" in "over the little garden
the entire garden field There''s nothing else entire could really be modifying here. The collision with little makes it awkward in its normal position (the entire, little garden field), since it''s
meaning
the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like Looking at the first definition, you would say
the correct term for the killing of an entire species
I wanted to supplement user282290''s answer by noting some alternative forms that are also in use: specicide. In 2003, the New York Times published the opinion piece "A Bug''s Death", by
What''s a word used to describe someone that has spent their entire
Academician comes to mind, but that''s not exactly right, by definition. I''m looking for a word to describe the person that went from grade school to high school to undergrad school, to grad
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