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Hi
What are the differences between
a.) I got up early this morning.
and
b.) I got up earlier this morning.
What are the differences between
a.) make them quiet
and
b.) make them be quiet
How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word? How to describe "feeling helpless and discouraged with a difficult situation" with an adjective word?
Thank you in advance.
David
What are the differences between
a.) I got up early this morning.
and
b.) I got up earlier this morning.
What are the differences between
a.) make them quiet
and
b.) make them be quiet
How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word? How to describe "feeling helpless and discouraged with a difficult situation" with an adjective word?
Thank you in advance.
David
Top answer
) I got up early this morning. [/nq] a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception. b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.
- ) I got up early this morning.
- [/nq] a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception.
- b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.
- ) make them be quiet[/nq] a) Your job is to make them by assembling them from their component parts.
- Do so in such a way that after assembly, they are quiet.
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[nq:1]What are the differences between a.) I got up early this morning. and b.) I got up earlier this morning.[/nq]
a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception. b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.
[nq:1] What are the differences between a.) make them quiet and b.) make them be quiet[/nq]
a) Your job is to make them by assembling t
a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception. b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.
[nq:1] What are the differences between a.) make them quiet and b.) make them be quiet[/nq]
a) Your job is to make them by assembling t
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[nq:1]How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word?[/nq]
Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days. I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kids, in cases where it seems to me the problem is a too high self-esteem.
Matthew Huntbach
Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days. I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kids, in cases where it seems to me the problem is a too high self-esteem.
Matthew Huntbach
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> How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word?
Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days. I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kids, in cases where it seems to me the problem is a too high self-esteem.
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Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days. I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kids, in cases where it seems to me the problem is a too high self-esteem.
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[nq:1]: > How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word? : Perhaps you could say what you mean ... by "one often feels he is inferior to or less able than others even though that may not be true".[/nq]
I don't understand why people keep asking us for a single word for complicated things. Anyway
Is humble.
Is self-effacing. (to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inco
I don't understand why people keep asking us for a single word for complicated things. Anyway
Is humble.
Is self-effacing. (to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inco
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[nq:2]How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word?[/nq]
[nq:1]I dunno about this one.[/nq]
Insecure?
[nq:1]I dunno about this one.[/nq]
Insecure?
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[nq:2]How to describe "having low self-esteem" with an adjective word?[/nq]
[nq:1]Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days.[/nq]
That's why many therapists prefer replaced "self esteem" with "self acceptance".
[nq:1]I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kid
[nq:1]Perhaps you could say what you mean by this. In my experience, the problem of "having low self-esteem" seems to be wildly over-applied these days.[/nq]
That's why many therapists prefer replaced "self esteem" with "self acceptance".
[nq:1]I quite often see it give as a diagnosis e.g. for badly behaved kid
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[nq:1]What are the differences between a.) I got up early this morning. and b.) I got up earlier this morning.[/nq]
The first is absolute, the second comparative.
[nq:1]What are the differences between a.) make them quiet and b.) make them be quiet[/nq]
If 'them' refers to children or other people, the first is a little unnatural and threatening. If your boss said either one about the
The first is absolute, the second comparative.
[nq:1]What are the differences between a.) make them quiet and b.) make them be quiet[/nq]
If 'them' refers to children or other people, the first is a little unnatural and threatening. If your boss said either one about the
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[nq:1]I don't understand why people keep asking us for a single word for complicated things. Anyway [/nq]
Plainly, Donna, what we need is a single word for asking for a single word for complicated things. "Overreaching," maybe?
Bob Lieblich
Hey, we could put it in the FAQ
Plainly, Donna, what we need is a single word for asking for a single word for complicated things. "Overreaching," maybe?
Bob Lieblich
Hey, we could put it in the FAQ
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[nq:2]What are the differences between a.) I got up early this morning. and b.) I got up earlier this morning.[/nq]
[nq:1]a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception. b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.[/nq]
If you get up late most mornings, you can still get up earlier than usual.
[nq:2] What are the differences between a.) make
[nq:1]a) I may get up early every morning, and today was no exception. b) I get up early most mornings, but I got up earlier than usual today.[/nq]
If you get up late most mornings, you can still get up earlier than usual.
[nq:2] What are the differences between a.) make
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