2012年8月8日 · The definition of the Pit of Success is taken from Jeff Atwood's blog: The Pit of Success: in stark contrast to a summit, a peak, or a journey across a desert to find victory …

2018年1月12日 · A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. This proverb’s message is: Having gone through a setback, one will have gained experience and wisdom, which will be useful if only …

2024年9月3日 · Is there a single word in English that describes when someone tries to make others hate each other or fight? So, for example, If person A and B are neighbors, so in this …

2011年7月4日 · What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"? For example: Please, help me to understand this. or: Please, help me understand this.

2013年12月8日 · Are "He succeeded in business" and "He succeeded at business" both idiomatic? What is a good resource for learning idiomatic verb-preposition pairs?

2021年7月11日 · Riding the Gravy Train Pink Floyd used the phrase “riding the gravy train” in their song Have a Cigar, in regards to, ostensibly, record executives or other music industry …

2012年7月7日 · Where should the period go when using parentheses? For example: In sentence one, I use this example (which has a parenthesis at the end.) Should the period be inside, or …

2011年7月4日 · Process-oriented organizations break down the barriers of structural departments and try to avoid functional silos. I was wondering what silo means here? Is it a metaphor?

I am seeing both 20$ and $20 usages. (20 is nonessential to this question.) What is the difference between them?

2024年2月3日 · I'm reading a book about makeup, aesthetics, the concept of beauty, etc. One of the author's interviewees said, That notion of beauty as a strength and putting yourself …