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  1. Origin and connotations of RBF (Resting Bitch Face)

    May 22, 2013 · Finding it impossible to work out the meaning of RBF on my own, I asked Google and found a Wikipedia page containing the following information. Resting bitch face, also known as RBF …

  2. "Contemporary" vs. "contemporaneous" - English Language & Usage …

    Contemporary and contemporaneous both mean originating, existing, or happening during the same period. But although these adjectives are close in definition, they’re used slightly differently. …

  3. What are the differences between "inverse", "reverse", and "converse"?

    Apr 26, 2011 · Late to the party: if your original statement is P => Q, then the converse is Q => P and the inverse is !P => !Q. It happens that the inverse and the converse are logically equivalent, but they …

  4. What does “nuance” mean as a verb? - English Language & Usage …

    Oct 3, 2022 · 1 I’ve already read the definition of nuance as a verb, but it doesn’t help much. It just says “give nuances to.” What does it mean in the following context: “new information that nuanced their …

  5. What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?

    Sep 2, 2014 · The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name). Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled with an …

  6. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Left in its wake are the would-be superlative overwhelm (which, rather than actually meaning "more than whelmed", has simply taken over its parent's definition) and its opposite underwhelm. The only …

  7. Success or successes? Which is correct? - English Language & Usage ...

    Apr 21, 2014 · Yes, it is safe to add "even" or "much" before, they are adverbs and provide emphasis. As far as success vs successes this just depends on what you want to say. Success can be defined …

  8. How did 'belay' semantically shift to mean `forget I said that'?

    Jul 18, 2020 · The first sentence of that Quora explanation is certainly wrong, the expression is not meaningless to people outside the navy. I would have thought most fluent English speakers familiar …

  9. What’s the difference between solipsistic and narcissistic?

    May 5, 2020 · From my understanding, both solipsistic and narcissistic refer to self-absorption but in different ways. Could someone please explain the difference? Thank you in advance.

  10. Is “misogyny” only applicable to men? What is the antonym of misogyny?

    Feb 25, 2012 · Your last question asks for an antonym to 'misogamy', which is not the same as 'misogyny', that is, hating marriage, not women. The antonym of m'misogamy' would then be 'loving …