
Labelled vs. labeled - WordReference Forums
Jan 27, 2009 · Hi! I've discovered that this word can be spelled in both ways. However, my Microsoft dictionary (set to AE) always corrects "labelled" (which is my preferred spelling) to "labeled". …
ground floor, ground zero, first floor | WordReference Forums
Apr 1, 2007 · Would you call to -1 first floor below ground/first floor? And so on to the floors below this one? From my limited experience with buildings like that, they have floors/levels labeled as B1, B2, …
Genre piece - WordReference Forums
Aug 9, 2016 · "Genre piece" is probably meant to be analogous to " genre painting," a certain manner of painting emphasizing domestic life. It's not a phrase that would be used in ordinary speech. Another …
Indicateur du nom - WordReference Forums
Jul 21, 2008 · Within a Quebec government form there is a field labeled as "Indicateur du nom". Does this mean middle name?
What verb is «to dream» | WordReference Forums
Aug 10, 2022 · This is labeled as "stative." If you put in in the progressive I am dreaming of becoming a doctor the construction refers to an action, an action linked to a specific moment (the moment of …
Dark-complected vs dark-skinned | WordReference Forums
Jul 21, 2011 · Hello everyone, I'd like to know if "dark-complected" and "dark-skinned" are both commonly used nowdays. Are they polite expressions? Which one is more recommended? …
run small/fit smaller to size - WordReference Forums
Jun 17, 2016 · If you normally wear a shirt labeled "medium" and therefore you picked out a medium to try on and, surprisingly, it didn't fit the salesperson could explain why. "Those shirts (from that …
front row/first row | WordReference Forums
Aug 7, 2013 · "Front row" is not necessarily "first row" as well as the "back row" is not necessarily the last. We talk about "front rows" and "back rows" that, depending on the venue, may mean artibrary …
why'd ... (why did ...) | WordReference Forums
Jul 4, 2009 · In the Foo Fighters song's said: Why'd you have to go and let it die What means why'd I search it on WR definition but doesn't appear. PS I haven't been studying English very long, so if you …
around the year 4,000 B.C. | WordReference Forums
Aug 15, 2007 · Here is a quote: I subtracted 6,000 years ago from the current year 2000 and I got negative 4,000. So to rewrite negative 4,000 year, you use the initials B.C, right?