"Solicit" vs. "elicit" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Looking for general information with regards to solicit vs elicit, as well as which would be the correct word for this phrase: Before spending time learning your system, I just wanted to [solicit...
meaning in context - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 1, 2023 · May I hope, Madam, for your interest with your fair daughter Elizabeth, when I solicit for the honour of a private audience with her in the course of this morning? I am not sure what the …
grammaticality - Can the word "unsolicited" be used as a verb ...
I agree that solicit is the citation form for the verb from which solicited derives, but I cannot imagine *unsolicit. Not all adjectives of the -ed variety derive from a verb, and so should not be called verbs. …
If a prostitute "solicits" a potential client, what verb is used for ...
Aug 22, 2018 · Generally the word "solicit" can be used in both ways. A prostitute solicits clients, and the "johns" (those patronising a prostitute's services) also solicit the prostitutes. (note, this may vary by …
expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 20, 2015 · Please note "solicit" has the exact opposite sense to what is needed here. A "prostitute" solicits, a "prospective customer" doesn't -- perhaps enquires, rather.
Is "soliciting" in the example sentence an adjective or a noun?
Apr 20, 2015 · I am trying to identify what that word, or any similar transitive verb (such as solicit, elicit, etc), would be called in the context of the sentence in the example. The sentence doesn't necessarily …
Origin of "deez nuts" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 23, 2015 · According to knowyourmeme.com: "Deez Nuts is the punchline of a conversational joke that involves asking someone a vaguely-phrased question to solicit a follow-up question in response, …
Polite phrase to ask for details [closed] - English Language & Usage ...
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Usage / examples of "of which" [closed] - English Language & Usage ...
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Punctuation of Isn't it - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 11, 2020 · Whether the tag question is intended to solicit an answer or is rhetorical (with the sense 'as you must agree'), the convention is always to use a question mark. ' ... exclaimed rhetorically ...?' …