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  1. "Newly found" vs. "New Found" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    ngrams shows the one-word form "newfound" dominating "new found" and "newly found" since about 1970, at which point its usage increases sharply.

  2. What is the difference between fervor and ardor?

    Aug 31, 2020 · Wind and solar power did not begin to expand dramatically because of a newfound ardor for the environment, the demands of climate change, or cheaper technology.

  3. What words or concepts describe how something feels like/ is ...

    Oct 1, 2019 · Newfound is frequently used to describe an experience that is not just new but special. A transcendent experience may not be new but it carries the idea of going beyond the ordinary …

  4. meaning in context - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    This new collection is the poet’s fourth book in six years — an ample output even for poets of sunny disposition, let alone for one of such penitential austerity over the previous 50 years. Yet for all his …

  5. "New lease of life" vs "new lease on life" - English Language & Usage ...

    Jan 22, 2012 · I have encountered both forms of the idiom new lease of life and new lease on life. Is there an interesting story behind the difference?

  6. etymology - Rules for pronouncing the “gh” sound - English Language ...

    Jul 6, 2020 · In English, we have many words ending in or containing “gh”, but in some cases, the two letters are silent, while in others, it is pronounced as “f” . We have the words tough, rough, and …

  7. "Had Come" or "Came" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 28, 2018 · They're both correct. If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she …

  8. How can I say "bon appétit" or "smakelijk" in english?

    Feb 27, 2016 · In the most cultures, some people say something before there meal. In French they say "bon appétit", In Belgium and The Netherlands "smakelijk" and in Polish "smaczny". But how can I …

  9. The meaning of the English idiom "pot calling the kettle black"

    Sep 15, 2013 · WiseGeek, the source of Benyamin Hamidekhoo's answer, rightly notes that both the pot and the kettle "turn black with use." That is, they start out a silvery or grayish or coppery color and …

  10. It is "relating to" or "related to"? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    I read this sentence in a book. However, it does not solve specific problems relating to a business or a profession. I, myself, often use related to instead of relating to. Is there any difference?