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  1. Permit/allow/enable doing something | WordReference Forums

    Feb 9, 2018 · As far as I understand, verbs enable/permit/allow are almost exclusively used in phrases like "permit somebody to do sth". Is the use "permit (etc.) doing sth" also acceptable? In my own …

  2. How can I read this in English? m³ (3-small 3) - exponent

    Apr 22, 2010 · I am wondering how I can read this in English. For example, m³ , m². (triple m? double m?) I have no idea. Please help me!

  3. 123 followed by 27 zeros [how do you read this number?]

    Oct 21, 2020 · It is unlikely that anyone would actually read or write this but: One hundred and twenty three octillion. In English we write numbers in groups of three separated by commas. Thus, …

  4. growing exponentially vs. growing explosively - WordReference Forums

    Mar 6, 2020 · "Explosively" is a metaphor for sudden increase. Exponential growth has a sharper definition, e.g. The number of infections is doubling every month. An explosion could be a short …

  5. fresque du climat - WordReference Forums

    Mar 9, 2025 · Climate Fresk encourages the rapid and widespread spread of an understanding of climate issues. The efficiency of the teaching tool, the collaborative experience and the user licence …

  6. bunch of crock / crock of shit - WordReference Forums

    Aug 28, 2013 · But the solo ngram for "bunch of crock" shows its growth since inception to be exponential. The grammatically correct phrase, given the definition of crock as an earthenware …

  7. vice versa - WordReference Forums

    May 15, 2022 · Secondly, when you move the power expression, the exponent changes sign: it could go from positive to negative or from negative to positive. A correct statement would be: When an …

  8. pronoun for "the general public": it or they - WordReference Forums

    Jun 29, 2015 · You wouldn't say, "the individual malignant cells that make up the tumor are multiplying and growing at an exponential rate" (at least if you're trying to be concise). You'd just say "the tumor …

  9. to be slow to do / slowly do something | WordReference Forums

    Jun 8, 2011 · Hello! I know for sure the difference between "to be quick to do something" and "to do something quickly". I would like to know the difference between "to be slow to do something" and "to …

  10. Why is Bulgarian considered an "analytical" language, when it's really ...

    Nov 13, 2023 · By definition an analytical language has a low morpheme to word ratio, and makes little use of affixes. As far as I know Bulgarian has a rich derivational and inflectional verbal morphology …