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  1. people with/from/of different backgrounds - WordReference Forums

    Nov 27, 2016 · There are some discussions here: Of/with/from different background. But it is not exactly what I am looking for. I am wondering which of the following is correct: (a) I've been working with …

  2. as different as - WordReference Forums

    Apr 15, 2020 · Two circumstances are mentioned. Using "as different as" to introduce them suggests that they are very different indeed, and that they are just two examples representing extreme ends of …

  3. On different days or in different days? - WordReference Forums

    Jul 16, 2021 · It was "They had to change TV channels on different days at different times". I read "in different days" could be correct too, I don't know. Thank you in advance for your help too.

  4. Different + singular or plural? - WordReference Forums

    Feb 13, 2020 · Hi, I have an issue I cannot resolve, neither can I identify the relevant rules/information. I have doubts of whether "different" should be always followed by a plural, or if the singular is allowed …

  5. What is the relationship between Khmer, Thai, and Viet languages

    Oct 26, 2007 · Thai and Lao belong to a completely different language family, viz. Tai-Kadai. This kind of classification makes an abstraction of the influence of other languages over the centuries, possible …

  6. act different / differently - WordReference Forums

    Oct 19, 2013 · Dear all, There was a big earthquake in the country and many people regret that if they had known beforehand the big one would come, they could have acted (differently / different) and …

  7. What to call words like uh, um, uh-huh, hmm - WordReference Forums

    Dec 5, 2006 · Hi everyone! Recently, I wrote a long paper on words such as those in the title and how their meanings change according to intonation. My professor advised me to refer to them as …

  8. quite a different story - WordReference Forums

    Apr 15, 2008 · How would you translate quite in the above? I guess it is emphatic - i.e. a different story entirely/completely? What do you think? I would say perhaps: cuenta otra historia enteramente How …

  9. العربية (Arabic) - WordReference Forums

    Sep 23, 2005 · Questions about Arabic, or translations between Arabic and any other language.

  10. has tried several different jobs (question about the tense)

    Dec 29, 2022 · She has tried several different jobs before she decided to become a full-time writer. Why not "had tried" or just "tried"? Is the present perfect tense the best choice here? My first thought was …