Success or successes? Which is correct? - English Language & Usage ...
Apr 21, 2014 · Yes, it is safe to add "even" or "much" before, they are adverbs and provide emphasis. As far as success vs successes this just depends on what you want to say. Success can be defined …
"Success" or "successes" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Which is correct? The newspaper described the success of people like Bob and Joe. The newspaper described the successes of people like Bob and Joe.
Hat-trick is for three, what's the word for four consecutive successes?
Nov 8, 2025 · The word I am looking for is about "Four consecutive successes" that refer to achieving a successful outcome in four trials or events that occur one immediately after another, without any …
What is a word for "to take pleasure in someone else's success"?
Aug 22, 2015 · This appears to be similar to this question, What's the antonym for Schadenfreude? With the two most up-voted answers being Mitgefühl (a German word for "compassion") and Mudita (a …
single word requests - "Success", "Failure" and what's in-between ...
Jul 21, 2015 · a modicum of success gradations of success segue to success interim success the interpenetration of the failures of the past and partial successes of the present coinherence of failure …
What does "here's to someone/thing" mean? - English Language
Apr 26, 2012 · I got an email from an instructor today. Towards the end of email she says: "Here is to finishing off the semester in a positive way." What does that mean?
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Ambiguity of "not.... because" by Winston Churchill
Sep 29, 2024 · It is classic Brit understatement, and you can take anything Churchill said at any time as gorgeous use of the language. Also, read "because" as based on: our successes are hardly (not) …
What's the meaning of bold part? [closed] - English Language & Usage ...
May 13, 2019 · 1 1) Yes, the Cambridge definition you have cited fits this usage perfectly. The idea is that the "early successes" of the digital-first approach will serve as a foundation for further success, …
Is "putative" something "good" or "bad"? - English Language & Usage ...
Nov 8, 2018 · @JasonBassford Is it really completely neutral? I mean, the putative thing can be either positive or negative, but I think calling it "putative" has at least a strong whiff of skepticism about the …