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  • 81different strokes for different folks — Of US origin: strokes = comforting gestures of approval or congratulation. Quickly picked up and used in a variety of parodic forms, as in a 1974 Volkswagen advertisement: Different Volks for different folks. 1973 Houston (Texas) Chronicle… …

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  • 82different from, different than, different to — The first two of these expressions are widely used, but different from is preferred by careful, educated writers and speakers: This specimen is different from (not than) that. Unfortunately, but correctly, different from often leads to extra… …

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  • 83different from —  , to, than.  Among the more tenacious beliefs among many writers and editors is that different may be followed only by from. In fact, the belief has no real basis. Different from is, to be sure, the usual form in most sentences and the only… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 84different from, to, than —    Among the more tenacious beliefs among many writers and editors is that different may be followed only by from. At least since 1906, when the Fowler brothers raised the issue in The Kings English, authorities have pointed out that there is no… …

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  • 85Not Afraid — For the Stephanie Smith album, see Not Afraid (album). Not Afraid …

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  • 86Not I — This article is about the play. For the restriction enzyme NotI, see restriction enzyme. Photo of Lisa Dwan, Battersea Arts Centre © Allan Titmuss Not I is a twenty minute dramatic monologue written in 1972 (March 20 to April 1) by Samuel Beckett …

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  • 87different — This word is an adjective, not a noun. He doesn t know any different is standard informal usage, but He doesn t see any different between them is an illiterate statement. In a remark such as I consulted three different lawyers, different is… …

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  • 88different strokes for different folks — (USA)    This idiom means that different people do things in different ways that suit them.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    Each individual has their own tastes and requirements. What suits one person may not suit another.     Alison… …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 89different — adjective 1》 not the same as another or each other; unlike.     ↘informal novel and unusual. 2》 distinct; separate. Derivatives differently adverb differentness noun Usage There is little difference in sense between different from, different to,… …

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  • 90different — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). Usage: Different from is generally regarded as the most acceptable collocation; to is common in less formal use; than is established in US… …

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