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#2 (permalink) Thu Apr 20, 2006 14:52 pm Difference between "Name" and "Call" her |
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Hi Enlearnercn
Maybe I can explain this for you.
You can 'call' someone or something a lot of different things, but these don't have to be "official" names. Usually someone or something has only one "official" name.
For example, people call George W. Bush a lot of different things. Some of those things are official titles: 'Commander-in-Chief', 'President', etc. Some of those things are nicknames: 'W', 'Dubyah', etc. But some of the things that George W. Bush is called are quite negative - which I won't list here. :wink:
However, his parents named him George W. Bush when he was born. That is his name.
You can also use the verb 'to name' in another way.
For example: Can you name all of the countries that are part of the European Union?
This way of using 'to name' means to specify or cite.
Hope that helps. Amy _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:08 am Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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So, what the choice "describe" doesn't make sense? |
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Watie I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Sun Dec 20, 2009 19:48 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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Hi Watie
As you can see Forbiden Forest is the title given by people to a specific forest. That's what the forest is called. Describe on the other hand, is used to say what the forest is like by giving a more detailed account of it in words.
They described the Forbidden Forest as a formidable and awe-inspiring sight.
I hope it answers your question. Regards Ali |
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Aliraf62 You can meet me at english-test.net

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#5 (permalink) Tue Mar 29, 2011 18:22 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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Can we use the verb entitle? |
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Azat2 New Member

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#6 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2012 14:37 pm capital or small letter? |
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Is it permitted to write the first singular person pronoun "I" in small letter? |
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Tommaso New Member
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#7 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2012 17:36 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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No, never, not even in the middle of a sentence or with an abbreviated form such as "I'll" and "I'm". _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#8 (permalink) Tue Jul 17, 2012 17:36 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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Azat2 wrote: | Can we use the verb entitle? |
Not in the above context. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#9 (permalink) Thu Jul 19, 2012 17:13 pm DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SORT OUT AND WORK OUT |
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"Sort out some answers" "Work out some answers"
I cannot understand well the difference. Thank you |
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Tommaso New Member
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#10 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:28 am Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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'Sort out' means 'organise' and 'work out' means 'calculate'.
Look at this:
There are many difficulties that we have to deal with. We must sort out the big problems from the small ones and then we have to work out some solutions to them.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#11 (permalink) Sun Jul 22, 2012 18:42 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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Thank you very much. |
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Tommaso New Member
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#12 (permalink) Sun Jul 22, 2012 19:00 pm Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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I don't think you teachers are authorised to send personal e-mails and you should limit to answering to our requests. I'll ask about. Tommaso |
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Tommaso New Member
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#13 (permalink) Mon Jul 23, 2012 0:05 am Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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What are you referring to, Tommaso? _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#14 (permalink) Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:11 am Difference between "name" and "call" her |
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when do we use the word "notwithstanding"? |
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Nerfezap I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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