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“due” instead of “to”?
“Because of” and “Due to” after adjectiveI switched out the Orb “on” himto be due something - in the meaning of expecting, owingIs there any semantic difference between due/due to and because/because of?Usage of “matches were contesting”?Why this sentence used “with” instead of “of”If I told her I love/loved her now, she'd probably not take it seriously. -— Usage of reported speechplacement of “at” before “the approach”Can “due to” mean “resulted from”The difference in meaning of “Due”
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"Take your orni and fly due south-west."
I heard this quote in a dialogue from the game "Dune" and I was wondering if the usage of "due" is applicable in this case.
word-usage prepositions grammaticality
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"Take your orni and fly due south-west."
I heard this quote in a dialogue from the game "Dune" and I was wondering if the usage of "due" is applicable in this case.
word-usage prepositions grammaticality
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"Take your orni and fly due south-west."
I heard this quote in a dialogue from the game "Dune" and I was wondering if the usage of "due" is applicable in this case.
word-usage prepositions grammaticality
"Take your orni and fly due south-west."
I heard this quote in a dialogue from the game "Dune" and I was wondering if the usage of "due" is applicable in this case.
word-usage prepositions grammaticality
word-usage prepositions grammaticality
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In your example sentence due is used as an adverb. According to The Free Dictionary, definition #1, as adverb, it means straight, directly.
- Straight; directly: Go due west.
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
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"Due" in this case means "exactly". That is "due southwest" means to travel at 225 degrees (if north is 0).
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In your example sentence due is used as an adverb. According to The Free Dictionary, definition #1, as adverb, it means straight, directly.
- Straight; directly: Go due west.
Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
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In your example sentence due is used as an adverb. According to The Free Dictionary, definition #1, as adverb, it means straight, directly.
- Straight; directly: Go due west.
Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
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Jun 8 at 21:19
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
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Jun 9 at 5:20
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In your example sentence due is used as an adverb. According to The Free Dictionary, definition #1, as adverb, it means straight, directly.
- Straight; directly: Go due west.
In your example sentence due is used as an adverb. According to The Free Dictionary, definition #1, as adverb, it means straight, directly.
- Straight; directly: Go due west.
answered Jun 8 at 19:24
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Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
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Jun 8 at 21:19
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
– Lucian Sava
Jun 9 at 5:20
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Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
– Rare
Jun 8 at 21:19
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
– Lucian Sava
Jun 9 at 5:20
Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
– Rare
Jun 8 at 21:19
Mersi de informatii, esti cumva traducator?
– Rare
Jun 8 at 21:19
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Da, așa este, @Rare.
– Lucian Sava
Jun 9 at 5:20
Da, așa este, @Rare.
– Lucian Sava
Jun 9 at 5:20
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"Due" in this case means "exactly". That is "due southwest" means to travel at 225 degrees (if north is 0).
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"Due" in this case means "exactly". That is "due southwest" means to travel at 225 degrees (if north is 0).
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"Due" in this case means "exactly". That is "due southwest" means to travel at 225 degrees (if north is 0).
"Due" in this case means "exactly". That is "due southwest" means to travel at 225 degrees (if north is 0).
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