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  1. Note-making vs. note making [Hyphenated nouns] - WordReference …

    Aug 11, 2018 · Hi, Earlier this day I was doing some fill in the blanks questions, and in one point the answer was to be note-making, but what I wrote was note making. I wonder whether the two words …

  2. take notes of vs take notes on - WordReference Forums

    Mar 9, 2022 · You take notes on a subject, or on the article. You take note of a specific point. Taking notes is a kind of writing - taking note is a kind of paying attention.

  3. How to describe the water sound when I take a bath?

    Feb 11, 2018 · I would just say "the sound of the shower spray." I don't see gurgling (too slow), rushing (too unusual), gushing (too large a volume). Note that if you're taking a shower, you're taking a …

  4. has been taken/taking - WordReference Forums

    Aug 10, 2011 · Hello everybody, I found this sentence in my book: "Ordinary post has been taken over by e-mail which stands for electronic mail." But I am confused because I do not know this tense. …

  5. Take in the sun - WordReference Forums

    Feb 8, 2012 · Well, thank you everybody for your help! So, does 'take in the sun' mean 'spending some time outdoors in a sunny place' more than literally 'sunbathing'? NOTE: It's from an American TV show.

  6. take over from/for - WordReference Forums

    Mar 1, 2016 · Cartos Ortega will be taking over as sales manager next year. Ortega took over from Margaret Cummings, who had been the sales manager for 14 years. takeover n. When people who …

  7. Calling the roll/roll-call = taking the register [BrE?]

    Nov 20, 2017 · You correctly defined the meaning of "taking the register" at the beginning of this thread The part of your post that I quoted in #11 suggests that there's some difference in meaning between …

  8. take vs get sleep - WordReference Forums

    Dec 2, 2017 · Note that while this may work in British English, it would be completely unnatural in American English, and therefore regarded as wrong. In AE, one might be told to " get some sleep", …

  9. When For / For When - WordReference Forums

    Jan 4, 2017 · Note that the above question only works when the first speaker does not mention the date. Ex. -I'd like a reservation for tonight. -For when? -For what time? If you used the first one here, the …

  10. I'm taking/going to take - WordReference Forums

    Aug 13, 2018 · Could you explain the difference between these sentences to me? 1. I'm going to take my passport photo in 15 minutes. 2. I'm taking my passport photo in 15 minutes. Thank you!