How can I use the word 'strife' in a sentence?
Thesaurus says this noun means 'struggle, battle'. Can I use it in a sentence to describe a personal battle? When I google it, all that comes up seem to be historical battles, war-related. I want to know this for a poem I'm writing for my Lit class, I don't know what else I can rhyme with 'life'.
I NEED A WORD THAT RHYMES N COMPLETE THIS SENTENCES(WORD ARE THE ONES IN QUOTE)?
"WHITE" SMILE "DIME" DIAL I think it should be "a clock that costs a dime", not a bell that costs a dime. A dial is an instrument serving to tell the hour of the day. Can't see way of linking them up if it's a bell but can vaguely see how someone could have accidentally written "bell" when they meant to write clock.
Is this sentence correct, "Once it's done I will update you"?
It is not necessarily wrong…just harsh.“Once” is the difficult word in this sentence. The ear favors a different word with the same meaning. EX: “When”, “After” or a combination such as, “As soon as” or “The second/minute”.Compare the two sentences:“Once it’s done I will update you.”vs.“When it’s done I will update you.”or better yet…“I will update you, when it’s done.”As a thought on the subject of Once vs. When or (Other possible conjunction), Once is a word that best refers to a past action more so than a future action, and more specifically at times, a single moment in time.As in…Once upon a time, in a land far far away.orShe was once the most respected woman in Hollywood.To illustrate this with your sentence…“I will update you, once it’s done.” - It is not a past event and we do not know the exact moment in time that the event will occur. So we us (when) in place of (once). When implies some uncertainty to the moment in time but does not weaken the sentence at all.There is a substantial amount of leeway in any case but as a good rule of thumb, if it sounds awkward when you read it back, it probably is and you may want to replace it with a nicer sounding word with the same meaning, check punctuation or rearrange the sentence slightly.Hope this helps.James
What Literal Devices does this sentence use?
Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words. “I will never fire a gun,” he devised. “I will not have to.” Especially the sentence: "Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words."
What does "youer" mean in the below quote?
This sentence sounds decidedly Seussian to me. "Youer" is not an actual word in the English language; it is used in this sentence to fit the rhyme scheme, and to use a couplet to enhance exactly what the writer is trying to convey. The writer is just trying to explain that every single person is a unique individual, and no one else has the exact same personality, mannerisms, etc., as you.