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quarta-feira, 8 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Extraneous

Extraneous:   estranho, alheio, irrelevante, externo, exterior, extrínseco, insignificante

Synonyms: accidental, adventitious, alien, extrinsic, external, foreign, supervenient

“She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.

“The architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation.”                   (www.merriam-webster.com)


sábado, 31 de março de 2012

Neither here nor there


neither here nor there: não importante, irrelevante
“Whether we like a band or not is neither here nor there. The only thing that matters is whether we can sell enough tickets to their concert.” (www.englishclub.com)