Is it ungrammatical? Thanks. Yes, it is ungrammatical, Elinor. You place/put emphasis (noun) on something. You emphasize (verb) something. A synonym for "emphasis" is "stress". Let's try: 1. Some schools stress physical education. 2. Some schools stress on physical education. 3. Some schools lay stress on physical education.
Hello Crockett In life, money is a frequent synonym of happiness. In life, money is a frequent synonym for happiness. Aren't both correct? I thought so. Maybe not, after all. If not, are there cases where "synonym of" is better than "synonym for" and the other way round? Thank you.
Is there another word for a person who doesn't finish most of the things he starts? I am looking for a synonym for Half @s*
I'm translating a book on the Soviet revolution. At one point, the writer mentions some adverse conditions the Bolsheviks are in. Then he uses this sentence: "Such a mixture would probably have been a devil's brew even if the Bolsheviks had not been stirring the pot." I couldn't exactly figure out the underlined phrase here. Can anyone give a close synonym? I checked almost every corner on the ...
Hi, I'm searching for a synonym for the phrase "two weeks" or "15 days". I remember that there's a particular single word that can be used to say "two weeks", but I can't find it :( Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a synonym of "breeding ground" in the following sense: "A place or set of circumstances that encourages the development of certain ideas or conditions." Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin...