Hello Alan and Torsten ! Explain the difference please between “to reckon” and “to presume”
Thank you very much in advance
Terminator :evil:
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Hi Terminator,
I think reckon is used by British people and it’s a bit less formal than presume.
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But what do the two words mean?
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I reckon you have a dictionary.
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Then I think the two words are the same to some extent.
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After two university years, I was left with superficial knowledge of subjects that I studied and a few notebooks consisting of only the terms and definitions of all the courses taken
or
After two university years, I was left with superficial knowledge of subjects that I had studied and a few notebooks consisting of only the terms and definitions of all the courses I had taken
Which is more correct? And why?
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I just thought had studied is more correct because we use had when we mention specific period and in this sentence two years are given as a period.
If I’m right pls confirm or if you can give another explanation pls.
Thanks in advance.
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Yeah it’s the only correct one not more or less correct. But use LEFT instead of WAS LEFT which would mean you were deserted.
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Dear teachers,
Could you please explain to me the difference between “legend” and an “icon”.
“resist” and “refuse”.
Could you please also tell me what exactly is a “self-made?” I want to know because everyone seems to have their own definition of what a self-made person is. Thank you!
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Well, to me the term icon is more modern because in addition to referring to a very popular person it can also describe a pictograph or graphic displayed on a computer or smartphone screen. I think a legend is a person who is a charismatic leader while an icon can be any famous person such as a pop-star.
As for the difference between ‘to refuse’ and ‘to resist’, ‘to refuse’ is followed by an infinitive as in ‘He refused to help her’ while ‘to resist’ is followed by a noun as in ‘It was not easy to resist the temptation’.
Finally, for me a ‘self-made man’ is a person who has achieved a great level of success through their own efforts rather than by luck. Strangely enough we usually talk about ‘self-made men’ and much more seldom if ever about ‘self-made women’.
Let’s see what @Alan and @Anglophile have to say ;-).
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Not a great deal to add. Both ‘resist’ and ‘refuse’ can take objects. When followed by a verb we say - I refuse to change my mind - I resisted changing my mind.
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I agree with Torsten, and Alan for his addition.
To me, a legend is a person who has left a trail of themself for others to feel proud of and, perhaps, to follow suit.
To be gender neutral, we may say self-made person for both men and women.
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thank you, teachers!
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You are welcome. Please do keep posting your questions 
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