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adv.AdverbMore exactly; more correctly
I would say the temperature is freezing, rather than cold
adv.AdverbPreferably; instead
I want to study rather than watch television, I have a test tomorrow
prep.PrepositionInstead of
I would prefer to stay home rather than go out tonight.
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
- Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
- out of this more, do they say, bitter rather
than better.
out of this more, do they say, bitter rather than better.
- You know, cramped rather than expanded.
You know, cramped rather than expanded.
The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
- and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
- rather than just going for the most aerodynamic
shape possible.
rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
Knight
- rather than as mounted infantry, and would continue to do so for centuries thereafter.
rather than as mounted infantry, and would continue to do so for centuries thereafter.
The 7 Things You Can Do to Make a Relationship Work
- rather than conceiving of it as an emotion that for the most part flows fairly logically,
rather than conceiving of it as an emotion that for the most part flows fairly logically,
- thought of as a predictable reward rather than a random benediction.
thought of as a predictable reward rather than a random benediction.
A Cake or a Biscuit? - The Lengthy and Expensive Saga of the Jaffa Cake
- Not being too fond of this requirement, the company changed the name slightly, using potato "crisps" rather than potato "chips".
Not being too fond of this requirement, the company changed the name slightly, using potato "crisps" rather than potato "chips".
- In order to avoid the Value-Added Tax, Proctor & Gamble argues in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a "crisp",
In order to avoid the Value-Added Tax, Proctor & Gamble argues in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a "crisp",
10 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life
- Letting go allows you to live more fully in the present - rather than remaining tethered to the past.
Letting go allows you to live more fully in the present - rather than remaining tethered to the past.
Is hybrid work the new normal?
- So what works better is evaluating people on their performance, rather than trying to watch exactly what they do.
So what works better is evaluating people on their performance, rather than trying to watch exactly what they do.
How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.
Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.
- Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.
Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.
Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?
- By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
- From there, the light spreads back out, causing them to see a fuzzy image rather than a crisp one.
From there, the light spreads back out, causing them to see a fuzzy image rather than a crisp one.