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  1. Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted? She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.) She quit her job. (She has quit her ...

  2. Can 'An ass that won't quit' connote stubbornness?

    Jul 6, 2021 · An ass that just won't quit is callipygian, not equine. I have Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American slang open to won't quit: outstanding; great; truly beautiful. It's hard to …

  3. What is the basic difference between 'Quit' and 'Give up'?

    Apr 12, 2017 · Quit is more decisive way of stating action ,where as give up is more a reference to desires. So the teacher was saying that you would quit not think of giving up.

  4. Is there a single word for someone who left the company that …

    May 16, 2018 · In a new policy from my company (non-native English, but English is the corporate language), they use the word "defector" to refer to a person who has tendered their …

  5. synonyms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 19, 2013 · 2 The easiest thing to say is " I quit smoking " quit : 4. To abandon or put aside; forsake 5. To cease or discontinue also give up : To desist from; stop I quit smoking two years …

  6. Which is correct - "most quiet" or "quietest"? [duplicate]

    Dec 8, 2013 · Since quiet is a two-syllable adjetive, the rule-of-thumb would make more quiet and most quiet the expected comparative forms; however, quietest and quieter are six-times more …

  7. What do you call a person who keeps on going despite setbacks?

    Dec 3, 2013 · The song from the musical really sums it all up: someone who refuses to quit despite all hardship, someone who like the Eveready Energizer rabbit just keeps going and …

  8. Why use 'step down' instead of 'resign'? Is there any difference?

    To resign is to "quit." To step down is to "climb down" from a high position. It is possible to "step down all the way," as Ray Ozzie did at Microsoft. In this regard, the two are synonymous. On …

  9. "Quite" American vs British English

    Oct 26, 2015 · Since the latter assertion usually didn't need confirmation or reinforcement the use of 'quit' or 'quite' wasn't called for, but if one was addressing a doubting audience one would …

  10. What's a good idiom or saying to say "don't leave your current job ...

    Mar 7, 2017 · I don't know if I've ever seen "don't quit your day job" in a non-insulting context (although often the insult is in a joking tone with no intent to offend).

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