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Green_Evening t1_je6knq6 wrote

Navy Blue is called such, not because of its darkness, but because that was the shade of blue used by the British Royal Navy uniforms. The "Navy" refers to its use by that branch of the military.

If the army used a similarly dark red, then you could argue it's "Navy Red" but instead they wore a brighter scarlet.

So I would argue that bright red is the real "Navy Red".

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wakatenai t1_je6kgac wrote

non native english speakers often end up having a much larger vocabulary and much better at writing papers.

because we learn our english from our parents and other people and how they talk, what words they use.

most non natives learn their english from teachers and books and more "official" english. our parents english isn't college paper english, nor are they dictionaries.

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LadyOfMayhem211 t1_je6j1g1 wrote

Sure you can.

I asked my husband to remove a half dead bush from our front lawn. Out he went with a shovel and dug around it for five minutes before sticking the shovel in the ground and leaving it. He came in complaining about the roots being deep and went and napped.

That was two days ago and there is still half a hole next to that bush.

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