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American/Canadian English speakers: do you use 'queue' for a physical line? *Please answer based on your own everyday usage, not what you think is “correct”. And please vote only if you’re a native speaker of American or Canadian English. **(I’m not asking about digital/technical uses such as a print queue or a queue in programming.)

What's the difference ? I haven't played sports in 15 years i haven't played sports for 15 years

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Any other introverts have an appointment at 4 PM and somehow feel like you can't do anything else all day because you have to mentally prepare for the fact that you have an appointment at 4 PM?

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I've been thinking about the word 'anticipate' and I'm curious whether other speakers feel the same subtle nuance I do. I know that *anticipate* is basically neutral: you can anticipate something positive, negative, or simply predictable. But to my ear, even in a positive context, anticipate seems to create a little emotional distance from whatever is being anticipated: - I'm really looking forward to the trip. - I'm anticipating a wonderful trip. The second sentence is positive, but somehow sounds more detached, formal, or even slightly “watchful” to me - as if you're mentally preparing for something rather than emotionally looking forward to it. The same feeling seems even stronger in phrases like: - We anticipate further changes. - We anticipate strong growth. - We anticipate some difficulties. So here's my question for native speakers: 1. Do you also perceive this slight emotional detachment in 'anticipate', or is this purely my non-native intuition? If you do feel it, how would you describe the nuance? 2. And would ''anticipate'' sound natural to you in a very personal, emotionally enthusiastic context, or would you normally choose 'look forward to' / 'expect' instead?

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