Long ago we used to write on slates with a little stick!
One common use of the word "slate" is as a dark gray rock that can be split into thin layers, often used in roofing. An example sentence could be: "The old farmhouse had a slate roof that added to its rustic charm."
She wrote her daily schedule on a slate hung by the door.
"Hello, I would like some slate please, and make it extralarge this time!"
The project was renamed, restructured, and began their work again with a clean slate.
The compound noun 'Slate Creek' is a proper noun, the name of a specific creek in Idaho, in California, and in Virginia.A proper noun is always capitalized.The common noun 'creek' is a general word for a small waterway; a word for any creek of any kind.A common noun is capitalized only when it's the first word in a sentence.
Yes, clean slate is an expression. The official definition for the word clean slate is "an opportunity to start over without prejudice."
The a in slate is long because of the e on the end.Remove the e and it becomes slat with a short a.
Maybe slate of candidates is the word you are looking for.
No. Slate does not rhyme with kneel. If you mean something else, please write your question more clearly.
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