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mar 14 at 19:37
Particular verbal inflection classes in “The Proclamation of Henry III” — love 207118
mar 1 at 15:47
How do the rules of English inform understanding of one of our language's most disputed sentences? — coleopterist 20.3k33197
feb 27 at 4:39
Redneck and usage — livresque 511117
feb 20 at 3:13
Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?) — MετάEd 13.4k63072
jan 30 at 5:45
What's a word for avoiding a question with a generic (fake) answer? — Village 295214
jan 7 at 13:19
Origin of “booty”, meaning buttocks — KitFox♦ 15.8k243112
nov 7 at 19:08
Does a gerund always end with -ing? If so, why? — Zairja 4,029443
sep 30 at 19:09
What is the term for someone who has a last name that can also be a first name? — Jawad 512
jul 24 at 13:26
What exactly is an “adverb”? — JSBձոգչ 32.2k291162
jul 6 at 5:45
What is the most professional name for “squiggly bracket”? — Vishal Suthar 513
jun 24 '12 at 23:59
What is the term for the part of a jingle that states the company name? — J.R. 33.9k23393
jun 20 '12 at 0:09
Is there a name for how the Irish use so, so? — shinyspoongod 30616
may 7 '12 at 22:27
Origin of the term “driver” in computer science — Hugo 30.8k454107
feb 3 '12 at 6:12
Word for someone who is extremely up-to-date with the latest facts (news or research) — Pitarou 6,6841232
jan 8 '12 at 19:03
“I need it to lift 2 tons this time.” “I don't know if it *could* do.” Why do some people use “do” like this? — jwpat7 37k539103
nov 24 '11 at 14:56
Why do I instinctively want to use the present tense with a conditional? — FumbleFingers 58.4k659183
oct 27 '11 at 1:22
Can “already” be used after a simple past verb in American English? — Jim 5,46621457
aug 12 '11 at 6:52
Meaning of “native speaker of English” — Theta30 1,44111231
jul 25 '11 at 15:41
Commas after Conjunctions — Daniel δ 32.2k890201
jul 18 '11 at 19:07
When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word? — waiwai933♦ 8,56523965
jul 8 '11 at 12:08
What does “What price X?” mean? — Jez 5,78621858
jun 28 '11 at 21:34
In what region is “thou”, etc. used in dialect? — Adel 431214
jun 25 '11 at 6:39
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: Is there a name for this kind of punny transference? — Thursagen 1450118
jun 16 '11 at 2:49
Worshippers of the rising sun — Callithumpian 17.7k13078
may 27 '11 at 22:58
A generic noun for something being compared? — Richard Rodriguez 14.5k53865
may 1 '11 at 16:39
What is the factual basis for “pirate speech”? (Did pirates really say things like “shiver me timbers”?) — Billare 9,225845158
apr 3 '11 at 12:34
Why did the descriptive, “Orientals”, shift into a pejorative? — Ankur Banerjee 985421
mar 14 '11 at 16:37
Word meaning coincidence of reference to the unusual — n0nChun 1,493517
jan 25 '11 at 10:57
Alternative to “typo” — F'x 24.8k270160
nov 11 '10 at 19:04
Is there a historical trend towards shorter sentences? — ShreevatsaR 16.4k4578