Famous Question Badge - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

apr 26 at 13:10

“Thank both of you” — WAF 1,1161617

apr 26 at 10:20

“I have chosen,” “I choose,” or “I am choosing”? — ani 1111

apr 26 at 9:05

Difference between “selfish” and “self-centered” — lovesh 138115

apr 26 at 1:29

Is there a proper way to quote something someone said in a press release without using the form: said Nate? — Nate Pinchot 111115

apr 25 at 14:24

Is 'but rather' considered grammatically correct? — Adam Mosheh 2051210

apr 24 at 23:59

Which one is right? He works at XYZ company or in XYZ company? — WenDaBang 23113

apr 24 at 17:58

Is “conversate” a word? — Tester101 260138

apr 24 at 15:38

When should “into” be used rather than “in to,” and vice versa? — Lord Torgamus 1,71131628

apr 24 at 2:37

What is the origin of the phrase “Top of the morning to you”? — hafichuk 246128

apr 22 at 1:57

What is the origin and meaning of the phrase 'bane of my existence'? — acmshar 121114

apr 21 at 23:22

“Whole day” or “all day”? — misho 3732512

apr 21 at 5:17

“Please advise” — why is this a common turn of phrase for foreign speakers of English? — Billare 9,215845157

apr 21 at 3:42

“proficient <in/at/with>” What is the correct usage? — c0smikdebris 134117

apr 20 at 13:29

Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular? — Abel 5681313

apr 19 at 18:34

How does one use the Latin word “cum” in a sentence? — Billare 9,215845157

apr 19 at 16:19

“Calling dibs” - what does it imply? — Jan 3871310

apr 19 at 12:14

“My friends and I” vs. “My friends and me” vs. “Me and my friends” — soutarm 5301312

apr 19 at 5:54

“Recommend you [do something]” or “Recommend you to [do something]”? — H. D. Moghaddam 1111

apr 18 at 22:34

What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line? — Mehper C. Palavuzlar 14.6k1557123

apr 17 at 18:23

Is using “fruits” as the plural of “fruit” acceptable? — xerxesb 63114

apr 17 at 15:31

What would be an appropriate opposite of “exceed”? — Lars Andren 165117

apr 17 at 12:40

When ending a list with “etc”, should there be a comma before “etc”? — Eyvind 283128

apr 17 at 1:50

“Movies” vs. “Cinema” vs. “Theater” — what's the difference? — Mehrdad 6282822

apr 17 at 0:40

“I hope this could help you” vs. “I hope it can help you” vs. “Hoped this may help you” — Hugh Zang 1111

apr 16 at 17:24

“My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner” — RegDwighт♦ 45.2k12148240

apr 16 at 16:44

What is the longest palindrome word in English? [closed] — khan 47114

apr 16 at 5:23

What does “going forward” mean? — Edward Tanguay 5,74842345

apr 15 at 13:20

Meaning of “On that note” and how do you use it? — CarmenR 16112

apr 15 at 11:40

Which is correct: “of course” or “ofcourse”? — ykombinator 4351412

apr 14 at 17:09

“Can hardly wait” versus “can't hardly wait” — Kal 163115

apr 14 at 12:58

Is “I'd've” proper use of the English language? — Kobi 4421410

apr 14 at 9:13

Origin and meaning of “You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar” — jadarnel27 183119

apr 13 at 18:52

“What about you?” versus “How about you?” — SampleJACK 208137

apr 13 at 10:37

Use of “I”, “we” and the passive voice in a scientific thesis [duplicate] — oceanhug 241135

apr 12 at 9:54

Meaning of the phrase “to name a few”? [closed] — bnguyen82 181116

apr 11 at 15:58

What does “I stand corrected” mean? — TCL 292138

apr 11 at 12:28

'Seen as' or 'seeing as' — nicholas ainsworth 3,02621846

apr 10 at 4:53

Origin and exact meaning of the phrase “I have to go see a man about a dog” [closed] — Doug T. 8011622

apr 9 at 21:33

“Paid” vs “payed” — Phil 174115

apr 9 at 11:02

Why is it “on *the* one hand”? — Pekka 웃 7801619

apr 9 at 2:06

Which one is correct? “Explain me” or “Explain to me”? — Mehper C. Palavuzlar 14.6k1557123

apr 8 at 20:11

How should I write a whip sound? — Dian 1,2541919

apr 8 at 12:45

Usage of “p.” versus “pp.” versus “pg.” to denote page numbers and page ranges — Steven Xu 171116

apr 6 at 20:18

What does “duly” mean in the phrase “duly noted”? — Scott Rippey 135116

apr 6 at 11:02

Differences between slang words for breasts — Sergey 571158

apr 5 at 23:42

What is the difference between “skeptical” and “cynical”? — ikartik90 6753614

apr 5 at 16:01

What do I call a person who is participating in a survey? — fredley 2411310

apr 5 at 12:56

Should I put a comma before the last item in a list? — Chris Dwyer 4,50352349

apr 3 at 16:19

“There are so many” vs. “There is so many” — Maxpm 7661514

apr 3 at 7:39

What is the rule for adjective order? — RegDwighт♦ 45.2k12148240

apr 3 at 3:09

What does “thy” mean? — kiamlaluno 28.7k863171

apr 2 at 16:58

Should the words “city”/“state”/“province” be capitalized (if not followed by the name of the city)? — CodeSlave 3021410

apr 2 at 3:32

“have been” versus “had been” in questions [duplicate] — Paul 13113

apr 2 at 1:22

What is the difference between “accumulative” and “cumulative”? — NickC 7672421

apr 1 at 18:41

Did I “get” (or “take”) my degree “from” (or “in”) the University of Somewhere? — DotNetStudent 138114

mar 31 at 22:55

Why is “happyness” spelled with a Y in the movie title “The Pursuit of Happyness”? — dada123 101115

mar 30 at 16:44

“Has been” vs. “was” — misho 3732512

mar 30 at 5:31

What is the origin and meaning of the phrase “all day” when used in a commercial kitchen? — David Schwartz 5,18311018

mar 29 at 8:56

What is the difference between “nothing but”, “anything but”, and “everything but”? — Eli Bendersky 2911210

mar 29 at 5:50

Origin of the word “cum” — Anderson Silva 3,64653081

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