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What is the meaning of 'probe' in the Linux command 'modprobe'? — Orbling 3,82011123
1d ago
What is the meaning of “I don't need no stinking counters”? — Gareth Rees 1,780511
2d ago
Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth — Matthew Read 1,987521
2d ago
Which is right, “bananas and apples” or “apples and bananas” or both? — Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 12.7k32067
2d ago
“Agree on” vs. “agree with” vs. “agree to” — Shyam 7,76532253
2d ago
Eleusian vs. Eleusinian (and, to a lesser extent, Elysian) — terdon 1,36713
2d ago
Meaning of “boroughs of New York City” — Noldorin 6,5551937
may 16 at 6:14
What is a good word for a person who doesn't masturbate? — Ronald 21614
may 16 at 4:03
If , as John Lawler says, orthography is not part of language, how can these commas interfere with today's discussion about gun control? — StoneyB 20.2k12565
may 15 at 1:55
Where did the expression “my two cents” come from? — Brendon 66917
may 14 at 8:19
“Infer” vs. “imply” — can “infer” imply “imply”? — Oddthinking 50128
may 14 at 5:53
What do first, second, and third person perspective mean? Why are they so called? — psmears 9,07412339
may 14 at 4:48
What's the difference between “false”, “counterfeit”, and “forged” when describing a document? — mgb 15.3k11952
may 13 at 19:55
What kind of noun is a picture? — John Lawler 35.3k23299
may 13 at 16:14
Grammaticality of “Shoreditch station to permanently close” — Andrew Leach 25.2k23887
may 12 at 21:12
Why are animal names used as vulgar slang for body parts? — mgb 15.3k11952
may 12 at 12:35
Are all English surnames-made-first-names masculine? — Fraser Orr 6,274921
may 12 at 12:20
Objects with no name, like “the Sun” — JSBձոգչ 32.1k291162
may 11 at 12:46
Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line? — Peter Eisentraut 1,973315
may 11 at 2:48
Why is it ‘A God,’ not ‘God' in Mark Sanford’s “I want to acknowledge a God not just of second chances, but third, fourth, eighth chances”? — Ray 576212
may 11 at 0:53
Why is the noun form of “permit” “permission”? — StoneyB 20.2k12565
may 10 at 19:56
Use of “f ” instead of “s” in historic, printed English documents — starblue 22115
may 10 at 17:05
How common is “thrice”? — Esteban 1093
may 10 at 15:25
Does a gerund always end with -ing? If so, why? — Berthilde 73118
may 10 at 12:54
Why is it ‘A God,’ not ‘God' in Mark Sanford’s “I want to acknowledge a God not just of second chances, but third, fourth, eighth chances”? — TrevorD 5968
may 10 at 5:36
Why do I want to say “the iPhone” instead of just “iPhone”? — Monica Cellio 11.1k22657
may 9 at 16:13
Correct abbreviation of “engineer” — Hugo 30.7k454107
may 9 at 14:27
How to express reduction from 10 or 100 billion to 1 billion — Josh 3194
may 8 at 5:38
Origin of the name “paw-paw” — codelegant 64837
may 8 at 5:23
Imperative vs. Declarative (can a third grader or his parents tell the difference?) — tchrist 36.4k663138
may 7 at 20:38
Is “could've” or “should've” standard English? — nohat♦ 35.7k390176
may 7 at 20:13
When should I not use a ligature in English typesetting? — tchrist 36.4k663138
may 7 at 4:03
Single word for “inhale using your mouth with force or power” — p.s.w.g 1,459115
may 6 at 13:33
Usage of “accrue” in “it accrued to me to gently ask” — Bradd Szonye 2,7881521
may 6 at 9:47
What is meant by “steep learning curve”? — Todd Prouty 46337
may 5 at 19:18
What is a polite way to decline an invitation to hang out with someone? — bracho monacho 1,4961516
may 4 at 15:50
What does “throw back” mean? — Orbling 3,82011123
may 3 at 20:13
What does “brought up by hand” mean? — Mitch 23.1k42989
may 3 at 16:26
“Awesome” vs. “Awful” — Kosmonaut 31.3k189156
may 3 at 5:23
“Satire” versus “sarcasm” — smithco 72127
may 3 at 1:16
How to speak mathematics — Mehper C. Palavuzlar 14.6k1557123
may 2 at 22:25
Origin of the phrase “for the win”? — jwpat7 36.8k539103
may 2 at 21:05
Difference between “spicy” and “hot” — Gnawme 17.8k11745
may 1 at 19:41
When did “Easter egg” begin to mean “hidden feature”? — Hugo 30.7k454107
may 1 at 2:30
What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother? — Mary Jo Finch 22613
apr 30 at 3:34
Ignorantly dishonest — Andrew Leach 25.2k23887
apr 30 at 3:24
Bringing word into existence just by calling and using it — p.s.w.g 1,459115
apr 30 at 2:53
“Dance macabre” or “macabre dance” — HaL 5,5191127
apr 29 at 21:06
“Chair” or “chairman?” — Colin Fine 23.3k1755
apr 29 at 17:15
Is it 'a usual' or 'an usual'? Why? — Jimi Oke 16.7k22359
apr 29 at 15:05
“Legend” or “key”? — chaos 14k13062
apr 29 at 12:14
Is there a subtle difference between “somebody” and “someone”, “anybody” and “anyone”? — JSBձոգչ 32.1k291162
apr 28 at 17:06
Why are the “donkey” and the “butt” both named “ass” the same? — StoneyB 20.2k12565
apr 26 at 9:55
Why do we “chalk it up” to something (or someone)? — Sven Yargs 2,531211
apr 26 at 7:35
Is there a more generic word for US-centrism? — Jason Orendorff 3,056713
apr 26 at 2:19
Mow the lawn, cut the grass, mow the yard, cut the yard …what is correct? — z7sg Ѫ 8,16611960
apr 24 at 17:53
Is it acceptable to nest parentheses? — Orbling 3,82011123
apr 24 at 9:57
What would you call someone who sells information? — p.s.w.g 1,459115
apr 23 at 23:37
Meaning of “What else is new” — Kevin 3,618922
apr 23 at 13:20
Does the use of “port” for one side of ship relate to the word “port” meaning harbour? — dotsamuelswan 451113
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