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mar 20 at 18:42
Where did the idiom “giving a heads up” come from?
mar 11 at 11:53
Fractions as phrasal (compound) adjectives
feb 5 at 9:48
Footnote marks at end of a sentence
jan 6 at 1:41
What is the origin of “sucker” and “it sucks”?
nov 20 at 22:48
Transitive form of “to be”
oct 8 at 23:55
Is “put” imperative in this sentence?
oct 1 at 14:35
Is there a more fancy name for a “kitchen hole”?
sep 16 at 16:14
UK English: Is “dived” a valid word?
aug 30 at 11:31
Difference between phrase and idiom
aug 15 at 12:20
“Let's play with each other” vs. “Let's play together”
jul 18 at 18:05
Is the word “representativity” possible?
mar 1 '12 at 21:25
What is a word in English that means “able to learn new things quickly”?
feb 21 '12 at 3:58
Is “injur” a word?
feb 18 '12 at 22:49
What does “shooting trout in a demitasse cup” mean?
dec 22 '11 at 2:17
Do you have English counterpart to “To ask a question is a shame of a moment. Not to ask the question is a shame for whole life”?
oct 30 '11 at 17:08
Why isn't the ball used in football called “a football ball”?
sep 12 '11 at 22:09
How is “organic” different from “natural”?
sep 12 '11 at 14:59
“He recommended that they are separated” - is this valid?
sep 6 '11 at 10:44
What's the meaning of the symbol ‡?
sep 3 '11 at 9:03
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aug 31 '11 at 23:29
Why are the words Reich and Kaiser capitalised in English?
aug 29 '11 at 17:47
Is there a reason to use “mono” over “uni”?
jul 28 '11 at 15:18
What does “proverbial man with a hammer” mean in this context?
jul 9 '11 at 11:34
Why is “t” sometimes pronounced like “d” in American English?
jul 4 '11 at 17:16
“Groom” in Marriage?
jun 13 '11 at 14:52
'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected'
jun 7 '11 at 14:39
Do we say and write 21 / 31 / 41 item or itemS?
jun 5 '11 at 1:41
Did English ever have a word for 'yes' for negative questions?
jun 5 '11 at 1:01
How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?
jun 4 '11 at 17:06
How can I write out 1.5?
may 31 '11 at 18:57
What is the name for this “…” punctuation?
may 31 '11 at 12:52
That which comes before the “sequel”
may 27 '11 at 8:38
Why do non-native English users often spell “standard” as “standart”?
may 21 '11 at 10:35
Is “ringing somebody up” exclusive to telephone use in British English?
may 20 '11 at 19:09
How does one use the adjectival noun “l'enfant terrible”?
may 18 '11 at 1:52
Origin of the term “fast asleep”
may 12 '11 at 20:31
Is there a word for answering a question with a question?
may 11 '11 at 18:39
Perdition vs Hell
may 11 '11 at 13:04
Should rhetorical questions end with a period?
may 11 '11 at 3:09
What's an eloquent way to say “The secret is out?”
may 8 '11 at 2:47
What's the difference between “FWIW” and “IMHO”?
may 4 '11 at 9:59
What words can I use to indicate how hungry I am?
may 3 '11 at 13:29
What's the difference between “puberty” and “adolescence”?
apr 27 '11 at 7:33
“Not much I can hand to you this very moment”
apr 27 '11 at 7:28
Is there a system for creating words for ordinal numbers?
apr 25 '11 at 0:28
Is “holiday” derived from “holy day”?
apr 20 '11 at 8:12
Is the expression 'half a percent' acceptable in formal English?
apr 18 '11 at 19:52
Can “his/her” be replaced by “his”?
apr 16 '11 at 16:57
Correct usage of “parallel” versus “in parallel” versus “parallelly”
apr 1 '11 at 5:55
On the specifics of illegitimate children
mar 29 '11 at 19:11
“Unselect” or “Deselect”?
mar 29 '11 at 19:06
“Arab” or “Arabic” or “Arabian”?
mar 27 '11 at 21:05
What's the difference between “null” and “void” in legal language?
mar 25 '11 at 15:10
Did the underscore character exist before modern computers?
mar 25 '11 at 4:35
What are the metaphorical ways to say that someone has died?
mar 25 '11 at 0:00
Gender-independent replacement for “fiancée” and “fiancé”
mar 24 '11 at 18:20
Does “to err on the side of … ” indicate wrongdoing?
mar 23 '11 at 12:00
“Extirpation” vs “Perdition” vs “Smash”
