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aug 25 '11 at 20:28

How do noun clauses work when they seem to leave no independent clause? — JSBձոգչ 32.2k291162

aug 25 '11 at 20:08

What do you call someone who betrays his/her spouse? — Zoot 2,397524

aug 25 '11 at 19:38

Is there an American English equivalent of the British idiom “carrying coals to Newcastle”? — FrustratedWithFormsDesigner 5,72311227

aug 25 '11 at 18:53

Some sentences in the beginning of movie “Forrest Gump” — JSBձոգչ 32.2k291162

aug 25 '11 at 18:38

Blood - Bloods - pluralisation — Thursagen 1450118

aug 25 '11 at 17:23

What do you call a person who is always online on the Internet? — Alenanno 12.4k22049

aug 25 '11 at 17:23

What do you call a person who is always online on the Internet? — FumbleFingers 58.5k659185

aug 25 '11 at 15:43

How did “sinister”, the Latin word for “left-handed”, get its current meaning? — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 25 '11 at 15:28

What is the difference between “daemon” and “demon” in a religious context? — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 25 '11 at 14:23

What word means “someone who ignores emotion in the face of pain”? — Robusto 82.5k12157315

aug 25 '11 at 13:33

When is it appropriate to end a question without a question mark? — Alenanno 12.4k22049

aug 25 '11 at 8:23

What do you call a disk with a hole in the middle? — John Tobler 41319

aug 25 '11 at 6:48

What's the name for people with black hair? — lzcd 24113

aug 25 '11 at 2:07

What do you call a disk with a hole in the middle? — Mitch 23.1k42989

aug 24 '11 at 23:12

What do you call a disk with a hole in the middle? — Theta30 1,44111231

aug 24 '11 at 19:17

More formal way of saying: “Sorry to bug you again about this, but …” — Peter Taylor 2,528815

aug 24 '11 at 19:02

Which term was coined first? “England” or “English”? — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 24 '11 at 16:07

Pluralization of names — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 24 '11 at 12:06

Is “thankyou” acceptable as a single word? — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 24 '11 at 2:31

Is there an alternative to the word “coincidence” to describe when two say the same word spontaneously? — Callithumpian 17.7k13078

aug 24 '11 at 0:26

Rules for nominalizing a verb — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 23 '11 at 19:35

(post deleted or otherwise unavailable) — Antony Quinn 2,6092918

aug 23 '11 at 17:05

“Faster, not sooner” — Philoto 3,995910

aug 23 '11 at 15:50

How are “i.e.” and “e.g.” pronounced? — Ben McCormack 33124

aug 23 '11 at 15:30

Why “job” in “nut job” — Thursagen 1450118

aug 23 '11 at 15:15

Why “job” in “nut job” — David Schwartz 5,19311018

aug 23 '11 at 10:40

How to pronounce “Linux” — Jez 5,79621858

aug 23 '11 at 9:00

More formal way of saying: “Sorry to bug you again about this, but …” — Andrew Neely 2,416316

aug 22 '11 at 19:19

Adjective used to mean “smellable” — buildsucceeded 509212

aug 22 '11 at 18:09

More formal way of saying: “Sorry to bug you again about this, but …” — Wesley Murch 1,1201817

aug 22 '11 at 16:29

Meaning of “to get stuffed” — Jeremy 4,588816

aug 22 '11 at 15:09

What does ‘alpha’ mean in the phrase, “A plea came for the President to be more alpha.” — Brian M. Scott 1,905210

aug 22 '11 at 15:04

Word for not being happy with something but having to be satisfied with it — Henrik N 1,368414

aug 22 '11 at 10:39

Word for not being happy with something but having to be satisfied with it — RGW1976 1,782511

aug 22 '11 at 9:04

Alternatives to “skating on thin ice” — Hellion 24.5k13190

aug 22 '11 at 3:19

Is it correct to say “He got a fatal injury in the accident” when there is a possibility that the person’s life will be saved? — FumbleFingers 58.5k659185

aug 22 '11 at 2:09

What does “akin to” mean in etymologies in dictionary entries? — nohat♦ 35.8k390176

aug 22 '11 at 0:24

Using “a” vs “an” with 'very' — Thursagen 1450118

aug 21 '11 at 21:44

Word for not being happy with something but having to be satisfied with it — jela 60633

aug 21 '11 at 16:09

Word for not being happy with something but having to be satisfied with it — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 20 '11 at 15:33

Replacement for “God forbid” — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 20 '11 at 9:22

Which is correct: “rack my brain” or “wrack my brain”? — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 19 '11 at 22:37

Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you someone else’s email? — dr jimbob 39426

aug 19 '11 at 14:27

Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you someone else’s email? — RGW1976 1,782511

aug 19 '11 at 13:52

“Dieing” vs “dying” — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 19 '11 at 13:02

Short word that means “someone who takes notes” — aedia λ 6,14532145

aug 19 '11 at 10:07

Why father is called “dada” and not “fafa” — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 19 '11 at 3:46

Exactly what language do I (we) speak? — waiwai933♦ 8,56523965

aug 19 '11 at 2:26

What is wrong with “I don’t like these kind of things”? — Charlie 3,4491125

aug 18 '11 at 12:36

What does the phrase “half seven” mean? — Richard Rodriguez 14.5k53865

aug 18 '11 at 8:40

“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something” — psmears 9,09412339

aug 18 '11 at 3:11

Do we say “… is greater or equal to…” or “… is greater or equal than…”? — TimLymington 16.5k22857

aug 18 '11 at 1:06

In “Are you staff?” does “staff” need to be preceded with an article? — Jon Purdy 16.9k3981

aug 17 '11 at 16:41

Do we say “… is greater or equal to…” or “… is greater or equal than…”? — RGW1976 1,782511

aug 17 '11 at 16:11

What did Charlie Sheen mean when he used the phrase “banging 7 gram rocks”? — Robusto 82.5k12157315

aug 17 '11 at 15:46

Using “a/an” with uncountable nouns in exclamation sentences — Jeremy 4,588816

aug 17 '11 at 15:46

What's the difference between a gerund and a participle? — nohat♦ 35.8k390176

aug 17 '11 at 15:41

Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble — Peter Shor 23k3285

aug 17 '11 at 13:26

Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble — simchona♦ 22.3k464104

aug 17 '11 at 9:41

What is the factual basis for “pirate speech”? (Did pirates really say things like “shiver me timbers”?) — MikeVaughan 3,314925

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