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Apr 22 |
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What does “E!” mean in the phrases, a show “makes the debut Sunday E! sets in motion,” and “premiers on E! April 21”? I assume "Jeah" is "yeah", yelled, as a loud and abrupt interjection, so that the 'y' turns into a 'dj' sound; American men performing hypermasculine bonding behavior (often associated with college fraternities) will make such a sound when their favored sports team scores a goal -- hence "frat-thusiastic", which is definitely not a term in wide use. |
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Mar 28 |
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What is a gender-neutral alternative to the expression “man-days”? What possible ambiguity is there in "people-days"? |
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Mar 8 |
answered | When to use “nude” and when “naked” |
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Feb 24 |
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Etymology of “half-assed” I actually used "full-assed" in contrast with half-assed yesterday, but in a humorous way -- I don't think you'd be generally understood using it on its own. |
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Jan 16 |
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Can we call something a “word” if it doesn't have a vowel? A letter isn't a word any more than a tire is a car. |
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Nov 3 |
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Is it appropriate to refer to a person of unknown sex by “it”? I recommend the consistent use of "she" in cases where the gender of an example person is irrelevant, particularly in tech writing. Anyone startled or confused at the use of the feminine pronoun probably desperately needs to be startled or confused in that way. If you can't bring yourself to do so, use "they". |
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Nov 3 |
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Is it appropriate to refer to a person of unknown sex by “it”? "I think it's a little early to be imposing gender roles, don't you?" |
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Nov 3 |
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Why does “it” have a dehumanizing connotation? @Zairja - Transgendered people preferring "it" may exist, but they are extraordinarily rare compared to homosexuals who call themselves "queer". Do not call a transgendered person "it" unless they have explicitly asked you to. Ditto "queer" for that matter. |
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Oct 11 |
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Friendlier way to express you paid for a person's drink/dinner and expect it to be paid back Yes, this exactly. To some extent, one's a financial obligation and the other's a social obligation. |
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Jul 19 |
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What does “way” mean in “no way”? added 41 characters in body |
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Jul 19 |
answered | What does “way” mean in “no way”? |
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Jul 12 |
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How to avoid ambiguity in “I am renting an apartment in New York”? Complements aren't antonyms, are they? |
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Jul 8 |
answered | Why “it’s turtles” not “they are turtles” |
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Jun 23 |
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Is there a word for “extreme feminism”? I'm curious why you're looking for such a term. |
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Jun 21 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jun 20 |
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A word that says a person is both female and your friend There is also no single English word that specifically means a person is both green-eyed and a friend, or left-handed and a friend, or taller than six feet and a friend. |
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Mar 23 |
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Abbreviation. Why *xmas*? The original association of X may be from Χριστός, but it seems that the X = cross association is memetically more significant these days. |
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Mar 23 |
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Is “iff” considered a real word or just an abbreviation? I never use 'iff'. It's rare to have a situation where the distinction between 'if' and 'if-and-only-if' is important enough to make, but not important enough to guard against people being unfamiliar with the abbreviation. |
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Mar 13 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Mar 13 |
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Is the use of the phrase “left as an exercise for the reader” appropriate for technical documents? I like "beyond the scope of this document" myself. |
