Tom Au

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Nov
9
 comment What's the difference between “diary” and “journal”?
I remember reading this in the Henry Reed (children's) series by Keith Robertson. A diary is more of a day-to-day writing, a journal is more topical.
Nov
9
 answered What is the difference between “knickers” and “panties”?
Nov
6
 answered Word for change of opinion
Nov
1
 revised Enforced Secession?
Added bold
Oct
31
 answered Enforced Secession?
Oct
11
 answered Term for increasing military presence at sea
Oct
10
 answered Can the protagonist be the antagonist?
Oct
8
 answered How can I express “bottom” superlative?
Oct
8
 answered “least” vs. “lowest”
Oct
8
 answered How/when does one use “a most”?
Oct
8
 answered Is the connotation of “naughty” always sexual?
Oct
7
 comment “Gadhafi forces retreat” - how do you understand that?
If this were about "standard" English, it would be a bad question. But it is about a newspaper headline, or "non-standard" English.
Aug
31
 answered Do people really think “muslin” has something to do with “Muslim”?
Aug
31
 answered Is “monkey around” offensive?
Aug
31
 answered What does the cause for your feeling like “downing a quart of Red Bull” mean?
Aug
20
 answered The married man with an affinity
Aug
17
 comment “Space” as a synonym for industry, sector or business segment
@bib: Yes, fixed.
Aug
17
 revised “Space” as a synonym for industry, sector or business segment
added 1 characters in body
Aug
16
 answered “Space” as a synonym for industry, sector or business segment
Jul
28
 answered Why 'Mrs.' isn't read as 'mistress'?
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