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What's the difference between nauseous and nauseated?

answered Sep 9, 2013 at 2:25

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What does “Lose the Drama” mean as one of 7 ways for women at work to negotiate?

answered Sep 7, 2013 at 20:47

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How to write negative currency in text?

answered Sep 1, 2013 at 12:58

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What does “Awesome” mean when you are complimented by an Apple-shop salesclerk on your answer to a barrage of his questions?

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 3:18

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Forms of strict reporting — what do Americans call them?

answered Aug 21, 2013 at 22:10

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Better verbage than "Most Recent"

answered Aug 21, 2013 at 14:38

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Active to Passive voice: "Go to School Now"

answered Aug 15, 2013 at 14:57

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Can "either" mean both "any" and "both"

answered Aug 9, 2013 at 2:13

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Correctness of omitting a definite article or a preposition

answered Aug 5, 2013 at 22:29

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Is there a concise term for being over-aware of bad news happening?

answered Aug 2, 2013 at 16:52

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Inversion with intro adverbial

answered Jul 15, 2013 at 15:31

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nonsubstantial possessive of a plural - singular or plural?

answered Jul 11, 2013 at 1:41

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‘Sought’ or ‘sought-after’?

answered Jul 8, 2013 at 13:27

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What’s the difference between “shrimp” and “prawn”?

answered Jul 6, 2013 at 21:56

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How do you properly punctuate a list of expresssions?

answered Jul 5, 2013 at 4:02

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Using "decrease by" and percents

answered Jul 3, 2013 at 14:48

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What's the difference between "erroneous" and "wrong"?

answered Jun 28, 2013 at 17:35

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Why is "the test is failed" acceptable?

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 15:22

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How to remember the difference between: "Can you try to open" and "Can you try opening"?

answered Jun 24, 2013 at 13:48

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Has the term ‘weapons of mass distraction’ gotten currency as a metonym for web sites and lowbrow mass media contents?

answered Jun 23, 2013 at 3:01

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What is the exact meaning of “You've got yourself a deal”? Is it only an American slang?

answered Jun 22, 2013 at 21:49

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Is using past participle instead of present one more polite?

answered Jun 9, 2013 at 14:36

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Is it customary to omit or replace ‘head’ with ‘x-year / mile/ pound’ in the idiom “have a head start on sb” when the advantage should be quantified?

answered Jun 4, 2013 at 19:55

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How can I disambiguate "shorter"?

answered Jun 2, 2013 at 10:29

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usage of "Made for"

answered May 24, 2013 at 15:50

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"Ten times fewer the number" versus "one-tenth the number"

answered May 20, 2013 at 2:37

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What is the antonym of "outgrow"?

answered May 6, 2013 at 15:39

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Is it proper to use "that" instead of "at which" to refer to speed?

answered Apr 29, 2013 at 3:52

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".txt file" or "txt file" or "*.txt file"?

answered Apr 17, 2013 at 13:59

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"Since", "until", "from", "to" on invoices or date ranges of a form

answered Apr 11, 2013 at 10:53

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What's the difference between nauseous and nauseated?

What does “Lose the Drama” mean as one of 7 ways for women at work to negotiate?

How to write negative currency in text?

What does “Awesome” mean when you are complimented by an Apple-shop salesclerk on your answer to a barrage of his questions?

Forms of strict reporting — what do Americans call them?

Better verbage than "Most Recent"

Active to Passive voice: "Go to School Now"

Can "either" mean both "any" and "both"

Correctness of omitting a definite article or a preposition

Is there a concise term for being over-aware of bad news happening?

Inversion with intro adverbial

nonsubstantial possessive of a plural - singular or plural?

‘Sought’ or ‘sought-after’?

What’s the difference between “shrimp” and “prawn”?

How do you properly punctuate a list of expresssions?

Using "decrease by" and percents

What's the difference between "erroneous" and "wrong"?

Why is "the test is failed" acceptable?

How to remember the difference between: "Can you try to open" and "Can you try opening"?

Has the term ‘weapons of mass distraction’ gotten currency as a metonym for web sites and lowbrow mass media contents?

What is the exact meaning of “You've got yourself a deal”? Is it only an American slang?

Is using past participle instead of present one more polite?

Is it customary to omit or replace ‘head’ with ‘x-year / mile/ pound’ in the idiom “have a head start on sb” when the advantage should be quantified?

How can I disambiguate "shorter"?

usage of "Made for"

"Ten times fewer the number" versus "one-tenth the number"

What is the antonym of "outgrow"?

Is it proper to use "that" instead of "at which" to refer to speed?

".txt file" or "txt file" or "*.txt file"?

"Since", "until", "from", "to" on invoices or date ranges of a form