Stuart Cook

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Jul 25	awarded	Yearling
Dec 5	answered	A generic term for both fast-forward and rewind modes?
Nov 11	awarded	Nice Answer
Nov 4	answered	Hypernym for “audiobook”, “podcast”, “speech”, etc.?
Oct 15	answered	Name for a new “ad” entry encompassing buyer requests and supplier offers
Oct 15	answered	“Pot calling the kettle black” … but what if the kettle isn't black (figuratively speaking)?
Oct 5	awarded	Citizen Patrol
Sep 27	comment	How did the phenomenon of doubling words come about? Perhaps my favourite of these is hot hot, as opposed to spicy hot.
Sep 19	awarded	Enthusiast
Sep 17	awarded	Editor
Sep 17	revised	What are the pros and cons of learning English from movies and radio? fixed grammar
Sep 17	suggested	suggested edit on What are the pros and cons of learning English from movies and radio?
Sep 17	comment	“1 out of 100 chickens is” or “1 out of 100 chickens are”? The fact that 1 percent is mathematically equivalent to 1 out of a 100 doesn't necessarily imply that they are grammatically equivalent.
Sep 11	comment	Is “plunger” a familiar word for part of a phone? I don't think I've ever heard this part of the telephone called a plunger. Perhaps its a regional or industry term.
Sep 11	answered	Sayings similar to “a picture is worth a thousand words”
Sep 10	comment	How is “lay bare” sexual? I don't understand why you say that lay bare is a formal intensifier.
Sep 10	comment	How is “lay bare” sexual? Don't forget that lay itself is also slang for “have sex with”, adding another layer of innuendo.
Sep 10	answered	Word for “order doesn't matter”
Sep 9	answered	What is the flat part of an iron called?
Sep 9	comment	“Why and for what reasons” I suppose it also suggests that why is being used to ask for a deliberate reason (Why did you eat the ice-cream?), rather than explaining the history or mechanism that caused an outcome (Why did the ice-cream melt?).