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A more appropriate word for feeling “high”?

single-word-requests

apr 21 '12 at 10:57 Roaring Fish 5,892

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A more acceptable word to replace the word “rectum”?

oct 22 at 12:46 tchrist 36.4k

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A verb for performing foot tricks with a ball?

single-word-requests verbs

nov 12 at 11:31 Autoresponder 3,228

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Is there such thing as an online preposition dictionary?

prepositions dictionaries

mar 26 '12 at 22:36 John Lawler 35.4k

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“Where are you now at?” — grammatically correct?

grammaticality prepositions

aug 21 at 13:19 RegDwighт♦ 45.2k

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A word or phrase to describe people who are practical and “care more about themselves”?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

nov 28 at 10:40 RegDwighт♦ 45.2k

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A feeling of there is “something more to it”

word-choice single-word-requests

mar 7 '12 at 20:08 FrustratedWithFormsDesigner 5,723

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Emphasising that a date is near

style

may 22 '12 at 16:12 xenon 693

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A word to describe a subjective yet natural feeling about something

single-word-requests phrase-requests

mar 23 '12 at 14:51 Jim 13.7k

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Using “connotation of” in an active manner?

nouns prepositional-phrase

feb 11 '12 at 7:18 Gnawme 17.8k

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Using “déjà vu” as an adjective

nouns adjectives

feb 5 '12 at 11:31 Community♦ 1

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Should I use “me” or “mine”?

grammar

oct 16 at 10:28 Community♦ 1

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Prepositions to use when indicating locations [duplicate]

differences prepositions

aug 17 at 14:00 Jay 19.3k

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Referencing problem with the word “which”

grammar

jun 21 '12 at 17:09 Cool Elf 6,992

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Word for “background works”

single-word-requests

apr 11 '12 at 0:17 CesarGon 2,263

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Article word referencing problem

modifiers

mar 27 '12 at 0:13 Colin Fine 23.4k

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When do I add a comma before an “and”? [duplicate]

punctuation

mar 9 '12 at 14:29 xenon 693

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How do I make correct referencing?

pronouns

mar 8 '12 at 15:41 FumbleFingers 58.4k

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A word to describe the next level of action

word-choice single-word-requests

feb 8 '12 at 0:16 Iszi 275

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Is it correct to use the word “then” to imply something of the past?

grammar semantics

jan 26 at 3:12 waiwai933♦ 8,565

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A more gentle word for the word “settled” in the context of payment [closed]

single-word-requests

jul 6 at 14:20 Paola 2,357

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The meaning of “from that of”

meaning

jun 21 '12 at 19:23 JSBձոգչ 32.1k

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A word/phrase for an “I-should-have…” kind of feeling?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

jun 3 '12 at 22:27 MT_Head 8,814

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Usage of the word “natural” as a noun [closed]

meaning word-usage

mar 13 '12 at 1:29 jwpat7 36.9k

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Can I say “reduces the proximity to zero” to describe 2 objects being very close?

word-choice phrases expressions

mar 5 '12 at 5:03 Bobbi Bennett 1,006

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A word or phrase to say something reminds or hints or brings up another idea

word-choice phrase-requests construction

feb 17 '12 at 3:53 Mitch 23.1k

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A word to express the idea of “human traits” [closed]

word-choice single-word-requests

feb 1 '12 at 0:46 John Lawler 35.4k

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An adjective for the word “reference”?

single-word-requests adjectives

may 24 '12 at 9:29 Barrie England 78.9k

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“all but one refused to do” means everyone do it or only one did it? [duplicate]

meaning

apr 15 '12 at 13:07 zpletan 2,316

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What are the references of the words in the paragraph?

meaning-in-context sentence-patterns

mar 12 '12 at 19:41 jwpat7 36.9k

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