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What is the difference between “scent” and “odor”?

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jan 7 at 16:26 tom 1

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Which one is more correct: “works at a university” or “works in a university”?

oct 18 at 10:15 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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“You both ordered drinks” or“ You both ordered a drink”

nouns grammatical-number

aug 14 at 13:39 JSBձոգչ 32.1k

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Meaning of “I'm not your friend, buddy”, besides the literal meaning [closed]

meaning

may 7 '12 at 18:31 Community♦ 1

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What is a term to denote someone who is obsessed with or erudite in geography?

terminology

apr 15 '12 at 16:59 jwpat7 36.8k

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What is the jukebox musical?

vocabulary

jan 15 '12 at 3:10 Mahnax 7,036

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What is the opposite of “interesting” in “This person is interesting”?

vocabulary antonyms

oct 13 '11 at 21:50 Community♦ 1

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Origin and meaning of “The eagle flies at midnight”

meaning etymology phrases expressions

aug 10 '11 at 11:21 Community♦ 1

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Meaning of “shed all gentlemanly reticence”

meaning

aug 7 '11 at 9:02 Community♦ 1

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Should I use “will” or “would” here?

grammar verbs

jul 12 '11 at 13:47 Daniel δ 32.1k

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What is the difference between “misapprehension” and “apprehension”?

vocabulary

jul 6 '11 at 16:05 Daniel δ 32.1k

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“If” and “would be” when talking about future events

verbs tenses

jul 6 '11 at 16:01 Daniel δ 32.1k

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What does 'knee-jerk reaction' mean?

meaning expressions

jul 1 '11 at 12:37 Community♦ 1

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Which preposition should I use here: “thinking of” or “thinking about”?

grammar prepositions

may 30 '11 at 23:25 TimLymington 16.2k

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Is there a difference in meaning between “from the beginning” and “since the beginning”?

word-choice prepositional-phrase

may 19 '11 at 22:54 Billare 9,215

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How to correctly use the present perfect tense

grammar verbs tense

may 17 '11 at 19:17 Kosmonaut 31.3k

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Elusive meaning of “affects”

meaning

jan 26 '11 at 16:24 kiamlaluno 28.7k

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“in the year 1908” or “in the year of 1908”

grammar

jan 14 '11 at 17:32 PLL 13.3k

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I sent vs I sent out

verbs

jan 13 '11 at 20:29 BoltClock 557

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Meaning of “The second step was to break the hold of Ottoman culture on Turkey itself.”

meaning

nov 24 '10 at 15:13 Marthaª 16.6k

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What are the guidelines for usage of “will” and “is/are going to”?

word-choice verbs formality will-be-going

nov 14 at 3:20 tchrist 36.4k

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Does one stand by or at the bar?

grammar prepositions at-by

nov 10 at 13:37 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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study comedy “at” or “in” the XYZ theater

grammar prepositions at-in

oct 18 at 10:22 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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What does “to bleed something” mean?

meaning verbs expressions meaning-in-context

may 7 '12 at 13:55 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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What does “descriptive gauntlets” mean?

meaning idioms

mar 21 '12 at 18:31 Community♦ 1

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“On the weekend” or “during the weekend”

word-choice prepositions

mar 16 '12 at 2:57 FumbleFingers 58.3k

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Which is correct: “full context” or “complete context”?

word-choice differences adjectives articles

jul 30 '11 at 19:57 Daniel δ 32.1k

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Which is correct: “this people” or “these people”?

grammatical-number

jul 11 '11 at 15:31 Lauren 192

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Why don't we need “the” in “from lack of sleep”?

articles

jul 8 '11 at 15:11 Community♦ 1

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Differences among expression and idiom, as well as colloquial and vernacular

meaning idioms expressions

jul 6 '11 at 15:45 Daniel δ 32.1k

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