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| bio | website | thinkingstiff.com |
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| location | Seattle, WA USA | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 6 months |
| seen | Apr 2 at 17:19 | |
| stats | profile views | 66 |
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Feb 26 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jan 30 |
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Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark? It is not now, nor has it ever been, proper to use two spaces after a sentence in the English language in handwriting or typography (magazines, newspapers, etc). For a brief period it was accepted from typewriter written material because typewriters had an interesting quirk that they had to use a fixed width font so they wouldn't jam. Fixed-width fonts looked awkward without the extra space. Unfortunately, those that learned to type during this era mistakenly thought that was proper English. |
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Dec 20 |
awarded | Critic |
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Nov 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 13 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Jul 23 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Jul 12 |
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Is there a single word that expresses “music end-users / enthusiasts”? Fans was the first word I thought of. I second musicfans.stackexchange.com. |
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Jun 7 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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May 16 |
accepted | Is it proper to use ordinal suffixes on fractions? |
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May 16 |
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Is it proper to use ordinal suffixes on fractions? added 1 characters in body |
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May 16 |
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Is it proper to use ordinal suffixes on fractions? I realize that Google returns 2/3 as well as 2/3rds, but eight of the ten results on the first page are 2/3rds and all of the related searches at the bottom are 2/3rds. Second page is mostly 2/3rds as well. It certainly seems to be common. Books would more often use the two-thirds variety (over 400k for "up to two-thirds of"). |
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May 15 |
asked | Is it proper to use ordinal suffixes on fractions? |
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Dec 20 |
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Positive euphemisms for desert? Yes. It would need to be used in context to make sense. |
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Dec 20 |
answered | Positive euphemisms for desert? |
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Dec 18 |
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What is the equivalent of “dead tree copy” for CDs? added 8 characters in body |
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Dec 18 |
answered | What is the equivalent of “dead tree copy” for CDs? |
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Dec 18 |
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What is the equivalent of “dead tree copy” for CDs? You mean digital copies vs CDs/DVDs/etc, where CDs/DVDs/etc would be the equivalent of the dead trees, right? You're not looking for CDs/DVDs/etc vs something older. The first answer made me wonder. |
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Dec 17 |
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What does the most common usage of 'Korea' mean in modern-day English-speaking world? When talking to other travelers about my travels to Korea, I've never been asked which; it's understood. But when talking to non-travelers, I frequently get the question (as other commenters have mentioned). It always surprises me, but I think it's just a way for them to relate to what I'm talking about ("Hey, I know a little about Korea."). My dad, a US citizen, has lived there 20 years and always just says "Korea". |
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Dec 16 |
revised |
Should my child's name contain “Inn”? added 482 characters in body |
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Dec 16 |
answered | Should my child's name contain “Inn”? |
