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American English speaker; also likes linguistics.se.


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What does 'sucker for' mean?
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“I need it to lift 2 tons this time.” “I don't know if it *could* do.” Why do some people use “do” like this?
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Is “Englishnization” an acceptable term?
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Does one run or stand for election?
9
What is the difference between “I can't get any sleep” and “I can/'t get no sleep”?
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Five percent VS The five percent
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What does “run on a ticket with somebody” mean? Is it a well-received English idiom?
7
Word for anachronistic elements in design style as a function of cultural adoption
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I <verb> and am <rest of sentence>
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“Translate into” vs. “Translate to”
7
Is it a common way to use “heartland” as in “give a heartland shout-out / comment to somebody”?
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Is there a definitive spelling for the shortened version of “as per usual”?
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Native English inferiority
4
What does “at south of $100 million” mean?
4
Is there such a thing as a “pre-anniversary”? Or a better word?
4
Can you outfish, out-fish, or out fish someone?
3
What is the meaning of the phrase “small town charm”?
3
Etymology of “hell.” Possible link to Norse mythology?
3
“Rather quite” or “quite rather”?
3
Adjective pluralization
3
Why “an FT op-ed”
3
How to distinguish the pronunciation of “year” and “ear”?
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Opposite word of “addiction”
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Must present perfect tense be used if the action takes place more than once?
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“Call on” or “call at” or something else? Which is appropriate?
2
How common is “What happened?” when asking people to repeat what they said? How long has this been in common usage?
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Does calling an app “the Instapaper” with a definite article suggest a non-technical speaker?
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Word for “knowing the feeling from X situation”?
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I want to murder all humans
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Rules for 'no' and 'not'
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