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American English speaker; also likes linguistics.se.

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35 Answers

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38	What does 'sucker for' mean?
13	“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?
10	Is “Englishnization” an acceptable term?
9	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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+10	Is there such a thing as a “pre-anniversary”? Or a better word?
+5	Do people who metathesize “ask” do it to other words as well?
+5	Is “wtf” an abbreviation or a euphemism?
+10	Etymology of “hell.” Possible link to Norse mythology?

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12 Questions

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20	Is “must” ever grammatical as a past tense verb?
17	Are “heterosexual” and “straight” exact synonyms?
14	Dialects where days of the week end with “dee”?
14	“Without that” clause
8	How was “ben't” used, and when did it cease to be used?

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59 Tags

38 word-usage × 2	16 meaning × 4
38 phrasal-verbs	15 verbs × 4
18 grammaticality × 5	13 auxiliary-verbs × 2
18 phrases × 3	12 single-word-requests × 5
16 word-choice × 5	10 morphology

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	Japanese Language & Usage	133 rep	3
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