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Pronunciation of PhD

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Country names ending in "-ia"

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When to use "cannot" versus "can't"?

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What is a word for ascribing divine characteristics to a machine?

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What is the plural of "chewing gum"?

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Single word request: Harming the benefactor

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Past-tense of "concept"

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Is "public" plural or singular?

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Your will be done or Your will will be done

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Is there a term for the part of a word that "pluralizes" it?

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Some Chicken, Some Neck, what did Churchill mean?

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Is it "a tough row to hoe?", or "a tough road to hold?"

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How to refer to sexuality in a fictional universe of one sex?

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Can a preposition have the form of superlative?

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What is an "asse" in Elizabethan English?

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Is there an idiom to describe someone who is really skinny and whose clothes don't look good on them?

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Meaning of "game of thrones"

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Is there a term for the opposite of the greengrocer’s apostrophe?

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Is it true that iambic pentameter is "natural" to English? If so, why?

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Is there a name for the assumption that people in past ages were less able to reason?

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Why past tense in 'I got this'?

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What does “l. s. d.” stand for?

What is the opposite of a "false positive"?

Are "disgraceful" and "ungraceful" two different kinds of negations?

Pronunciation of PhD

Country names ending in "-ia"

When to use "cannot" versus "can't"?

What is a word for ascribing divine characteristics to a machine?

What is the plural of "chewing gum"?

Is there a word that means both opening and closing a door?

"Pregnant" as a taboo word

Is “corrosion” an instance of onomatopoeia?

Single word request: Harming the benefactor

Past-tense of "concept"

Is "public" plural or singular?

Your will be done or Your will will be done

Is there a term for the part of a word that "pluralizes" it?

Some Chicken, Some Neck, what did Churchill mean?

Is it "a tough row to hoe?", or "a tough road to hold?"

How to refer to sexuality in a fictional universe of one sex?

Can a preposition have the form of superlative?

What is an "asse" in Elizabethan English?

Is there an idiom to describe someone who is really skinny and whose clothes don't look good on them?

Meaning of "game of thrones"

Is there a term for the opposite of the greengrocer’s apostrophe?

Is it true that iambic pentameter is "natural" to English? If so, why?

Is there a name for the assumption that people in past ages were less able to reason?

Why past tense in 'I got this'?

What Are The "Living Daylights"?

How do I spell the truncation 'Cas', as in 'Sports Casual/Sports Cas'?

James Joyce's Ulysses: why "wrote" and not "write"?