Em1

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I am a software engineer who is interested in improving his languages skills :)

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53 Questions

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What exactly are the differences between “diligent”, “assiduous” and “sedulous”?

feb 27 at 14:47 Teacher 1

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How to pronounce the letter 'i'

pronunciation

jun 14 '12 at 22:30 Keegan 1

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387

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Ambiguous connotation of “just” - How do natives interpret these?

differences american-english british-english ambiguity word-meaning

aug 23 at 18:10 Dani 258

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966

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What does 'a slither of' mean?

meaning-in-context

may 25 '12 at 22:00 Em1 1,960

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703

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What does “ingenuous” mean?

meaning meaning-in-context adjectives

mar 22 '12 at 4:47 Gnawme 17.8k

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Meaning of “duck”

meaning-in-context

may 2 at 5:59 kirti solanki 1

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Difference between “packet”, “parcel” and “package”

meaning differences nouns

jul 23 at 15:59 KeithS 6,748

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360

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What's the difference between cunning, crafty and wily?

word-choice differences adjectives

may 26 '12 at 10:49 Em1 1,960

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Is there a different understanding of “rubber” in British and American English?

word-choice nouns american-english british-english

sep 28 at 17:58 tchrist 36.4k

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583

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What preposition should follow “jealousy”?

prepositions

apr 20 '12 at 6:00 J D OConal 2,465

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468

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Etymology of “at large”

etymology idioms

mar 23 '12 at 19:11 Daniel δ 32.1k

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Word for “willing to try new and unfamiliar things”

word-choice single-word-requests

mar 22 '12 at 16:43 tcovo 373

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306

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Position of adverb “implicitly”

adverbs word-order syntax

mar 30 '12 at 20:23 saillael 26

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216

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Preceding article in foreign words [closed]

articles

feb 1 '12 at 17:01 John Lawler 35.4k

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532

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“Example where” or “example in which”

word-choice where-which

oct 25 at 22:48 RegDwighт♦ 45.2k

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Is “have/has lead to” OK?

grammaticality grammatical-number verb-agreement

aug 14 at 17:27 JSBձոգչ 32.1k

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464

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Idiomatic saying for “just over” and “just under”

word-choice single-word-requests idioms phrase-requests

jul 4 at 17:29 jwpat7 36.9k

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302

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Usage of radiator as a device for engine cooling

etymology

jun 24 at 16:06 Carlo_R. 4,297

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632

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Why do you say “to place a call”?

etymology

mar 20 '12 at 11:12 J.R. 33.8k

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316

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What does “take the bird with me” mean?

meaning-in-context

feb 20 '12 at 16:54 EnergyNumbers 1,165

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141

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Pronunciation of “undoable”

pronunciation

feb 17 '12 at 14:35 Mitch 23.1k

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456

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Can we say “on the brink of off-topic”?

meaning word-usage expressions

feb 11 '12 at 1:04 jwpat7 36.9k

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370

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Does “effusive” have a negative connotation?

word-usage connotation

jan 31 '12 at 14:30 Kris 13.7k

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150

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Meaning of “the waft of”

meaning meaning-in-context

jan 25 '12 at 23:06 Tom Au 4,797

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291

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'to dither' as synonym for 'to hesitate'?

differences synonyms

jan 18 '12 at 19:11 JayAr 1

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Interpretation of the adjective “outstanding”

meaning-in-context ambiguity

mar 21 at 9:20 Abody97 507

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Antonym for “deficient”

antonyms

nov 2 at 20:04 RegDwighт♦ 45.2k

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102

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Concise word for “common default but with individual appearance”

word-choice

sep 28 at 6:16 jwpat7 36.9k

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173

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Does the word “wireable” exist?

adjectives

aug 21 at 12:38 JSBձոգչ 32.1k

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434

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What does “ever” mean in this sentence? [closed]

meaning meaning-in-context

jun 2 '12 at 0:23 Edwin Ashworth 5,240