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Mar 23	comment	Is “have not worked here for a long time” ambiguous? This doesn't really answer the question.
Mar 23	answered	Event: “archived” vs. “filed” vs. “shelved”
Mar 23	reviewed	No Action Needed What does “Eleventy-seven” mean?
Mar 23	comment	How will a native speaker interpret “I like in the rain”? A native speaker will not understand "I like in the rain" at all and feel that there's a word (like being or walking) missing. Such questions are a better fit for our sister site for English Language Learners.
Mar 23	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on How will a native speaker interpret “I like in the rain”?
Mar 23	reviewed	Leave Closed Are there any other abbreviations in the set “sb.” and “sth.”?
Mar 23	reviewed	Leave Open Is it derogatory or offensive to call a detective a dick?
Mar 23	reviewed	Close “And those who were seen dancing, were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” Are these commas required?
Mar 23	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on Should I use commas or semi-colons in this multi-item list within a sentence?
Mar 23	comment	What we've gelost — why doesn't English use the prefix “ge-”? GEWYRCAN = worked = made?
Mar 22	comment	Can the word Gentoo be used in a derogatory way? Someone with access to the OED will probably soon confirm if the Wikipedia article is accurate or not. In the meantime, according to this site, the penguin was named Gentoo because it is "characterised by a wide white stripe resembling a cap on the top of its head" which was "reminiscent of the headgear worn by the Gentoos of India".
Mar 22	asked	Which are the word orders that can be found in English?
Mar 22	reviewed	Close Must OK only be written in capital letters?
Mar 22	revised	Must OK only be written in capital letters? T.E.D. is going to have to ply me with a lot of booze for being his pet spell-checker :)
Mar 22	reviewed	Reviewed Use of “ever” in non-negated sentence
Mar 22	comment	Use of “ever” in non-negated sentence Please elaborate.
Mar 22	reviewed	Leave Open Which is the preposition to go with “best”? Is it “best at”?
Mar 22	reviewed	Close Meaningful use of 'hard to believe'
Mar 22	reviewed	Leave Open What connotation does “to fork one's repo” have?
Mar 22	comment	What is the origin of the word “whitewash” in the context of sports? @Hugo No idea, sorry. All I could access was the excerpt which I've quoted. That said, the author of the book is apparently a noted writer and academic, a fact which I suppose, bolsters the claim a wee bit. [Re: NZ, check out the linked Wiktionary entry for blackwash.]