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New Alexandria

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"Fill out a form" or "fill in a form"

answered Oct 24, 2012 at 16:42

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Can I use "US-American" to disambiguate "American"? If not, what can I use?

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 12:54

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Term for people in artistic formation

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 14:30

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Is there a hypernym for "order confirmation", "quotation" and "invoice"?

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 15:52

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Get hold of, get ahold of, get a hold of

answered Jul 22, 2012 at 14:40

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Should I prefer "asker" or "questioner" for a person who asked a question?

answered Oct 16, 2012 at 14:56

2 votes

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"

answered Oct 14, 2012 at 21:22

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What is the correct usage of “imperative”?

answered Oct 13, 2012 at 21:47

-1 votes

Meaning of the phrase "hacked by someone" — but not in context of computers

answered Oct 13, 2012 at 21:29

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Painting term for the reflective lighting of a surface?

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 18:45

3 votes

Painting term for the reflective lighting of a surface?

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 18:36

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Origin of "Erry" (every)

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 18:29

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Why 'The' is used?

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 13:57

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How to formally state that parents have not raised their children well

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 17:17

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Does and online repository exist for texts written in African American English / 'Ebonics'?

answered Oct 9, 2012 at 21:17

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How do I address people who give feedback?

answered Oct 7, 2012 at 3:51

2 votes

Antonym of "deepen"

answered Oct 7, 2012 at 3:48

3 votes

What are questions like “why did the chicken cross the road” called?

answered Oct 6, 2012 at 21:58

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Can I use "adjournment" as antonym of "inauguration", is there a word for "last time use"?

answered Oct 7, 2012 at 0:12

2 votes

What could the word "thumbtick" mean?

answered Oct 3, 2012 at 2:54

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How does one correctly punctuate a sentence that declares that one has a question?

answered Oct 2, 2012 at 13:45

2 votes

What is the origin of "hot" as "good-looking" or "attractive"?

answered Sep 30, 2012 at 6:50

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To "have someone's number"

answered Sep 29, 2012 at 16:24

2 votes

To "have someone's number"

answered Sep 29, 2012 at 4:44

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What are specific cartoon-type interjections like "cough" and "sigh" called in English?

answered Sep 27, 2012 at 3:51

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What part of speech is “worth”?

answered Sep 27, 2012 at 4:19

1 vote

What is another word for an "insult" when you want to joke or play?

answered Sep 27, 2012 at 3:58

4 votes

Is size inherent in the meanings of "plant" and "factory"?

answered Sep 24, 2012 at 13:04

5 votes

How to describe "punishing" some text by making it less visible?

answered Sep 18, 2012 at 20:51

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Expression for a choice which isn't really one

answered Sep 18, 2012 at 2:26

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