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21 Questions

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Has elision revised the standard spelling of any words in the past century?

pronunciation orthography

nov 28 at 2:25 StoneyB 20.5k

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377

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What term describes enjambment alluding to a taboo word?

sep 2 at 8:07 Wolfpack'08 542

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836

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What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for “I plead the fifth”?

phrases american-english british-english legal

dec 8 at 21:00 TimLymington 16.5k

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201

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Where is “Wednesday” pronounced “Wedinzday”?

pronunciation british-english

sep 28 at 8:37 Suke 136

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464

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Using “to” versus “for” between two nouns (“key to success”)

nouns prepositions prepositional-phrase to-for

aug 14 at 8:55 RegDwighт♦ 45.4k

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654

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Past participle used as a noun?

single-word-requests nouns past-participle

aug 8 at 20:02 MετάEd 13.5k

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331

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Origin of “Erry” (every)

etymology american-english dialects

dec 18 at 5:09 Jeff 1

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393

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A word to describe the structure of “The Song That Never Ends”

meaning word-choice single-word-requests

aug 31 at 6:51 jwpat7 37.1k

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How did “invoice” end up with an 's'-sound?

etymology pronunciation french

oct 12 at 15:55 tchrist 36.4k

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913

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What's a word for a person who loves old or ancient things?

single-word-requests

aug 23 at 21:02 coleopterist 20.3k

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155

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Is there a verb that fits in the pattern: quarter, third, halve (divide), [???], double, triple, quadruple. . .?

single-word-requests verbs numbers word-games

aug 31 at 12:34 Zairja 4,029

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299

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Does modifying a collective noun with a number make the subject plural?

american-english british-english subject collective-nouns

aug 27 at 19:35 bib 10.4k

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233

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What were the British equivalents of Webster's dictionary and the Simplified Spelling Board that standardized spelling and usage?

british-english orthography dictionaries consonants

aug 27 at 17:43 Zairja 4,029

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562

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Is the phrase “consistently inconsistent” redundant and does it have a single word?

single-word-requests redundancy

jul 27 at 21:02 Jennifer 1

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164

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How did “kill” get its positive connotations?

etymology verbs connotation

oct 12 at 21:08 coleopterist 20.3k

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121

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Painting term for the reflective lighting of a surface?

single-word-requests terminology

oct 12 at 18:47 Hellion 24.5k

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323

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What is the origin of the dated British expression “I say!”

expressions british-english interjections exclamations

oct 4 at 16:28 Barrie England 78.9k

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168

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What is the meaning of “the dogs live in clover”?

idioms meaning-in-context expressions translation

oct 2 at 9:10 RegDwighт♦ 45.4k

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190

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What is the “bin” in “loony bin”?

etymology phrases

sep 8 at 19:56 Hugo 30.8k

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370

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What is the origin of “uh”, “um”, “erm” and “er”?

etymology language-evolution rhotic dialogue

oct 4 at 2:21 tchrist 36.4k

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Is there a term or short description for an accent you “can't place”?

pronunciation terminology accent

oct 5 at 0:43 Gnawme 17.8k