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May
16
awarded  Popular Question
May
12
comment Meaning of 'Edwardian geek'
@FumbleFingers It is not easily accessible to non-English speakers.
May
12
asked Meaning of 'Edwardian geek'
Mar
17
comment What are the origins of “what's up”?
What happened between 1940 and 1980? People were not saying 'what's up' as frequently. Era of depression?
Feb
4
comment Is there a specialized term for intellectual people who do not care about their own physical comfort?
In ancient India, Hindu sadhus and Brahmins suppose to live like that. Buddish and Jain monks still live like that. You may find something in the writings to do psychoanalysis of these people.
Feb
4
comment A letter to/for Jason?
Suppose letter is a postcard and it contains nothing except for words written on it. Would you prefer 'to' over 'for' in this case?
Dec
7
revised “Construct” vs. “build”
deleted 4 characters in body
Dec
7
awarded  Teacher
Dec
7
answered “Construct” vs. “build”
Dec
6
comment How do words become derogatory or politically incorrect?
And the 'savage' has given way to 'tribal man' or 'primitive man'.
Dec
6
accepted Origin of “Put up your dukes”
Dec
6
accepted 'Sit on your left' or 'sit to your left' or 'sit on to your left' etc
Nov
30
awarded  Nice Question
Nov
30
revised Origin of “Put up your dukes”
fixed grammar
Nov
30
awarded  Editor
Nov
30
revised 'Sit on your left' or 'sit to your left' or 'sit on to your left' etc
edited title
Nov
30
asked Origin of “Put up your dukes”
Nov
30
awarded  Supporter
Nov
30
asked 'Sit on your left' or 'sit to your left' or 'sit on to your left' etc
Nov
18
accepted Usage of 'had been' or 'were'