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Is there a term for referring to an organization by its city rather than by its name?

jan 3 at 16:01 RegDwighт♦ 45.4k

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Is there a term which covers ATM cards, credit cards, and debit cards?

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mar 15 at 15:20 mohit jain 1

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Does this device to restrict access to roads have a generic name?

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may 28 '12 at 2:09 hippietrail 3,064

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What do you call those divisions of a book bigger than a paragraph but smaller than a chapter?

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feb 28 at 6:13 waiwai933♦ 8,565

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What's the difference between “informal”, “colloquial”, “slang”, and “vulgar”?

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oct 15 at 9:22 RegDwighт♦ 45.4k

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Is there a term for simultaneous snow and rain?

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sep 22 at 12:26 tchrist 36.4k

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What's the most accurate term for phrases such as “storm in a teacup” and “making mountains out of molehills”?

single-word-requests phrases nouns

nov 2 '11 at 18:32 Daniel δ 32.2k

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What's the difference between a jumper, a pullover, and a sweater?

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jun 17 '12 at 2:48 Amy 11

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Does “hieroglyph” only refer to the ancient Egyption form of writing or to any writing system whose basic elements represent words?

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apr 6 '11 at 16:34 Robusto 82.5k

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Is there a maximum number of suffixes that can be added to an English word?

suffixes linguistics morphology

dec 13 '11 at 19:54 Jim 5,466

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Is there an English word meaning “snacks eaten as an accompaniment while drinking alcohol”?

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mar 13 at 11:12 hippietrail 3,064

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What's the difference between orthography and spelling?

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jul 11 at 16:26 jwpat7 37.1k

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An antonym for “continuum” to describe a limited set of possible options

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mar 31 '12 at 18:33 jwpat7 37.1k

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Is there a word better than “exotic” to describe languages that are little known and little studied but have many speakers?

single-word-requests synonyms

nov 3 '11 at 17:33 DeepYellow 1,006

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Do native English speakers use the word “touristic”?

word-choice word-usage synonyms non-native-english

sep 5 '11 at 17:52 z7sg Ѫ 8,174

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Is it true that etymology is the leading tool to understand the correct use of words?

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may 6 '11 at 16:17 FumbleFingers 58.5k

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Antonym(s) for “antipode” / “antipodes” / “antipodean”?

single-word-requests antonyms

jan 10 at 0:59 hippietrail 3,064

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Is there a different grammatical term for “If I was” than for “If I were”?

grammar terminology subjunctive-mood old-english

nov 30 at 21:18 tchrist 36.4k

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Is it “5-6 weeks are a lot of time” or “5-6 weeks is a lot of time”?

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may 17 '12 at 7:41 Kris 13.8k

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Plural of “copula”, does “copulas” or “copulae” sound more professional?

word-choice grammatical-number terminology

nov 24 '11 at 16:23 Massimo 101

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Do any print dictionaries admit “everytime” as a word?

orthography is-it-a-word compounds dictionaries

mar 30 at 21:07 tchrist 36.4k

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Which punctuation to use in “I wonder _ could there be…”

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nov 29 at 4:24 hippietrail 3,064

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Differences between “vulgar” and “coarse”, “crass”, “crude”, “rough”, “rude”, “unrefined” as applied to language

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jun 15 '11 at 16:07 Joe Blow 1,243

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Are “shower gel” and “body soap” regional synonyms?

synonyms dialects

jun 9 '11 at 15:18 Pete Ley 26

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Which is correct, “summiting” or “summitting”?

orthography gerund present-participle double-consonant

jan 1 at 13:43 RegDwighт♦ 45.4k

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