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21
Why does “impregnable” mean *cannot be impregnated*?
13
Capitalisation of nouns in English in the 17th and 18th centuries
12
“I park my car in the yard”
10
What is meant by “sth”?
8
“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
8
Why is “math” always pluralized in British English and singular in American English?
7
Australian regional shibboleths
6
What loan-words keep their native pronunciation?
6
Adjectives with Latin etymology when noun has non-Latin etymology
6
Possessive and plural of “Series”
6
Is “you've coming from” a colloquialism?
5
How, or where, did “Ye God” become “egad”?
4
“I'm right, aren't I?”
4
When is it correct to not use the irregular form for a plural? e.g. mouses vs. mice
4
Why, in old books, are dates often given with the years redacted?
4
“Memorial” as a non-sad word?
3
“Weapon platform” or “weapons platform”?
3
Is “With [noun], [subject] [verb]” acceptable instead of “[subject] [verb] with [noun]”?
3
Problem with -ance/-ence
2
nebula and nebulous - a question of origin
2
Sorted vs Sorted out
2
Which words of foreign origin kept a distinctive feminine?
2
What does “make it cross” mean?
2
When ending an email, should I use “Yours faithfully” or “Best regards”?
1
What was the original sound of rh?
1
Pronunciation of “zounds?”
1
Any authoritative source on British rules on space before question mark?
1
How common is “thrice”?
0
Is this grammatical construction an imperative for the third person?
0
Using abbreviations incorrectly?