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Does “salt mines” have any specific meaning?
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Word for small junk items in household
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Why is the answer “Again with the string?” funny when you pulled the string of a talking doll of your mother?
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The origin of the term “Baker's Dozen”?
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Meaning of 'an old hat'
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Is there any full form for NEWS?
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Is it better to be “hung like a pike” or “hung like a stickleback”?
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Is “grammar nazi” politically correct?
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Has English adopted any common morphemes from languages that are not Greek, Latin, or French?
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Is there a word for “one who salvages”?
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Is the use of ‘Red meat’ for ‘Substance’ very popular? Can I say ‘Your talk doesn’t have any red meat,’ to talkative person?
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Art Photobook in English
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I am “friends” with John, then John is “x” to me
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“open mike” vs. “open mic”
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“Use” vs. “usage”
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What does “five O” mean (and why)?
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What is the difference between “I earn $500 each month” and “I earn $500 per month”?
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“The most distant ever visited by a spacecraft from Earth”
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Is there a saying in English corresponding to “Another loach under the willow tree”?
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“This should be done immediately the last day of that member of staff.” Correct?
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Why “tickety-boo”?
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When to use “essay” vs “assay” (as a verb)?
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Do any non-transitive (in a mathematical sense) slang terms exist?
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Words with roots from different languages
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Do Brits understand rhyming slang or are they sometimes puzzled by it too?
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Rule on absence of the article “the” with plural nouns
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Can “quarry” mean “notebook”?
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What is the role of “virtually” in this sentence?
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Is there a word that means “not yet open”?
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How to write a message if I need a new job (searching/looking, contact me/turn on me)
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