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Is there a reason the British omit the article when they “go to hospital”?

sep 14 at 14:12 jwpat7 37k

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How and in what way did the Danes come to influence English?

history old-english danish

feb 19 at 14:34 tchrist 36.4k

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Do accents still play a role in British class distinctions to the present day? How have things changed since the 1960s and Received Pronunciation?

british-english sociolinguistic received-pronunciation

oct 30 at 14:55 Community♦ 1

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Has English adopted any common morphemes from languages that are not Greek, Latin, or French?

linguistics morphology

aug 8 '11 at 20:47 simchona♦ 22.3k

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Is the adjective “abject” ever found with any word other than “poverty”? Does it mean something other than “very” or “utterly”?

meaning adjectives

jul 1 '11 at 15:05 Community♦ 1

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Is there any other way you can “wax” as you do when you “wax philosophical”?

verbs adverbs

jul 21 at 21:05 Henrik Erlandsson 293

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Is it true that iambic pentameter is “natural” to English? If so, why?

linguistics rhymes meter

nov 30 at 21:27 tchrist 36.4k

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What is the origin of the “-th” suffix? What is the linguistic term for the meaning it adds to words?

meaning etymology linguistics

may 20 '11 at 14:15 Colin Fine 23.4k

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Is the “-b” to be pronounced in the word “limb”? What about “thumb”? “Crumb”?

etymology pronunciation

may 17 '11 at 14:06 Billare 9,230

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Are there any archaic words in older strands of English that approximate the modern term “badass”?

single-word-requests history

jul 19 at 17:21 chaos 14k

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Difference between “condo” and “apartment”

differences nouns

nov 14 '11 at 13:14 Community♦ 1

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Are the verbs that are conjugated to end in “-n” in the past related?

history past-tense past-participle

apr 15 '11 at 22:47 Lauren 192

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What are the principles that make certain lists sound euphonious?

grammar style

apr 3 '11 at 19:01 Karl 3,825

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Is “wot wot” or “what-what” an authentic British expression? If it's supposed to be mocking, what is it mocking?

british-english

nov 29 at 23:00 luis david perez 1

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How does the “be-” prefix change the words to which it is applied? How did it come about?

meaning etymology history prefixes

oct 31 at 22:32 Cerberus 28.3k

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How do you proceed from pronouncing “t” in the regular way to t-glottalization, as found in various English accents?

british-english linguistics phonology

aug 24 at 2:23 Mechanical snail 814

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If someone says “Do not pass go” to you, what do they mean?

meaning phrases

oct 19 '11 at 15:56 Community♦ 1

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Why is putting some spin on a ball described in some circles as giving it some “English”?

etymology

aug 18 '11 at 15:58 Samthere 454

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Why did 'y' disappear as an internal vowel in English spelling?

orthography history vowels

jul 9 '11 at 10:42 Community♦ 1

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Where did the “trick” in the phrase “turning tricks” come from?

meaning etymology

nov 9 at 18:51 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Where did the “odd” in “N odd years” come from?

etymology

jun 4 '11 at 21:32 TimLymington 16.5k

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Why did Old Testament scholars choose to employ “to know” in a sexual sense?

meaning etymology history

mar 12 '12 at 15:59 Jim 5,466

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What's the difference between a vicar and a pastor?

differences nouns

may 23 '11 at 23:34 Alain Pannetier Φ 13k

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Do serious grammarians endorse the “Can I”/“May I” distinction?

apr 27 '11 at 20:49 Peter Shor 23k

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Where did the “juices” in “creative juices” come from?

etymology idioms

mar 4 at 13:36 KitFox♦ 15.8k

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The British pronunciation of the word “schedule”

pronunciation british-english

nov 5 at 11:19 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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How does one use the Latin word “cum” in a sentence?

meaning word-usage latin

sep 30 at 20:04 tchrist 36.4k

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What is the meaning of “hypos” here in this passage from Moby Dick?

etymology meaning-in-context

aug 19 at 17:16 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What does the “right” in the “The Right Honourable” mean? Why is it there?

meaning british-english history

jul 3 at 12:44 Community♦ 1

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Is the history of h-dropping in English in any way related to the silent h of French?

history linguistics

may 3 '11 at 8:20 Alain Pannetier Φ 13k

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