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Do you say 'white blackboard'?

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 16:41

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What is the difference between a "category" and a "type"

answered May 17, 2011 at 13:03

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What's the difference between a "fen" and a "dale"?

answered Apr 29, 2011 at 11:23

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Using 'generify' to mean 'to make generic'?

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 7:45

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How should one say times aloud in 24-hour notation?

answered Jul 20, 2011 at 15:57

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What makes "like" and "so" popular?

answered May 10, 2011 at 13:00

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What is the difference between "archetype" and "prototype"?

answered May 5, 2011 at 11:18

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Is there a term to describe speech that has a hidden meaning but is not sarcastic?

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 20:25

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Is "receival" a valid word for the act of receiving something?

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 9:35

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Is there an English phrase for an inability to actually leave already?

answered Jun 16, 2011 at 19:02

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"Iterate" vs. "Iterate over"

answered Apr 28, 2011 at 10:01

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What's the (unobvious) meaning of "I saw you coming"?

answered Apr 30, 2011 at 13:52

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Where did the expression 'playing the world's smallest violin' come from?

answered Apr 26, 2011 at 19:00

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Where does the term "tuck shop" come from?

answered Jun 17, 2011 at 13:15

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Antonym for "Virgin"

answered Jun 6, 2011 at 18:52

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Difference in usage of "regular", "usual", "ordinary", "normal", "common"

answered May 2, 2011 at 14:50

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What is the correct word for "dependee"?

answered May 16, 2011 at 14:09

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Are Pounds Sterling referred to as squid (in addition to quid)

answered May 31, 2011 at 13:16

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Is ‘misunderestimate’ a received (American) English word?

answered May 1, 2011 at 1:05

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What's the right word for "unclearity"?

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 10:04

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What's the opposite of "dogmatic"?

answered Jul 31, 2011 at 20:40

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Proper usage of 'if so' in a sentence

answered Jun 16, 2011 at 12:39

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What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di-, tri-, quad-, etc.?

answered Apr 30, 2011 at 21:32

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Etymology of the phrase "Shiver my timbers"

answered May 3, 2011 at 16:02

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What does 'knee-jerk reaction' mean?

answered Jul 1, 2011 at 12:20

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"Complement" or "supplement"?

answered May 19, 2011 at 18:00

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How do you derive the adjectival form of an irregular verb such as "read"?

answered Apr 29, 2011 at 19:29

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Which is the correct spelling: “fairy” or “faerie”?

answered Apr 25, 2011 at 22:58

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How do native English speakers respond to "Thank you"?

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 10:44

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Synonym for "cluster" in a technical context

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Do you say 'white blackboard'?

What is the difference between a "category" and a "type"

What's the difference between a "fen" and a "dale"?

Using 'generify' to mean 'to make generic'?

How should one say times aloud in 24-hour notation?

What makes "like" and "so" popular?

What is the difference between "archetype" and "prototype"?

Is there a term to describe speech that has a hidden meaning but is not sarcastic?

Is "receival" a valid word for the act of receiving something?

Is there an English phrase for an inability to actually leave already?

"Iterate" vs. "Iterate over"

What's the (unobvious) meaning of "I saw you coming"?

Where did the expression 'playing the world's smallest violin' come from?

Where does the term "tuck shop" come from?

Antonym for "Virgin"

Difference in usage of "regular", "usual", "ordinary", "normal", "common"

What is the correct word for "dependee"?

Are Pounds Sterling referred to as squid (in addition to quid)

Is ‘misunderestimate’ a received (American) English word?

What's the right word for "unclearity"?

What's the opposite of "dogmatic"?

Proper usage of 'if so' in a sentence

What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di-, tri-, quad-, etc.?

Etymology of the phrase "Shiver my timbers"

What does 'knee-jerk reaction' mean?

"Complement" or "supplement"?

How do you derive the adjectival form of an irregular verb such as "read"?

Which is the correct spelling: “fairy” or “faerie”?

How do native English speakers respond to "Thank you"?

Synonym for "cluster" in a technical context