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Mar 19 |
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Difference between present tense and present continuous tense when using “is” and “are” perhaps OP wants to know if those two sentences are in present or continuous tense |
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Mar 18 |
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Is it derogatory or offensive to call a detective a dick? Is it derogatory or offensive to call "derogatory", "derog"? |
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Mar 15 |
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Indirect questions using “do you think” expand please what is "unstable information" |
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Sep 9 |
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Pronunciation and usage of “bona fide” @John Lawler well for the record, American Heritage Dictionary and Gage Canadian Dictionary (so not only American) do not use IPA. I do and would be happy if there were consensus. |
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Sep 3 |
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Do foreign words in everyday English convey messages about identity? I think this question might relate to Linguistics or Cognitive Sciences . You can try asking there. |
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Mar 8 |
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Why is “women” pronounced the way it is? wɪ-'mən in Canada (source: Gage Canadian Dictionary) |
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Mar 2 |
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What is the term or phrase to describe some process is sequential independent? @John Lawler But doesn't English intersect with math and other technical domains? Yes, the OP would get better answers there, but perhaps OP is too shy to post there. At his own risk... |
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Mar 1 |
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What is a “terrace park”? @FumbleFingers thank you for feedback |
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Mar 1 |
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-ing vs -in' ending @Jon Purdy word-final phenomenon? One of the questions is quite general "So how should I pronounce "-ing"?". The OP is not sure how it should be pronounced. |
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Feb 29 |
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-ing vs -in' ending @Jon Purdy , no that is something different (g-dropping). What I wrote about is that [ŋg] becomes just [ŋ]. These two are different . |
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Feb 28 |
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Universal Etymology of Words @chessmath the down vote is automatically given when a question is closed as off topic |
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Feb 27 |
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Universal Etymology of Words there was even a question about why "mama" is so common in many languages:linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/865/… |
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Feb 27 |
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Terminology of roles in a Q&A: The “asker” and “answerer”? what-do-you-call-somebody-who-asks-a-question-and-somebody-who-answers-a-questio: english.stackexchange.com/questions/12999/… |
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Feb 27 |
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Universal Etymology of Words Hi Norla, this question is suitable to Linguistics SE:linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions |
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Feb 25 |
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Either vs. among related question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/40950/… |
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Feb 21 |
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“Specially” vs “especially” You should add quotations for the first paragraph too. |
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Feb 20 |
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Why “go off”, as in “alarm went off”? @FumbeFingers first, this bounty was to recompense Jon Purdy's answer. Secondly, in my mind, and perhaps hmemcpy's mind, "on" is associated with the start of a process (online, on air), rather than the end of a process (offline, off air). |
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Feb 18 |
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Why “go off”, as in “alarm went off”? Still, I think you are bound by usage. A logical explanation of why "off" was used rather than any other preposition would have satisfied me more. |
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Feb 18 |
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What is the difference between taking courses, classes or lessons? May you specify the location where you think this holds? US? |
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Feb 14 |
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“More clear” vs “Clearer”: when to use “more” instead of “-er”? @ssakl what about funnier? |
