Colin Fine

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25
“PIN Number” — why do we say it?
mar 3 '11 at 14:59
19
Why was “how much” used in the following context instead of “how many”?
feb 12 '12 at 16:28
19
Origin of the idiom “butt of jokes”
apr 7 '11 at 16:56
19
Using the definite article before a country/state name
mar 8 '11 at 13:02
18
When is “Y” a vowel?
jan 28 '11 at 16:23
17
Antonym of “suspend” as in “Suspend a user account”
oct 12 '11 at 12:05
17
What is the difference between “I've been to China” and “I've gone to China”?
jun 20 '11 at 15:59
17
Is “I am sat” bad English?
mar 30 '11 at 11:57
16
Is the meme, “all your base are belong to us” correct for any time period?
jun 14 '12 at 16:10
16
What is the error called when two letters are mistakenly swapped?
jul 5 '11 at 11:51
15
login and payoff are nouns. But can they be used as verbs?
dec 4 at 17:04
15
Better than premium
jul 6 '11 at 13:50
15
What does 'ten of six' mean in regard to time?
dec 14 '10 at 13:20
14
XXIII, neither IIIXX nor XIIIX, represents 23. Is it correct grammar?
oct 13 '10 at 12:14
14
“Writing things down” vs. “writing things up”
feb 20 '12 at 0:41
14
Why do we call snail mail “snail mail”?
may 9 '11 at 12:38
14
What is the difference between “onerous” and “arduous”?
nov 25 '10 at 12:10
13
Can adverbs be also direct objects?
jul 2 '12 at 15:31
13
Is there an idiom for “can take truth unprettified whatever it is”?
oct 20 '11 at 11:20
13
Why is “head over heels” used as if it were exceptional rather than commonplace?
may 13 '11 at 9:14
13
Proper usage of “since” and “from” with regard to duration of time
aug 19 '10 at 17:07
12
Why does “one-night stand” mean sex?
may 8 '11 at 0:38
12
What is the difference between make and do verbs?
mar 15 '11 at 17:34
12
Why is English written and read left to right?
dec 22 '10 at 17:39
12
Are there sentences in languages which use grammatical gender that lose meaning when translated into English?
oct 5 '10 at 16:41
11
“Chair” or “chairman?”
mar 21 '11 at 11:54
11
“-ee” and “-er” word endings
jan 21 '11 at 12:49
11
What is the difference in meaning between “I play” and “I do play”?
jan 6 '11 at 16:53
10
“Take a rest” or “have some rest”?
dec 23 '11 at 10:56
10
“Saving on the parrot's chocolate is futile”
apr 1 '12 at 0:28
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