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I am the programmer your mother warned you about.
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Dec 22 |
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Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it @Timwi - indeed - typo fixed. |
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Jul 25 |
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Should I use period pronunciation when reading poetry aloud? Also, large pat on the head offered to anyone who can offer a good suggestion of how to pronounce "evil" and "devil" so they rhyme. |
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Jul 6 |
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American English without an accent Related (but not a duplicate): english.stackexchange.com/questions/1884/… |
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Jun 5 |
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Is 'this this' correct? Buffalo sentence: english.stackexchange.com/a/2462/58 |
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Jun 4 |
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“Ground floor” vs. “first floor” Did you end up in the garage? That's where I usually assume G will take me. |
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Apr 18 |
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Opposite of 'Midas touch'? I work with a guy we call "Fecal King Midas." |
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Mar 13 |
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Name for words created from mispronunciations? Mondegreens arise from mis-hearings, not mispronunciations. The error is on the listener's side, not the speaker's so ... related, but not it. Eggcorn is pretty good, though. |
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Jan 27 |
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Manifest vs. Manifested in relation to the glory or presence of God Can you clarify your question a little? Are you interested in the meanings of the two words and how they differ, or just whether the author can use the two words interchangeably? |
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Jan 27 |
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Why use “his” in association with the word “mankind”? This response does not answer the question "Why use 'his' in association with the word 'mankind'?" |
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Jan 27 |
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How exactly to pronounce 'alphabetical' and 'pharmaceutical' in American English Related question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/13980/… |
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Jan 25 |
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Why does “pre-” change the meaning of “dominantly” to mean “for the most part; mainly”? It makes your question moot -- if "pre" is not a prefix in this case, then asking how "pre" changes "dominantly" is an unanswerable question. Kind of like how you can't figure out what the "pre" is doing in "preemption" because "emption" isn't a word in English -- "preemtion" came as a whole word from Latin and trying to break it into parts just doesn't work. |
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Jan 5 |
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Which is correct: “troubleshooted” or “troubleshot”? @Eduardo I'm not sure to what elephant you refer, but perhaps it needs to be shooted/shot. |
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Mar 30 |
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“Knocked up” to mean “woken up” So do the British never use "knocked up" to mean "made pregnant"? |
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Mar 30 |
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“Knocked up” to mean “woken up” Can't believe I hadn't connected "knock up" = "knocking on a door + wake up." |
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Feb 16 |
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Is there a word to describe a highly desirable cursed treasure? Double-edged sword isn't really it, but "forbidden fruit" is very good. |
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Feb 16 |
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Is there a good substitute for the word “scarper” in American English? Scamper is a pretty obvious replacement for scarper -- I'd be surprised if they don't share a derivation. |
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Feb 16 |
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Is there a word to describe a highly desirable cursed treasure? Really? Don't we all want something that will grant us three wishes? (At least until we find out about that darn curse.) |
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Feb 9 |
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“Oriented” vs. “orientated” Orientated is very common in U.S. military usage. If you're hearing it there, give up any hope of correcting it. |
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Feb 2 |
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What is a respectful way to refer to a person who has died? +1 for Python reference, -1 for the (admittedly unlikely) chance that a non-native speaker picks up one of the phrases. Net effect: no vote. |
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Jan 20 |
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What does “high-capacity magazine clip” mean? I believe the original meaning (a place for storing goods/ammunition) is still widely used aboard naval vessels. |
