Charles

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American English speaker (dialect, essentially General American) with British English traces from childhood.


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Is there a formal term for “snail mail”?
22
Meaning and acceptability of “One fifty” when speaking of dollars
9
Is there a single word for a “unit of time”?
8
Can the word “majors” used as a verb be followed by “on”?
7
How to distinguish the pronunciation of “year” and “ear”?
6
Word for “food only partially eaten”
5
Adjective for “choosing not to speak”
5
“Key thob” and “key fob”
5
Is there a term for words that have a single meaning or are only used in a single context?
4
Is “He picked up a quarrel” correct?
4
What does “last August” refer to?
4
What do you call each individual component of a number: a “digit”, a “figure”, or “place”?
4
What is the meaning of “I'm a wiener”?
3
A “Decadent” Cheesecake?
2
How or When is the Lozenge symbol used?
2
Is there an idiomatic equivalent of “I really loved what you said”?
2
Which is better grammar: “courteous of” or “courteous to”?
2
Can/should I put a comma before a phrase's time specifier?
1
Does “gay” necessarily mean male homosexual?
1
Is “chubby” offensive?
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Monsters! another question about what-was-it-then
0
How are artificial constructions such as l33t classified with regards to English?
0
Is “That’ll” a real word?
0
How about 'play cute' or 'play adorable'?
0
What is wrong in “Please don't pluck the flowers” and other phrases used in the Indian subcontinent?
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Should I acronymize “Health, Safety, and Environment” as “HSE” or “SHE”?