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Mar 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 24 |
answered | What's the difference between “cup” and “glass”? |
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Jul 24 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Mar 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Apr 4 |
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Are there commonly used words to denote different gradations of friendship in English? It feels like this tries to make a 1-dimensional list out of 2-dimensional data: how well you know them & how much you like each other. |
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Mar 31 |
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Should I use “who” or “whom” as the only word in a sentence? If you say 'whom' in this context, it makes it sound like you're referring to the entity that was eaten. |
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Mar 31 |
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Difference between “cross with you” and “angry with you” It does make me think of Mary Poppins. |
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Mar 28 |
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Why use “at” in this way? In Portuguese of Portugal, this method is generally preferred over the gerund-participle. You would say "Estou a nadar" (I'm at swim). In Brazil, the opposite is true. You would say "Estou nadando" (I'm swimming). It's just the way people say things. |
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Mar 25 |
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Does the term “comma separated” mean “Goodbye” in any way? It's not standard, but it sounds like an awesome usage to implement. I long to see my wife, but for now... we're comma separated. |
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Mar 25 |
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How to correctly specify a range of temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Celsius? I think that's what Ben meant by 'absolute'. The gradations are the same, hence they're counterparts. But the reference points are different. Celsius uses the freezing point of water, Kelvin uses absolute absence of heat energy. They're not identical, but rather counterparts. |
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Mar 25 |
awarded | Editor |
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Mar 25 |
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US usage of 'mad' Added extra thought. |
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Mar 25 |
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More on 'who should she see': what part of speech is 'should' in this phrase? I think this usage comes from the subjunctive form: "If such should happen, we would be ready." When used in the subjunctive form, it gives the sense of chance or possibility. So it's not far from there to use it as a helping verb that also implies that the thing happened by chance. |
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Mar 25 |
answered | US usage of 'mad' |
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Mar 25 |
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Are there nouns that are always plural - have no plural counterpart? Do words like 'Pants' or 'Glasses' (for the eyes) have a different qualification than those examples? |
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Mar 24 |
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What is the historic process for converting vulgar words into simply rude words? It's interesting to note further that 'rape' used to mean a more innocuous 'kidnapping' or 'taking away' without the sexual denotations it carries now. |
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Mar 24 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Mar 24 |
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[Singular] Is/Are [Plural]? It sounds weirder still when you use a first-person pronoun as the predicate nominative and modify a singular subject with a prepositional phrase ending in a plural: The oldest of my siblings is I. Or perhaps A family of happy people is we. Actually, I'm not sure about that one. |
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Mar 24 |
answered | Does one differentiate A “from” B, or differentiate A “and” B? |
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Mar 24 |
answered | Is there an alternative to “that much less”? |
