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Did English ever have a formal version of “you”?

nov 15 at 14:01 Zairja 4,040

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Do most languages need more space than English?

writing translation

sep 27 at 20:58 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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Is there a word or phrase for the feeling you get after looking at a word for too long?

single-word-requests phrase-requests linguistics psychology

dec 3 at 6:19 coleopterist 20.3k

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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?

word-choice possessive personal-pronouns singular-they gender-neutral

may 20 at 15:02 Mr. Smythe 51

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What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?

pronunciation vocabulary literature list-request

feb 24 '12 at 7:28 Neil McGuigan 169

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What is a feminine version of 'guys'?

word-choice gender

mar 29 at 13:03 tchrist 36.5k

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Differences between slang words for breasts

differences nouns slang offensive-language

aug 18 at 22:23 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?

acronyms grammatical-number

nov 20 at 17:48 Cameron 4,907

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Which is correct: “ is different from ” or “ is different than ”?

word-choice grammaticality

oct 20 '11 at 21:09 simon 126

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When to use “that” and when to use “which”?

pronouns conjunctions relative-clause which-that relative-pronouns

feb 24 at 3:16 tchrist 36.5k

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Is “believe you me” proper English?

etymology grammaticality word-order syntax emphasis

jun 5 '12 at 9:47 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?

pronouns capitalization personal-pronouns

dec 9 at 6:39 Community♦ 1

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Which term correctly identifies those who enjoy programming/technology: “geek” or “nerd”?

word-choice nouns terminology

jul 4 '12 at 12:30 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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When “etc.” is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?

phrases abbreviations period

sep 17 at 19:39 Rory O'Kane 105

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Why is “q” followed by a “u”?

orthography

feb 13 '11 at 9:33 kiamlaluno 29k

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Why do eleven and twelve get unique words and not end in “-teen”?

etymology numbers

may 31 at 13:42 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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Why do some words have two past tense forms (e.g. “dreamed” vs. “dreamt”)?

american-english past-tense ed-vs-t

feb 18 at 11:52 Jon Hanna 12.8k

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What is the word for an action that is “considered to be frowned upon”?

single-word-requests

may 30 at 21:05 Mari-Lou A 786

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Origin of “-ing”

etymology suffixes word-formation

may 10 at 13:30 Duane T. Bentz 1

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Which is correct, “buck naked” or “butt naked”?

word-choice idioms expressions

jan 1 '12 at 4:04 Community♦ 1

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If the plural of ‘man’ is ‘men,’ shouldn’t the plural of ‘German’ be ‘Germen’?

etymology nouns grammatical-number demonyms

may 19 at 7:03 Bradd Szonye 4,699

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When did the term “scientist” overtake usage of the term “natural philosopher”?

philology neologisms

apr 23 '11 at 22:40 Paul Amerigo Pajo 4,377

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Why use the word “copy” in “do you copy that”?

history word-usage

may 6 '11 at 18:35 Billare 9,323

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Where does the phrase “dry run” come from?

etymology idioms

jun 4 '12 at 21:55 Hugo 31.6k

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Can I use an “if” clause without “then”?

grammaticality conjunctions

jan 14 at 9:34 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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Why do we say that an obscene joke is “off-color”?

etymology idioms expressions

1d ago Bruce James 596

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What's the difference in meaning between “emigrate” and “immigrate”?

meaning word-choice

mar 18 '11 at 19:07 Marthaª 16.7k

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Did Shakespeare really invent 1700 words?

etymology history

may 31 '11 at 19:28 mgb 15.5k

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Is the adjective “abject” ever found with any word other than “poverty”? Does it mean something other than “very” or “utterly”?

meaning adjectives

jul 1 '11 at 15:05 Community♦ 1

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Why is “primer” pronounced with a short “i” sound?

etymology pronunciation orthography

jun 25 '12 at 1:41 Ynez 11

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