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“Nothing to tell” versus “nothing to say”

aug 20 at 22:43 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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In sex talk, how many bases are there and what do they all mean?

meaning idioms

nov 4 at 12:38 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What is the uncontracted form of “won't ever”?

contractions

nov 26 '11 at 9:10 Barrie England 78.9k

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The sentence with the most prepositions at its end — does it really work?

prepositions sentence complex-sentences

mar 6 at 23:13 angilene 1

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“You were already having been going to do that!”

meaning-in-context future-tense past-perfect progressive-aspect will-be-going

nov 14 at 4:47 tchrist 36.4k

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What is the word for when members of the same group attack each other?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

may 3 '12 at 18:59 jwpat7 37k

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“People like you” versus “people like yourself”?

personal-pronouns reflexives

may 26 '11 at 15:38 Unreason 9,047

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What does “möbius” (moebius) mean?

meaning meaning-in-context

nov 23 at 20:59 Keith Wong 1

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How do you disambiguate phrases like “killing doctors” when you can't use an article? [closed]

ambiguity

nov 1 at 13:12 StoneyB 20.5k

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What's the term when you ask a question which implies a lie?

nouns phrase-requests questions

mar 9 '12 at 4:49 jwpat7 37k

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Origin of “roofies”

etymology

feb 24 at 12:03 Akber Choudhry 301

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How/when does one use “a most”?

superlative

oct 8 at 16:07 tchrist 36.4k

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“Strike gold” but without the implication of searching?

phrases phrase-requests expressions saying

jan 16 '12 at 9:37 Kris 13.8k

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“Seeing visions” versus “having visions”

word-choice idioms verbs

nov 22 '11 at 17:30 Unreason 9,047

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“Me being” versus “my being” [duplicate]

meaning grammaticality differences pronouns

jul 23 '11 at 23:32 Cerberus 28.3k

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“cannot” vs. “must not”

jul 11 '11 at 16:17 JSBձոգչ 32.2k

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An ambiguity problem with “the first thing you remember”

ambiguity

may 26 '11 at 19:48 JSBձոգչ 32.2k

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What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them?

punctuation ellipsis

may 26 '11 at 18:48 JSBձոգչ 32.2k

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“Would” with a present meaning—is this correct?

apr 14 '11 at 9:34 Neil 1,640

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Does “someone appeared to help me” have two meanings?

meaning verbs ambiguity

aug 16 at 17:04 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What does (the expression) “to stir the paint” mean?

phrases expressions

oct 11 '11 at 21:46 Community♦ 1

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How can I phrase a question about a theoretical event in the past, which cannot happen anymore?

differences sentence past-tense

mar 28 '11 at 16:53 Billare 9,230

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How is “lay bare” sexual?

phrases expressions

sep 10 '11 at 13:10 Feral Oink 2,589

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“Who cares [if/that] it [is/isn't] true” — which to use when?

conjunctions negation word-meaning if-that

jan 21 at 9:45 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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“All rooms” versus “all the rooms”

definite-article all-the

nov 29 at 10:35 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What is the correct “noun-verb” order when preceded by “only when”? [duplicate]

grammaticality word-order inversion

aug 21 at 22:44 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Should a comma be here or not?

comma

may 12 '12 at 18:39 Barrie England 78.9k

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What/who are “toy soldiers”?

phrases meaning-in-context lyrics

feb 10 '12 at 6:45 Community♦ 1

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Improper usage of “subsequently” in the latest Futurama episode?

semantics logic

aug 26 '11 at 17:51 phenry 5,486

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When does “nature” require an article and why?

articles

aug 21 '11 at 11:18 Hackworth 1,050

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