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| location | Greensboro, NC | |
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| seen | May 14 at 12:40 | |
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May 15 |
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comprehendible vs comprehensible thefreedictionary.com/comprehendible |
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May 13 |
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Why past tense in 'I got this'? When you accept an answer to this, please add the comment "gotcha". ;) |
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May 13 |
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Should a comma be here or not? The comma here seems to add the pause that is needed to parse the sentence first time through correctly. BTW, it would be clearer if today were moved to the end of the sentence. |
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May 11 |
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Take my photo, take a photo of me You are correct, @Paola, but the most likely usage for "take his photo" is the act of using a camera, not carrying a print away from him. Likewise when you "take a shower", you could always be a plumber delivering some bathroom fixtures, but more likely you're just getting cleaned up. |
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May 11 |
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What is the difference between “junkie” and “freak”? these are two very different words, unless as @AndrewLeach requested, you can supply a context in which they could be confused. |
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May 10 |
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What is the aural equivalent of eye-witness? Ah, you are correct, and thanks for not adding tongue-witness to the list. |
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May 10 |
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Is “imbedded” a valid spelling of the word “embedded”? thefreedictionary.com/Imbedded |
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May 9 |
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What is the longest palindromic phrase? if only there were a palindrome that means "off topic" |
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May 8 |
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Question about “how many” @RegDwightΒВBẞ8 Do tell. |
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May 8 |
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Why do we use a French term for a currency-exchange office? The real question is: why isn't "lingua franca" a French phrase? |
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May 8 |
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Question about “how many” Actually you can: "Most of the people there are not really studying." "Really? How many people do study there?" |
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May 7 |
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“On/at/for/over the weekend” in American English I would qualify what you said about "over the weekend": I can say "I'll fix that over the weekend" and it could mean that I will fix it at some time during the course of the weekend. Also "for the weekend" sounds more like the whole weekend, though not necessarily so, as you said. For example if you are going to "stay for the night" that means all night, not some part of it. |
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May 2 |
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“Innocuous enough”? -1 I'm not trying to be critical in my questions, so sorry if you got that impression, which is the only reason I can see for the tone of your replies. |
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May 2 |
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Can you give me any examples of children's pronunciation of words? Mommy! Make the bad question go 'way! |
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May 2 |
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“Innocuous enough”? But neither appears in the sentence...what word or phrase in the sentence is modified by enough? |
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May 2 |
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“Innocuous enough”? What does enough qualify, if not innocuous? |
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May 1 |
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Difference between “she cut her hair” and “she cut her hair off”? "unless a doctor performs reattachment surgery, she'll only have four fingers for the rest of her life" implies that she's cut off six fingers. Sorry, could not resist that! |
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May 1 |
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Etymology on “egging on” Or made to listen to U2 guitar riffs incessantly. |
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May 1 |
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Etymology on “egging on” etymonline.com/index.php?term=egg |
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May 1 |
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Looking for a more precise noun than “acceptance” Can you supply some context? Otherwise, this is a pure shot in the dark. |
