User igor - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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What is the opposite of procrastination in one word?

single-word-requests antonyms

mar 6 '12 at 19:19 MrGomez 410

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Alternative term to “Blacklist” and “Whitelist”

offensive-language software

aug 16 at 5:39 jwpat7 37k

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Collective word for food and drink

word-choice single-word-requests nouns

feb 6 at 9:23 Brian Hooper 13.4k

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Why (and since when) is prostitution called “the world's oldest profession”?

history expressions

sep 6 '11 at 20:34 mgb 15.4k

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Do we say “… is greater or equal to…” or “… is greater or equal than…”?

expressions grammaticality

aug 17 '11 at 15:29 FumbleFingers 58.4k

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Explanation of “must needs”

adverbs

mar 27 '12 at 4:39 FumbleFingers 58.4k

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What does this mean: To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus

meaning meaning-in-context shakespeare

nov 12 at 16:34 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?

single-word-requests

oct 16 at 19:45 chad 194

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Is this usage of “lol” considered a hedge?

slang

dec 9 '11 at 3:57 FumbleFingers 58.4k

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Why do we say “was supposed to” for “should have”?

nov 25 at 3:11 lex 363

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“In the nick of time” or “in a nick of time?”

grammaticality idioms articles

mar 24 '11 at 14:36 Purplegoldfish 696

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Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?

style personal-pronouns sentence-starts

oct 22 at 10:24 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Correct Usage of Capital Letters

nouns capitalization

oct 20 at 13:35 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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How do I ask for advice politely?

word-choice politeness conversation

sep 27 '10 at 15:14 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Is it correct to say “What was your name?”?

word-choice grammaticality tense past-vs-present

oct 24 at 9:42 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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How do you decide which phrase to use when asking people to repeat what they said?

word-choice conversation formality pragmatics

jul 18 '11 at 13:28 Lauren 192

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“In order to…”, “To…” or “For…”

prepositions to-for

aug 22 at 8:33 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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What's an English word that means “a community of experts”?

single-word-requests

jul 2 at 13:17 Łukasz Lech 202

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English tools for non-English-speaking people

learning resources

jul 27 '11 at 16:25 JSBձոգչ 32.2k

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When should I use “is” and when should I use “are”?

grammaticality verb-agreement

feb 2 '11 at 22:25 nohat♦ 35.8k

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There are no comments / There is no comment

grammatical-number there-is

may 1 at 14:58 V J Connors 1

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What are your favorite English language tools?

learning resources

jan 6 at 13:56 Peter Mortensen 1,336

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“None” as plural indefinite pronoun

grammatical-number pronouns uncountable-nouns

feb 10 at 9:50 Jon Hanna 12.4k

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Are there rules about using “that” to join two clauses?

grammaticality conjunctions complex-sentences

may 17 at 23:04 John Lawler 35.5k

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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in “‑s”?

punctuation possessive apostrophe

feb 24 at 11:09 kiamlaluno 28.7k

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How are “i.e.” and “e.g.” pronounced?

pronunciation latin

16h ago H4CK3R 23

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Why “mind” means “pay attention to”

verbs etymology synonyms meaning

aug 22 '10 at 2:14 Vincent McNabb 4,470

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Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?

punctuation writing-style comma

dec 20 at 12:36 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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When do I use “I” instead of “me?”

grammar grammaticality

jan 22 at 23:14 NY14 1

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What does the phrase “Begging the question” mean?

meaning idioms

nov 10 at 2:54 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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