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A word for a worldly wise person who pretends to be naïve?

single-word-requests

dec 25 at 7:13 tchrist 36.4k

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A word for someone trying to make people underestimate him

single-word-requests nouns

oct 14 '11 at 21:41 Daniel δ 32.2k

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Antonym of “suspend” as in “Suspend a user account”

single-word-requests

oct 12 '11 at 21:30 RexM 141

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“Software craftsman” as complimentary term for programmer

connotation

feb 18 at 9:24 Jodrell 341

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“I didn't finish” versus “I haven't finished”

word-choice past-tense present-perfect-tense pp-vs-sp

nov 2 at 22:39 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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How to use “text” as a verb

grammaticality verbs past-participle simple-past

apr 25 '12 at 13:59 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Is “latte” a countable noun?

grammatical-number nouns meaning-in-context uncountable-nouns

jun 26 '11 at 10:48 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Difference between “recently” and “lately”

meaning word-choice differences adverbs

nov 1 '11 at 18:36 Daniel δ 32.2k

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Word to describe gay people who are in a relationship with each other

phrase-requests kinship-terms

oct 4 at 16:00 tchrist 36.4k

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A word for someone who has more skill than a code monkey to be at just the next level

single-word-requests programming

apr 5 '12 at 22:45 Mahnax 7,036

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Using 'very' with a noun

grammaticality adjectives

sep 28 at 20:48 FumbleFingers 58.5k

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Is introvert a derogatory term, or just neutral?

word-usage

may 15 '12 at 8:38 Schroedingers Cat 2,897

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Meaning of “renaissance loser”

meaning

nov 19 '11 at 11:17 Matt Эллен 14.3k

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Word for person who doesn't want to hurt others' feelings

single-word-requests nouns

oct 23 '11 at 18:02 Community♦ 1

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Meaning of “I've been doing this long enough to drink”

meaning-in-context

jul 1 '11 at 14:19 AndyBursh 111

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A word for someone who never had a mate because he/she has a high standard

single-word-requests

jun 10 '11 at 2:03 jyc23 757

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Translating when speakers reference themselves by name

translation

oct 11 at 6:25 Kris 13.8k

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'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected'

meaning

sep 10 at 4:14 Community♦ 1

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Difference between “normal person” and “average person”

differences

aug 15 at 23:31 Community♦ 1

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A word to describe movie that shown only on internet

single-word-requests

may 5 '12 at 21:38 Jim 13.7k

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“I had a dinner” vs. “I was having a dinner”

word-choice grammaticality tenses progressive-aspect simple-past

may 4 '12 at 13:15 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Is “Technical skills precisely” appropriate for a list of specific technical knowledge on résumé

phrase-requests

oct 23 '11 at 7:48 Peter Taylor 2,528

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Alternatives to “I lived the wrong way”?

alternative

jun 29 '11 at 22:31 bracho monacho 1,496

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A word for price after tax and service charge but before discount

meaning

jun 20 '11 at 11:38 Thursagen 1

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Meaning of “hail from”

meaning

jun 19 '11 at 11:57 kiamlaluno 28.7k

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Meaning of a “cheap person”

meaning

jun 18 '11 at 16:28 Sarawut Positwinyu 1,080

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“No Limit” Versus “Unlimited”

word-choice

jun 7 '11 at 10:50 tenfour 4,089

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“I had finished the work on friday” / “I have finished the work”

grammar present-perfect-tense past-perfect

may 20 '11 at 14:42 Colin Fine 23.4k

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“Major” vs “majoring”

word-choice

oct 1 '11 at 9:20 Community♦ 1

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Meaning of “The book that should have been in the box” [closed]

meaning

sep 1 '11 at 3:33 Thursagen 1

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