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Roy Hodgson's "Church in the centre of the village" expression

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Can I say "Do you have a facebook"?

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Is there a word similar to "racism" when referring to an ethnic group rather than a race?

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

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Origin of podcast

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What loanwords from the languages of India appear in cricket's vocabulary?

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"Hear hear" or "here here"

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What are initials?

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Why is there a period after the roman numeral in a royal title?

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What is the origin of the word "conk"?

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Where did the "unavailable" meaning of "Out of Pocket" come from?

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What does "Small-ball crap" mean?

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Where does the phrase "boredom punctuated by moments of terror" come from?

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What is the origin of the phrase "egg in your beer"?

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Origin of the expression "being cagey about something"

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Correct abbreviation of "engineer"

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What does "up she rises" mean in the sea shanty "Drunken Sailor"?

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Where does this translation of Saint-Exupery's quote on design come from?

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What's the origin of "I'm down with it"?

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How did the Swedish word "fartlek" make it to the English language running vocabulary?

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Is there a term which covers ATM cards, credit cards, and debit cards?

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Is there a word for numbers between 10 and 99?

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Nerd vs. Geek vs. Dork

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What is the origin of "like a bat out of hell"?

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What is the origin of the phrase "it's a horse apiece"?

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What’s a “handegg”?

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What is the etymology of the term "Cockpit"?

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“Green” has been associated with envy (green-eyed monster), as well as with a novice. How did these associations arise?

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What is the correct pronunciation of the word "route"?

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"Through" or "to" for expression of range

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