Top new questions this week:
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I'm looking for a word meaning being part of our mortal real world, and part of the fey/spirit world.
The moors are haunted by Sigwiff, an ancient witch cursed to the form of a wolf. Part ghostly ...
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I wonder if the word "bonfire" is very often used in the English language. Maybe in different contexts than just the burning of something for fun, which is the main translation as I understood. I ...
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We are designing an electrical system in which the two primary sub-systems work in a manner such that the first one controls the power for the second one (and handles some primary tasks), and the ...
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What is the history of the word "delete".
It's from Latin "deletus", but I wonder how and why this word was borrowed in English.
Usually, words directly borrowed in English are from religious, ...
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I know that Latin and old French are implicated, but where does the old English "offrian" come from?
I mean: what is the word evolution from the root? Which root exactly: why this "ian" ending?
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Recently I was talking to my friend in English. He started laughing and I asked him Why you're laughing man?
Someone told me you should say Why are you laughing? and this one is totally wrong.
I got ...
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Most of us have heard plenty of examples of the so-called Intrusive-R. It is a feature of non-rhotic dialects, including British RP and some New England dialects. It occurs between two vowels that are ...
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What is the difference between Have a look and Take a look (meaning/connotations)? For example:
Have a look at the question.
Take a look at the question.
For some reason I only found first ...
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What's the correct sentence?
Belated happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday!
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What is the difference between a gerund and a participle?
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Basically, sardonic and sarcastic both stand for mocking gestures, but what is the difference in their contextual use?
Are there any other words that represent a similar gesture?
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Which one is correct:
Someone like me...
or
Someone like myself...
Is "like myself" ever correct?
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I have read a few sentences that contain "have had". I would like to know in what kind of situations we should use use this combination.
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What is the correct abbreviation for the words numbers and number?
Nos.
No.
Nos
No
Possible example usage:
"Number of guests" where the word number is abbreviated
"Numbers 10–15 are located in ...
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Is it correct to say "Jimmy learned how to rock climb when he was studying at Carleton College" or is it better to say "Jimmy learned how to rock climb when he studied at Carleton College"?
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I am trying to write (some fiction) about how the (singular) universe got shattered into a multiverse (collective noun?)
I tripped up when I wanted to refer to one of the instances (or branches if ...
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If I mention that someone is not good looking once you see them up close, does that make them “deceptively attractive” or “deceptively unattractive?” My friend and I are having a discussion about ...
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