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What does the idiomatic phrase "err on the side of" mean?
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Form vs. Function in regard to Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives
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Is "It will be really helpful to me if you can provide some." grammatically correct? [closed]
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Subject verb agreement with and [migrated]
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Is it correct to place the adjective before 'is/was'?
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Idiom opposite to "the straw that broke the camel's back"
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What does the idiomatic phrase "err on the side of" mean?
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Looking for idiom or phrase similar to "for dummies" [duplicate]
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Consensus needed [closed]
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How do you interpret ambiguous statements involving conjunctions? [closed]
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need an idiom or phrase that means "you're up early"
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What's the Meaning of Opposing?
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"various" courteous manners instead of "many" courteous manners? [migrated]
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When does "actively mislead" entail an intent to deceive?
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How many countries are listed in “France, England, Scotland and the UK”? [closed]
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What is the word for the problem of not knowing the terminology of something [duplicate]
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Word for count of undesirable events
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Is there any difference between "nexus" and "locus"?
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What is the difference between "hallmark" and "trappings"?
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Is it correct to use "source codes" to mean the source code of more programs? [duplicate]
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Use of “fat” and “fatty”
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How should the abbreviation for "identifier" be capitalized?
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AS vs WHILE are they interchangeable?
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Which answer is appropriate and why? [closed]
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represent vs make up vs account for [closed]
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have a vision vs see a vision
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Independent clause between commas?
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Could we employ this word in a formal context?
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What's the difference between animate subjects and inanimate? [closed]
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Difference between day off and vacations [closed]
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Is expression "Updates from All Company" gramatically correct? [closed]
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Through My Lens or/and In My Lens?
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Subject-verb agreement when citing papers with multiple authors? [duplicate]
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How to describe a person who withholds information to make the situation seem worse than it is?
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What is the connotation of “The Hitchhiker's Guide to XYZ”?
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Hyphenating large numbers in compound adjectives [duplicate]
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What is the "-sie" suffix meaning?
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If I'm ranting I'm the ranter. So is the subject of said rant the rantee? Or the person hearing it? What's the other called, then?
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What's the word for the activity of distorting video/voice records to trick people?
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comma usage question: a New Yorker example [closed]
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Is there an English synonym for 'temporarily-attached'? [duplicate]
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Is the word order in "know what's what" correct?
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What are the origins of "tech" as an abbreviation for "technology?
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Which is correct, "opt out of" or "opt out from" and why?
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What is the dialect feature in British English where "W" is pronounced as "Y"?
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Difference between "provocative" and "thought-provoking"
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Can I use the preposition "for" with the meaning of support or agreement in this sentence?
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