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What is the difference between an expression and a phrase?
Awarded Aug 12, 2021 at 14:21
'Him or herself' v. 'himself or herself'?
Awarded Jan 27, 2021 at 0:51
Is it "end quote" or "unquote"?
Awarded Aug 28, 2020 at 2:06
Is this Cambridge Dictionary example of "felicitate" valid?
Awarded Jul 8, 2019 at 1:10
Why is there paternal, for fatherly, fraternal, for brotherly, but no similar word for sons?
Awarded Jul 3, 2019 at 0:15
When are attributive nouns plural?
Awarded Oct 24, 2018 at 22:05
English word for when grammatical rules causes words to change ("bend")
Awarded Nov 5, 2017 at 10:40
Is "I am running" or "I run" grammatical to say while running?
Awarded Oct 30, 2017 at 5:32
How to derive from "zealot"
Awarded Sep 24, 2017 at 17:18
How to indicate that a word / acronym X will refer to Y in academic writing
Awarded Aug 16, 2017 at 5:41
A dream come true - is it correct
Awarded Jun 23, 2017 at 18:12
Why is the letter J so common in names of people who go by their initials?
Awarded Jun 6, 2017 at 3:45
Why do Wh question words in English so consistently map to Q words in Latin?
Awarded Jan 5, 2017 at 0:52
Etymology of "German" versus etymology of "germane"?
Awarded Nov 24, 2016 at 21:28
Is there a difference between "Would you like some more" and "Would you like any more"?
Awarded Nov 15, 2016 at 0:39
Does the word “skyfall” (or “sky falls”) exist in English?
Awarded Sep 21, 2016 at 0:39
What does "Backing forward or backing back" in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s comment mean?
Awarded Sep 21, 2016 at 0:39
"much of the time" vs "most of the time"
Awarded Sep 18, 2016 at 2:26
How is punctuation used after dashes?
Awarded Aug 19, 2016 at 1:08
What is the name for the grammatical figure, where the present tense is substituted for a past event?
Awarded Feb 16, 2016 at 17:46
Possible grammatical errors in a sentence (comma placement and verb agreement)
Awarded Oct 22, 2015 at 21:54
Is there a grammar rule behind the hyphen in the phrase 'one-act play'?
Awarded Oct 2, 2015 at 14:00
Why doesn't the prefix "in" in "invaluable" mean "un-" as in other adjectives?
Awarded Jul 2, 2015 at 20:45
What is a thing called that takes measurements?
Awarded May 19, 2015 at 13:26
"He didn't know where New Jersey was"
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 14:28
How is "erogenous" incorrectly formed?
Awarded Mar 10, 2015 at 17:09
English words of Latin origin: Did they replace existing words?
Awarded Mar 6, 2014 at 2:08
A ligature "og"
Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 17:11
Is “-th” still a productive suffix in English?
Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 14:36
"She is gone" versus "she has gone"
Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 14:36
How does the false-conditional work in "I made sandwiches if you want some"?
Awarded Nov 14, 2013 at 8:53
Why do you use "much" when mentioning RAM?
Awarded Sep 26, 2013 at 17:23
What is the origin of the idiom 'all the rage'?
Awarded Sep 20, 2013 at 0:27
Are all fees becoming "nominal"?
Awarded Jul 19, 2013 at 19:52
What types of antonyms are there?
Awarded Jun 16, 2013 at 13:21
When did periphrastic tenses stop being tenses?
Awarded Jun 15, 2013 at 19:06
Why use "need not" instead of "do not need to"?
Awarded Feb 6, 2013 at 8:09
Is there a reason behind the ordering of letters in the English alphabet?
Awarded Jan 11, 2013 at 5:35
Why did they spell it "URL’s"?
Awarded Jan 4, 2013 at 8:29
Are you comfortable with who(m) he is?
Awarded Jan 1, 2013 at 19:38
'The X-ing of Y' vs just 'X-ing Y' : why are both 'the' and 'of' necessary together?
Awarded Dec 14, 2012 at 10:07
Why does the verb "succeed" change to "successor" as a noun?
Awarded Oct 30, 2012 at 11:32
What is "what are you on about?" on about?
Awarded Oct 25, 2012 at 0:56
What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?
Awarded Sep 28, 2012 at 22:03
"X times as many as" or "X times more than"
Awarded Jun 18, 2012 at 15:39
"Answer to my question" or "answer on my question"?
Awarded Apr 21, 2012 at 9:49
Words that are pluralized in the middle?
Awarded Mar 16, 2012 at 0:31
"Peeving about grammar disguised as a question"
Awarded Feb 6, 2012 at 1:54
What does ‘peer around something’ mean?
Awarded Jul 28, 2011 at 11:28
What does ‘One’ in “Detectives slapped handcuffs on her. “You know you did it,” she said one later shouted at her. “Just admit it.” mean?
Awarded Jul 28, 2011 at 0:03
What is the plural of Prius?
Awarded Jul 7, 2011 at 3:52
Origins of possessive pronouns
Awarded Jun 7, 2011 at 2:53
Is there any significance in little curls joining the st and ct in old books?
Awarded Jun 2, 2011 at 22:14
Where does the use of "why" as an interjection come from?
Awarded May 25, 2011 at 9:52
"I played two music" vs. "I played two pieces of music"
Awarded Apr 29, 2011 at 12:48
How/From where did the term "paradigm shift" originate?
Awarded Mar 15, 2011 at 17:50
Is it acceptable to write "(wo)man"?
Awarded Feb 27, 2011 at 16:53
Is this the correct usage of the word "fraught"?
Awarded Jan 24, 2011 at 17:12
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Awarded Jan 14, 2011 at 19:55
"supposed to" or "suppose to"?
Awarded Jan 9, 2011 at 6:04
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