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Which syllable is stressed in the word “nineteen”?
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What do you call it when the video is not smooth?
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Different pronunciations of “she's” depending on the meaning
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“We are all of us engaged in…” What does 'all of us' mean here?
Awarded May 6 '20 at 20:21
Is using “I don't know that” instead of “I don't know if” grammatically correct?
Awarded Oct 21 '19 at 8:35
'How to' vs. 'How do I'
Awarded Jun 25 '19 at 5:25
[clause in simple tense], rather than [verb in -ing form]
Awarded Apr 16 '18 at 15:40
Winter — wintry; summer — summery; spring — ?; autumn — ?
Awarded Sep 19 '17 at 17:36
Does “the attached updated User Guide” sound wrong?
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Is there any difference between “post” and “position”?
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How to spell [ʒʊʒd] and what does it mean?
Awarded May 10 '16 at 21:28
'To' vs 'in order to' in negative clauses
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What is the difference, if any, between 'porn' and 'porno'?
Awarded Feb 29 '16 at 18:36
Word that denotes the belief that women are inferior to men
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Past tense of 'to output': output or outputted?
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What do you call a sick person who is lying in bed?
Awarded Nov 6 '15 at 20:01
Etymology of “to be like” meaning “to say”
Awarded Oct 14 '15 at 12:38
What is the numb sensation in the mouth caused by some fruits called?
Awarded Jun 6 '15 at 14:03
Future tense in conditional clauses
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Can the term “jack/jerk off” be used for female masturbation?
Awarded Jan 15 '15 at 3:02
How to pronounce the programmer's abbreviation “char”
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Idiom/phrase which means “to pretend not to understand or know”
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