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Difference between "delete" and "remove" [closed]

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Maxim V. Pavlov

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Is it "front-end", "frontend", or "front end"?

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Mike M. Lin

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Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?

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nicholas ainsworth

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The plural of "index"–"indexes" or "indices"?

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Where does the period go when using parentheses?

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Chris Smith

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How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?

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Jonn

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Is there any English/American equivalent for the Hungarian phrase "beating the nettle with someone else's penis"?

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Janos Hideg

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When is it necessary to use "have had"?

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Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?

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didxga

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Are collective nouns (and in particular companies) always given a plural verb form, or are certain ones treated as singular?

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Abel

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Using "that" and "this" interchangeably

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rem

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"Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns?

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Andy Cheng

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Difference between nevertheless and nonetheless

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Fraser Orr

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What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"?

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rem

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"Dear Sir or Madam" versus "To whom it may concern"

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Pops

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"Compared with" vs "Compared to"—which is used when?

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x3ja

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When should I use "Would", "Would have", "Will", and "Will have"?

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Anderson Silva

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Why is “cannot” spelled as one word?

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Tsuyoshi Ito

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What the #$@&%*! is that called?

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LarsTech

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"Whether or not" vs. "whether"

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"A few" vs. "few"

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grokus

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What is the *best* way to express that an email contains an attachment? [closed]

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rochb

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Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?

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Jay

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"Consist in" vs. "consist of"

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Shivadas

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What does the phrase "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" mean?

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nonopolarity

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"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?

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Korneel Bouman

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When do I use "I" instead of "me?"

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Brendan Berg

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"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?

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Jeff Ferland

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"Replace with" versus "replace by"

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ntoskrnl

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Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation?

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GLM

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Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?

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gmauch

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What is the difference between "till" and "until"?

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LifeH2O

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Substitute X for Y

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Cascabel

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Should I use a comma before "and" or "or"?

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Nunya

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Is it "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"?

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Julius A

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When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?

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Shimmy Weitzhandler

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"Status" vs. "state"

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Raymond

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When should "no problem" replace "you're welcome" as a response to "thank you"?

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JoshDM

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Donald Trump's run-on sentences

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wizloc

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"More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"?

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"There is/are more than one". What's the difference?

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Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?

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Jose Javier Garcia

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When are "because", "since","for" and "as" interchangeable?

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Is there a suffix like "phile" or "phobe" for don't care?

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Mr. TA

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When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?

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Why are the vowels in Christ and Christmas different? (and other strange diphthong behaviour)

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What is the difference between "complicated" and "complex"?

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Nobody

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Can "doubt" sometimes mean "question"?

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Dennis Williamson

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When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?

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b.roth

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Is it "bear" or "bare" with me? [closed]

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mafu

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When do I use "can" or "could"?

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Ramprasad Prabhakar

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What is the word for "the smell of rain"?

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Featherball

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"Unregister" vs "Deregister"

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Laurent Pireyn

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Is there an English idiom for trying to do two things at the same time and failing at both of them due to splitting your effort?

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Rich Armstrong

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What's wrong with "I'll open you the door"?

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Iain Samuel McLean Elder

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What is worse than "mediocre"?

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ring bearer

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What is a feminine version of 'guys'?

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Mitch

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How do native English speakers respond to "Thank you"?

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rem

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"log in to" or "log into" or "login to"

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John Siracusa

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When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?

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Mehper C. Palavuzlar

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