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Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals specified as well?

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Origin of the phrase "crazy as a coon"—is it racist?

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'There seem' or 'there seems' + usage of the word 'seem'

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The usage of "can not" vs. "cannot" in mathematics

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Should I use "got" or "gotten" in the following sentence?

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Meaning of "Be Mr Late Better Than Late Mr"

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Idiom for when two people agree on an idea for very contrasting reasons

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ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere

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Does "until now" always imply that the action is finished?

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"Related work" or "related works"

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What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits without a request or order?

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What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits without a request or order?

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What word defines a category suited for both header and footer?

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"Participate at" vs "Participate in"

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Meaning of "retiring" in "free admission with retiring donations"

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Idiom for being watched after your bad actions

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Plural form of 'schema'

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Why do people say 'topless' but not 'topful'?

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Are "tomorrow" and "morning" etymologically related?

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Is there a word which means "having a frequency of decades" or "per decade"? What about century and millennium?

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Why do people say a dog is 'harmless' but not 'harmful'?

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What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?

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"Further, ..." versus "Furthermore, ..." at the beginning of a sentence (meaning the same thing)?

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Jon Hanna

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How did "possess" come to have a Z sound for its first double-S?

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Can you write "... me's" (the possessive)?

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Would there be a way to make the joke "Ella es mi amiga vieja, disculpe, mi vieja amiga" work in English?

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Is "chubby" offensive?

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What meaning of "gay" is intended in "He was very gay and had already washed and was now on his feet"?

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Origin of the phrase "Now we're cooking with _"

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Understanding of -pants vs. "pants" in UK speakers

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Alternative to "don't put your eggs in one basket" that doesn't refer to eggs?

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"The point is moot"

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Is there a hypernym for “public” and “private”?

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Is it spelt "naïve" or "naive"?

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Does "nineteen-hundreds" refer to 1900–1909 or 1900–1999?

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Why was the past tense used here? "I died an X"

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Why was the past tense used here? "I died an X"

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Idiom to describe an insensitive comment

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What is the difference between "minimum" and "minimal"?

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Many more vs much more / many fewer vs much fewer

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Is there any online tool to read (pronounce) IPA and APA written words?

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Is there a word for when someone stops being talented?

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Is there an opposite gender for "lady"?

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Can I use the word "mill" as a synonym for "destroy"?

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"personal issue", "private issue", "personal affair", or "personal business"?

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Is there an American English equivalent of the British idiom "carrying coals to Newcastle"?

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Is using the word "can" twice in the same sentence redundant?

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Was “thee” ever used as a nominative?

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Is there a non-combative term for the word "enemy"?

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Is there a non-combative term for the word "enemy"?

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Is "iff" considered a real word or just an abbreviation?

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Is there a non-combative term for the word "enemy"?

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Idiom for someone acting extremely out of character

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Alternative to 'stuff' in "with regard to administrative or financial _______."

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Similar quotes to "Eat the fish, spit the bones"

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fev

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A different way of saying "rest of"

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What does "can't get arrested in this town" mean?

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How was sexual intercourse referred to before 'sex'?

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Is there a word that's the relational opposite of "Childless"? (Specifically for when trying to categorize an adult)

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Is there a phrase that means "too important"?

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"temporal" vs. "temporary"

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