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Is there a word for when someone stops being talented?
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In England, why are some high schools called hospitals?
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Is "Good boy!" still appropriate for a child?
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What did Lady Gaga mean when she sang that she's heard a "sine" from above?
Awarded Jan 11 at 2:57
Verb for "dial a number then immediately hang up"
Awarded Aug 31, 2022 at 23:08
Does 'moonlighting' mean 'illegal work'?
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What sparked the figurative usage of “short fuse” in the 1960s?
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In North America, is it normal to address children you don't know as "honey"?
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Why the "wedded" in "wedded wife"?
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What's the meaning of "wooden loaf", the famous expression used by Gandhi to define the Independence of India?
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What is the difference between “they” and “it” for people, especially for those people who identify as non-binary?
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Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?
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Word for how the white space between words can form patterns
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Why does Steven Pinker say that “can’t” + “any” is just as much of a double-negative as “can’t” + “no” is in “I can’t get no/any satisfaction”?
Awarded Jan 11, 2021 at 21:16
Single word for driving slowly?
Awarded Dec 7, 2020 at 13:07
Tip of my tongue: Word that means cultural identifier
Awarded Aug 7, 2020 at 19:17
At what point did "gross" come to mean "disgusting"?
Awarded Jun 26, 2020 at 8:50
What is the 'female equivalent' of a sausage fest?
Awarded Jun 18, 2020 at 19:31
What do we call the spike in the cap of an ointment/cream tube?
Awarded Apr 24, 2020 at 19:56
Has the verb "to import me" ever been commonly used in English the way "to concern me" is in the phrase "It does not concern me"?
Awarded Feb 26, 2020 at 11:20
What does p***take stand for?
Awarded Jan 28, 2020 at 14:10
A single word for "not allowed to be changed" or "must be this way"
Awarded Dec 5, 2019 at 19:00
Adding "dot com" to the end of a sentence?
Awarded Nov 25, 2019 at 19:10
What is the type of English used in the King James Bible called?
Awarded Oct 29, 2019 at 3:40
Why does English use singular they instead of making up a new word for this?
Awarded Oct 20, 2019 at 23:50
Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus
Awarded Jun 25, 2019 at 17:25
What does "play with your toy’s toys" mean?
Awarded Jun 20, 2019 at 12:10
Opposite of a diet
Awarded Mar 27, 2019 at 6:27
Why doesn't this Google Translate ad use the word "Translation" instead of "Translate"?
Awarded Mar 11, 2019 at 22:50
What is the literal meaning (and the origin) of "v"?
Awarded Feb 12, 2019 at 19:35
Can we use "whisky" to describe a squirrel going up a tree?
Awarded Dec 25, 2018 at 4:30
Is it technically correct to call an almond drink "milk" in English?
Awarded Dec 24, 2018 at 3:20
What does 'for' mean in 'We are done for'?
Awarded Nov 6, 2018 at 4:05
What informal English expression would you use to let a couple know that they are being too intimate in public?
Awarded Oct 2, 2018 at 8:50
If I farm, I'm a farmer. But if I guard, I'm a guard?
Awarded Aug 30, 2018 at 9:00
Where are all the Latin words?
Awarded May 22, 2018 at 1:04
Crowdfunding without the funding
Awarded Apr 27, 2018 at 19:37
Meaning of "couple o' pins" in this poem by Tolkien
Awarded Apr 3, 2018 at 8:20
Meaning of "I thou thee"?
Awarded Mar 30, 2018 at 18:56
What is a word for fake seriousness, especially when you are intending to be funny
Awarded Mar 24, 2018 at 16:58
Is there an explanation for why both "pop" and "pops" are used to mean father (singular)?
Awarded Mar 23, 2018 at 2:39
Word for earning less than spent
Awarded Mar 13, 2018 at 18:30
Did Old English (Anglo-Saxon) use contractions?
Awarded Feb 11, 2018 at 4:39
"It is" used as "there is": what is the origin?
Awarded Jan 18, 2018 at 14:38
looking for antonym of plutocracy
Awarded Dec 5, 2017 at 17:36
Why did the meaning of “garble” change so much?
Awarded Jul 7, 2017 at 17:26
Meaning of "bully" in the 1800s
Awarded Jun 21, 2017 at 3:52
Usage of diacritics in loanwords
Awarded Jun 20, 2017 at 15:25
What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?
Awarded Apr 20, 2017 at 19:11
Are there any ambiguities created by merging I and J into one letter?
Awarded Dec 1, 2016 at 18:58
Origin of the term "red cent"
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