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Is it spelt "naïve" or "naive"?
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Why are "colleagues" becoming "work colleagues"?
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What is another word for allowing [a professional] to take some sort of [privileges, leniencies, risks, allowances, decision making]?
Awarded Dec 1, 2022 at 19:12
What is a word equivalent to 'oceanic' but specific to a lake?
Awarded Nov 21, 2022 at 18:41
Is there such a thing as a "positive" antonym to catastrophe?
Awarded Oct 4, 2022 at 0:10
What is the difference between "in-between" and "between"?
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 1:05
What does “w/” mean?
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 4:27
How do you pronounce "melee"?
Awarded Jul 27, 2021 at 3:06
Distinction: "What can I do you for?" vs. "What can I do for you?"
Awarded May 9, 2021 at 19:27
Antonym of "Megalomania"
Awarded Aug 1, 2019 at 16:25
Where [if anywhere] should the apostrophe go in "three days work"?
Awarded Jul 16, 2019 at 18:30
Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?
Awarded Mar 14, 2019 at 15:35
What is a stronger alternative to "avoid"?
Awarded Feb 8, 2019 at 21:05
"Relation" versus "relationship"
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What has this tree done, with respect to the fence (picture)?
Awarded Nov 1, 2018 at 11:05
Fake job given as appeasement?
Awarded Oct 14, 2018 at 16:15
Is there an English word for "awaiting approval"?
Awarded Oct 10, 2018 at 12:50
What does the idiom “funny as hell” mean?
Awarded Aug 28, 2018 at 12:55
A name for the sound of liquid discharging from a bottle into a glass
Awarded Aug 17, 2018 at 12:00
Yours vs. your's
Awarded Jan 29, 2018 at 18:45
How do you like them apples?
Awarded Nov 24, 2017 at 6:05
"Bob's your uncle" ... no he's not!
Awarded Aug 8, 2017 at 3:00
Is pronouncing "The" as in "Thee" still correct in titles?
Awarded Jan 31, 2017 at 1:50
"Member FDIC" instead of "Member of FDIC"?
Awarded Jan 30, 2017 at 0:12
Usage of "many" vs "many a"?
Awarded Jan 15, 2017 at 17:17
How can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want?
Awarded Dec 11, 2016 at 5:24
"Amount" vs. "number" vs. "quantity"
Awarded Nov 22, 2016 at 8:58
"Washroom", "restroom", "bathroom", "lavatory", "toilet" or "toilet room"
Awarded Oct 25, 2016 at 18:40
What would you call someone who imposes on other people's generosity?
Awarded Aug 25, 2016 at 22:22
Correct position of "only"
Awarded Jun 14, 2016 at 7:55
"With who" vs. "with whom"
Awarded May 13, 2016 at 20:58
What's the term for not just being wrong, but the exact opposite of right?
Awarded Nov 2, 2015 at 9:52
Should there always be a comma after "therefore","However" etc.?
Awarded Oct 28, 2015 at 19:40
Is "act like a mensch" too localized for ELU readers (U.S. and/or British English)?
Awarded Sep 9, 2015 at 9:39
Is 'I f*cked the dog' an actual idiom and are there alternatives
Awarded Jul 21, 2015 at 15:16
Meaning of the Oscar Wilde quote about the "tragedy of old age"
Awarded Jun 6, 2015 at 16:11
What is the correct usage of "myriad"?
Awarded Apr 30, 2015 at 15:08
"Hooker", "whore", "prostitute", when to use which?
Awarded Mar 8, 2015 at 23:03
What's a less offensive substitute for "rep-whores"?
Awarded Feb 11, 2015 at 12:30
How flexible is "a dozen"?
Awarded Feb 6, 2015 at 21:27
What's a big-vocabulary word for someone with a big vocabulary?
Awarded Dec 15, 2014 at 1:35
Why don’t we write poetry like Beowulf any longer?
Awarded Aug 22, 2014 at 17:20
What do you call money earned through unethical sources?
Awarded Jul 15, 2014 at 15:29
Single-word synonym for a “pedantic rule-follower”?
Awarded Jul 13, 2014 at 5:42
Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?
Awarded Jun 22, 2014 at 8:14
What is the difference between "ostensibly" and "probably"?
Awarded May 29, 2014 at 23:31
What does "spam in a can" mean?
Awarded Jan 27, 2014 at 3:38
Expression "enter [somebody]"
Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 14:31
What did Charlie Sheen mean when he used the phrase "banging 7 gram rocks"?
Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 13:46
Does apologizing entail recognizing being at fault?
Awarded Nov 20, 2013 at 18:55
Omitting "and" in a sentence
Awarded Aug 30, 2013 at 19:33
What is the difference between "till" and "until"?
Awarded Apr 6, 2013 at 20:43
What is the difference between “tits” and “boobs”?
Awarded Feb 12, 2013 at 3:15
Is "Just a friendly advice" grammatical?
Awarded Feb 10, 2013 at 17:13
When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses
Awarded Jan 26, 2013 at 20:07
In sex talk, how many bases are there and what do they all mean?
Awarded Dec 12, 2012 at 20:21
"Oriented" vs. "orientated"
Awarded Nov 12, 2012 at 17:16
Doing drugs vs having breakfast
Awarded Oct 26, 2012 at 1:22
Single word for one who is a great fan of movies?
Awarded Aug 23, 2012 at 6:21
Why does "bass" sound like "base"?
Awarded Apr 11, 2012 at 18:07
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