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Onomatopoeic words with repeated first syllable
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What is the origin of the word "Impression" in the Internet advertising term "Cost-Per-Impression" (CPM)
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Word that means approximately "an object that provides emotional comfort" and sounds a bit like "carpenthy"
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What is the meaning of, “…a man who had no truck with looking back..”? [duplicate]
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Question about putting an adverb before a verb
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What is the meaning of bounded in this sentence: The dogs bounded past their leader
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Order of words in "...has not only been..." [closed]
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When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?
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Are all variants of English spelling basically British or American? [closed]
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Is "Fair Witness" an adequate alternative term for "whistle blower" in academia?
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AmE_ The use of the simple past and the present perfect in the US for repeated actions until the present without specific time
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Does word order matter in “…(that) we do in the same manner” vs “…in the same manner (that) we do”?
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Could “doesn't mess around” mean “being serious about” sometimes?
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Why aren't optical illusions called visual illusions?
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What do you call the protrusion that slides into a socket to retain it in place?
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What's an accurate easy-to-understand way of referring to the brown outer part of a fried egg?
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Can I use 'You felt stressful'? Can I use this expression in some situations? [closed]
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Use of "hill to die on"
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Can I email someone (with) something?
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Does "what led Karen to her disappearance" mean the same as "what led to Karen's disappearance"?
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English version of Russian proverb "The hedgehogs got pricked, cried, but continued to eat the cactus"
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How to use the verb make somebody do something when both make and do are passive?
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A medium-agnostic word for a readthrough/playthrough/viewing?
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Single word request to describe if a train is "departing from" or "arriving at" a specific station
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"centennial" vs. "centurial" - describing periods of 100 years
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Why are some adjectives noncomaparable? [duplicate]
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"Linder" or "linnder" for lunch/dinner
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What are the rules of copular "to be" tense in pseudo-cleft sentences?
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Using the word ‘had’ four times in a row is it grammatically correct?
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Is there a word for "a broad range of knowledge"?
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Does "saying grace" necessarily have Christian connotations? Or can colloquial usage include different meanings?
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Is there a word for "a broad range of knowledge"?
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Word/phrase to describe something bringing about a contrary result
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Word for paying for a group purchase (eg. dinner) on a credit card and collecting cash from the other members of the group
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Usage of non-definitive answer to a definitive question
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What is the name for someone who never stays in one place? [duplicate]
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Is there a word for the mental state of laughter?
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Use of the possessive apostrophe in a list
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What's the grammar of "specified in here" in this sentence?
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Why is "listen" always followed by "to" in the command voice?
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