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Origin of the term "red cent"
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Is there a word meaning "append", but at the beginning, not the end? [closed]
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Is there any significance in little curls joining the st and ct in old books?
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Etymology of "div" meaning "a stupid or foolish person"
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Why does American English still write "glamour" with a "u"?
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"Lowercase", "lower-case", or "lower case"
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Why is a tie in Tic-Tac-Toe called a "Cat's Game?"
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When is an event so old that the phrase "the other day" no longer applies?
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Euphemism for "There's more than one way to skin a cat"
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Difference between "find" and "search"?
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"In school" vs "at school"
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What's wrong with constructions like "Dragons are big, green, and eat people."?
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When is "between" inclusive and when exclusive?
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When we say "roll out" a product, do we mean like a carpet or like a car?
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“via” vs. “through”
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What is the origin of phrase "for fun and profit"?
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Which is correct: "of course" or "ofcourse"? [closed]
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Correct usage of lbs. as in "pounds" of weight
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Is there a phrase like "etymologically related" but for food?
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What is a gender-neutral alternative to the expression "man-days"?
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What does "FRANCE TO PLACE" mean?
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When are "if" and "whether" equivalent?
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"Through" vs "throughout."
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Why is news said to be "breaking"?
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What is the proper plural of “a series”? [closed]
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Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?
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What do I call a person who is participating in a survey?
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What's an antonym to "legacy"?
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“All you have to do is read” vs. “All you have to do is to read”
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Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that happens when you read something only slightly funny?
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"Answer to the question" vs. "answer for the question" vs. "answer of the question"
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What is etymology of the term "right up the Wazoo"?
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Can "né" or "née" be used to refer to a religious's secular name?
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Difference between "uncompress" and "decompress"
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What is a one word synonym for "Not Yet Started"
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What is the correct pronunciation of the word “ma’am”?
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Why are there two "to"s in "from ... to ... to ..."?
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Using "have ran" or "have run"
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Is there an English word for "the ability to be deleted"?
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If I can say "videos", may I also say "audios"?
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What do you call it when the video is not smooth?
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Are contractions of "I am" or "I would" rude? [duplicate]
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English line breaking rules
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What differences are there between "to enhance" and "to improve"?
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"Know about" vs. "know of"
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"All that is gold does not glitter"
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"Home page" or "homepage"?
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What is the name of this "yawning like" movement?
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Is English really a non-tonal language?
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Opposite of "Dry Run"?
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Is “curiouser” in fact a word (like in the famous phrase “curiouser and curiouser”)?
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How do you politely ask for someone's gender? [closed]
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Is there a difference between "leading edge" and "bleeding edge"?
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Is the "stupid" in "Keep it simple, stupid" a form of address or a second adjective that you should "keep it"?
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The unusual phrasing "verb + the + comparative adjective" in the Lord of the Rings novels
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Are the words "mandatory," "obligatory," and "compulsory" interchangeable?
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"The news is good." Why?
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Usage of "w.r.t." in academic papers [closed]
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Term for a doorway without a door
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Pronunciation of the big-O notation
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