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What's the difference between the universe and the cosmos?
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Should we use "opinion of" or "opinion on"?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 18:58
Why use BCE/CE instead of BC/AD?
Awarded Dec 18, 2020 at 21:21
When do we use "arrive at" versus "arrive in"?
Awarded Nov 22, 2020 at 17:26
"In detail" vs. "in details"
Awarded Oct 21, 2019 at 10:25
“Let me say this on the outset …”
Awarded Mar 19, 2019 at 11:00
Are English language books translated to contemporary English?
Awarded Feb 19, 2019 at 22:30
Difference between "movie", "film" and "motion picture"
Awarded Aug 7, 2018 at 23:20
What does “10-4 ” mean?
Awarded May 12, 2018 at 7:07
How to pronounce "nₒ" properly
Awarded Jun 19, 2017 at 3:09
Plurality of numbers between -1 and 1
Awarded Feb 19, 2017 at 13:50
What's the difference between 'addictive' and 'addicting'?
Awarded Feb 1, 2017 at 10:15
Why is "plaid" pronounced "plad"?
Awarded May 11, 2016 at 7:08
What does the phrase, "ninesigma worthy," mean?
Awarded May 6, 2016 at 21:06
Does the term "Asian" have different meanings among various English-speaking countries?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 0:42
Why is the movie named "Hot Fuzz"?
Awarded Apr 15, 2015 at 7:52
What is the origin of != in the meaning "not equal to"?
Awarded Jan 28, 2015 at 22:28
What is the origin of "when the chips are down"?
Awarded Sep 2, 2014 at 23:46
"Numerical Mathematics"
Awarded Sep 1, 2014 at 15:56
What does "Toff's error" mean?
Awarded Aug 27, 2014 at 18:06
How should a person holding a foreign military rank be addressed?
Awarded Jun 29, 2014 at 17:37
Is "subtle" a positive, neutral or/and negative word?
Awarded Jun 14, 2014 at 3:49
Is “Open kimono with somebody” a popular English phrase?
Awarded May 9, 2014 at 3:02
What is the difference between "in" and "within"?
Awarded May 6, 2014 at 5:50
When and how did "momentarily" come to mean "in a moment", rather than "for a moment"?
Awarded Mar 17, 2014 at 13:07
"In school" vs "at school"
Awarded Dec 22, 2013 at 22:07
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Awarded Aug 11, 2013 at 18:46
Is "real-time" a term known to every English speaker?
Awarded Jul 15, 2013 at 12:24
In what region is "thou", etc. used in dialect?
Awarded Jul 8, 2013 at 6:50
What's the difference between "false", "counterfeit", and "forged" when describing a document?
Awarded May 14, 2013 at 4:48
Why are animal names used as vulgar slang for body parts?
Awarded May 12, 2013 at 21:12
What's the difference between "big" and "large"?
Awarded Apr 19, 2013 at 5:09
Why is writing "$1" correct but writing "%100" isn't?
Awarded Apr 16, 2013 at 1:08
What is the significance of the “ô” character in “rôle” in this work?
Awarded Dec 5, 2012 at 14:09
Can "quarry" mean "notebook"?
Awarded Nov 24, 2012 at 4:39
What's a good word for displayed non-frozen non-canned vegetables in the grocery store?
Awarded Nov 3, 2012 at 2:51
Why is a woman a "widow" and a man a "widower"?
Awarded Oct 26, 2012 at 1:07
Is "used in anger" a Britishism for something?
Awarded Oct 17, 2012 at 11:01
Why do we say “Japan earthquake” and not “Japanese earthquake”?
Awarded Oct 1, 2012 at 11:40
Why do British people pronounce “Ibiza” as “Ibitha”?
Awarded Sep 5, 2012 at 21:39
How do I explain “The man on the Clapham omnibus” to the man on the Clapham omnibus?
Awarded Sep 5, 2012 at 4:54
When does a comma change the meaning of a sentence?
Awarded Jun 6, 2012 at 17:09
Is "has died for several years" correct?
Awarded Apr 8, 2012 at 2:30
What reasoning is behind the names of the trigonometric functions "sine", "secant" and "tangent"?
Awarded Mar 3, 2012 at 1:04
Difference between "transparent" and "translucent"
Awarded Feb 7, 2012 at 19:17
Is heart-rendering correct?
Awarded Jan 5, 2012 at 9:20
What is the difference between "none of ..." and "neither of"?
Awarded Dec 6, 2011 at 8:04
What does it mean: "Of no mean beauty, ..."?
Awarded Nov 21, 2011 at 3:05
Word for houshold activities
Awarded Nov 13, 2011 at 1:47
"Save up to 50% off"
Awarded Nov 7, 2011 at 10:19
"can hardly" vs. "there's no way"
Awarded Nov 4, 2011 at 12:41
How rude is "naff"?
Awarded Sep 19, 2011 at 5:24
Origin of "bug" in reference to software
Awarded Sep 7, 2011 at 8:56
When did Indo-European descendants stop speaking Old English? What were the influencing factors in the shift from Old English to Modern English?
Awarded Aug 15, 2011 at 5:59
What is the correct way to use "neither" and "nor" in a sentence together?
Awarded Jul 7, 2011 at 2:49
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Awarded Jun 2, 2011 at 17:59
Did English ever have a "you" plural?
Awarded May 24, 2011 at 22:36
What is the origin of "your mother" as an answer to any question?
Awarded May 24, 2011 at 9:01
"Vision" is to "visually", as "hearing" is to what?
Awarded May 19, 2011 at 13:19
What does "no-op" mean?
Awarded May 19, 2011 at 6:58
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