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Why does English use the French "sans" for sans serif?
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What is the name of the paper that stickers are usually sold on?
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Idiomatic word/expression for someone ‘who has no feeling for the game’ - Translation of Spanish ‘pechofrío’
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"in ages" vs "for ages"
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Origin of the phrase "crazy as a coon"—is it racist?
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"Yeah Right" expression
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Is the phrase “nitty-gritty” racist?
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The usage of "can not" vs. "cannot" in mathematics
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Why does English employ double possessive pronouns such as theirs and ours?
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Are there many -tion words that sound like 'vision'?
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Is "I gave a hundred dollars to my father, and she did so to her father" grammatical?
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What is the trade of an electrician called?
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Idiom for when two people agree on an idea for very contrasting reasons
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Full-stack vs Full Stack, Back-end vs Back end, Front-end vs Front end
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Does "until now" always imply that the action is finished?
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What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits without a request or order?
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Is there a regular phonological explanation for the diphthong in the infinitive of the verb "to say" becoming a monophthong in "he says"?
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It's a little low on grist
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Prepositions in Relative Clauses: Placement Rules and Exceptions (during which)
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"The service is temporarily unavailable" vs. "...not available"
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Is there an etymological reason some "question words" mirror the spelling of "answer words" (When/then, where/there, ...)?
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We have "Here" and "There", why not "Hen" and "Then"?
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"It's good until it's not" expression
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Meaning of "retiring" in "free admission with retiring donations"
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What disrespectful connotations does "redline" have?
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Idiom for frustrating someone else's plans by taking what the other person wanted in the first place
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English equivalent for the Persian expression "To keep one's face red with slap"
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Does “uxorious” have sexual connotations?
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Idiom for being watched after your bad actions
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Origin of the word “boner”
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"True" vs. "right" vs. "correct"
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Where does the idiom "whole cloth" come from? [closed]
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Origin of "even you" without connotations of surprise/insult/praise? (Indian English)
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Appositives with possessiveness?
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What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?
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Has the conception of prepositions broadened?
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My family vs. my family
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How did "possess" come to have a Z sound for its first double-S?
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"Unrelentless" to mean "relentless"?
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Can you write "... me's" (the possessive)?
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Why does the incorrect plural "aircrafts" seem to be occurring more often?
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How did "oxen" (plural of "ox") survive as the only plural form with the Old English plural ending -en?
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To acquire butter on a knife for the purpose of spreading?
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Why "thine heart" but "thy whole heart"?
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Understanding of -pants vs. "pants" in UK speakers
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Alternative to "don't put your eggs in one basket" that doesn't refer to eggs?
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Why do people often say 'hambag' for 'handbag'?
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"Iterate" vs. "Iterate over"
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Is there a hypernym for “public” and “private”?
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At a 2:40 rate — slang for high speed
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The British equivalent of "X objects in a trenchcoat"
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Meaning of "I height Don Quixote"
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How to use a the possessive "s" after a dot?
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"I appreciate cha"
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Is there a word for when someone stops being talented?
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What's so profound about deafness?
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Viewpoint vs. Point of view
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What is an English equivalent of 'Colorín, Colorado, este cuento se ha acabado,' a phrase used at the end of stories?
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What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays the same tone of respect?
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Is there an opposite gender for "lady"?
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