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Is there an abbreviation for "Professors" plural, in a greeting at the top of a formal letter?
Awarded Jul 14 at 13:20
What does "business optional" mean?
Awarded Aug 25, 2023 at 11:42
Combining m-dash and comma
Awarded Mar 1, 2023 at 19:28
What is a gender neutral equivalent for the following phrase?
Awarded Jul 6, 2022 at 0:02
Need colorful synonym for "dumbfounded" or "baffled"
Awarded Apr 26, 2022 at 17:42
What is the legal meaning of "in dicta"?
Awarded Dec 5, 2021 at 19:26
In legal citations, why are "see", "see also", etc., in italics?
Awarded Sep 8, 2021 at 8:26
Does this vulgar expression necessarily imply a certain body part?
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 3:41
What do you call the tail of the email?
Awarded Jul 30, 2021 at 10:52
More formal word for nonsense [closed]
Awarded Mar 29, 2021 at 15:55
Need less offensive way to say "he doesn't know the difference between his ass and a hole in the ground." [closed]
Awarded Dec 1, 2020 at 0:06
Punctuation of a subtitle starting with "Or" [closed]
Awarded Jun 4, 2020 at 0:35
What does "drop" mean in this context?
Awarded Jan 22, 2020 at 6:00
Meaning of "What's in it for (someone)?" [closed]
Awarded Jan 19, 2020 at 22:25
Alternative to "can't trust him farther than I can throw him"
Awarded Sep 2, 2019 at 22:00
Latin equivalent for "see" (reference) [closed]
Awarded Feb 14, 2019 at 16:45
Pronunciation of "apartheid"
Awarded Jan 19, 2019 at 2:20
More formal word for "know-it-all"
Awarded Dec 25, 2018 at 23:20
Polite alternative to "I don't give a damn about etc."?
Awarded Dec 14, 2018 at 12:50
The opposite of "technical skills"
Awarded Oct 3, 2018 at 22:40
Nonvulgar synonym for "smartass"
Awarded Oct 2, 2018 at 1:05
English equivalent of *refrán*, which is less formal than a proverb
Awarded May 3, 2018 at 22:41
Alternative to "the blind leading the blind"
Awarded Jul 11, 2017 at 23:46
"Calling a spade a spade": synonymous expressions?
Awarded Jun 12, 2017 at 3:40
Polite version of "They don't give us jacksh*t"
Awarded Apr 20, 2017 at 16:14
How to degender "separate the men from the boys"?
Awarded Mar 9, 2017 at 7:54
Questions about meanings and usage of "deez nuts"
Awarded Feb 15, 2017 at 23:30
More formal way of saying "sloppy"?
Awarded Feb 9, 2017 at 18:12
A snappy and inoffensive alternative for "calm your tits" [closed]
Awarded Dec 20, 2016 at 17:41
More formal synonym of "bullshit artist"?
Awarded Jul 23, 2016 at 0:20
Is "act like a mensch" too localized for ELU readers (U.S. and/or British English)?
Awarded Sep 8, 2015 at 8:23

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