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Etymology of "unhinged"
Awarded Jul 17, 2023 at 8:01
Opposite of anthropomorphise
Awarded Jul 27, 2021 at 3:06
Any other words that use “dis-” as an amplifying prefix?
Awarded Oct 11, 2020 at 4:55
Objects with no name, like "the Sun"
Awarded Jul 11, 2019 at 14:25
Why is there an "al" in algebra?
Awarded Feb 3, 2019 at 14:30
Words starting with a 'gw' sound: how many exist? Where do they come from?
Awarded Jul 25, 2018 at 13:25
How rude is "naff"?
Awarded Jun 16, 2018 at 22:34
Did the term "multitasking" come from the computer realm?
Awarded Jun 13, 2017 at 5:13
Is my worst enemy my best friend (interpreting negative adjectives applied to negative nouns)? [closed]
Awarded Feb 25, 2016 at 17:44
Pronunciation of the English alphabet
Awarded Jan 24, 2016 at 0:30
Why did 'verboten' come into use when we already have 'forbidden'?
Awarded Nov 30, 2015 at 21:10
Is the phrase "the subcontinent" well understood?
Awarded Jun 17, 2015 at 21:44
Why do we use "gubernatorial" as an adjective?
Awarded May 20, 2015 at 18:16
"Dissociate" vs "disassociate"
Awarded Dec 28, 2014 at 23:51
Use of prefixes mis- and mal-
Awarded Dec 18, 2014 at 3:53
Is there a better phrase that means "non-zero–sum game?"
Awarded May 31, 2014 at 4:27
Is the term "fire and forget" well understood?
Awarded May 3, 2014 at 23:04
Use of "-en" suffix
Awarded Jan 16, 2014 at 9:55
What word means what many people think 'ironic' means?
Awarded Jun 29, 2013 at 20:38
Why "unequal" but "inequality"?
Awarded Mar 24, 2013 at 20:26
Slang words for body parts [closed]
Awarded Jan 8, 2013 at 10:00
Is it true that Chinese speakers have troubles with 'r's and 'l's in English words?
Awarded Aug 22, 2012 at 9:15

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