English Language & Usage

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Use of the word "chance" to mean a number
Awarded Sep 14, 2021 at 3:36
Word (or phrase) to describe someone who leaves out important pieces of information
Awarded Apr 12, 2021 at 6:12
What do you call these people on the street?
Awarded Mar 21, 2021 at 7:03
Is the term "very average" correct?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 19:40
Politically correct term similar to "red neck" [closed]
Awarded Feb 7, 2021 at 0:33
Hearing vs listening to someone
Awarded Jul 10, 2019 at 15:15
What is the contemporary usage of the word "blouse", namely in North America?
Awarded Jun 1, 2019 at 8:40
When telling a story and describing objects in the story, should the objects be referred to in past tense or present tense? [closed]
Awarded Jan 12, 2019 at 18:25
What is the correct phrase to ask to determine which group a first nations person considers themselves to be part of?
Awarded Sep 9, 2018 at 18:10
Looking for a word the describes a common belief is often not the case
Awarded Aug 16, 2018 at 12:35
What does "peak and pine" mean in this ballad?
Awarded Apr 1, 2018 at 2:11
Using "had" vs "have" in conjunction with "previous"
Awarded Mar 26, 2018 at 11:51
Synonym of 'kangaroo court'
Awarded Feb 23, 2018 at 0:08
How to write a question with a suggested answer at the end
Awarded Jul 19, 2017 at 4:33
What does the word "institutional" mean in this context?
Awarded May 25, 2017 at 11:59
Is "orientate" a word? Does it matter where you are when using it? [duplicate]
Awarded Feb 28, 2017 at 21:19
What is meant by "the fifth estate"?
Awarded Feb 16, 2017 at 14:16
Is it bad English to have two to's in a row?
Awarded Dec 8, 2016 at 14:35
Can I say, "the article claimed", "the focus of the article is", etc.?
Awarded Nov 3, 2016 at 3:35
What does "corp." mean in the context of MLA citation? [closed]
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 13:30
Looking for a word that means "pictures and videos"
Awarded Oct 15, 2016 at 10:05
What does this line in the chorus mean?
Awarded Oct 5, 2016 at 18:57
Is there a difference between the words "zig", "zag", and "zigzag"?
Awarded Aug 10, 2016 at 17:02
Word that includes laptop, tablet, smartphone etc
Awarded Mar 8, 2016 at 1:56
Why must the cent sign come after the value? [duplicate]
Awarded Feb 27, 2016 at 12:08
Where did the phrase "don't spend it all in one store" originate?
Awarded Feb 22, 2016 at 19:10
When moving one's head to answer a question does "nod" mean yes and "shake" mean no?
Awarded Nov 7, 2015 at 21:54
When is it correct to use upper case letters for nouns that may only be unique in a given context?
Awarded Sep 4, 2015 at 3:35
Is incharge/encharge a word? [closed]
Awarded Aug 26, 2015 at 12:33
invalid vs handicap vs disabled [closed]
Awarded Jun 23, 2015 at 3:28
In the context of cooking, what is the difference between "flipper" and "spatula"?
Awarded Apr 5, 2015 at 17:04
What is the difference between the words negative and negatory?
Awarded Nov 24, 2014 at 0:45
Is it improper English to read the number 1100 as "eleven hundred"? [duplicate]
Awarded Nov 13, 2014 at 14:52
"There are still problems" vs. "there still are problems"
Awarded Oct 28, 2014 at 7:56
If a person holds prejudice against people because of their nationality, would that be considered racist?
Awarded Oct 13, 2014 at 16:34
Why should sentences not start with "there is" or "there are"? [closed]
Awarded Oct 8, 2014 at 21:08
"misunderstand" vs "misunderstood"
Awarded Sep 24, 2014 at 15:28
What is the origin of the phrase "needle in a hay stack"?
Awarded Aug 25, 2014 at 19:15
"is" vs "are" when followed by a number
Awarded Jul 24, 2014 at 3:57
What is a word to describe a statement that seems meaningless
Awarded Jun 11, 2014 at 7:53
"hypothetically speaking" vs "theoretically speaking"
Awarded Feb 24, 2014 at 1:03
Apostrophes and s’s [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 31, 2013 at 21:57

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