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'Bone-idle' - what is the origin of the meaning?
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What literary term is applicable to “awful majesty?” [closed]
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Is there a word 'uptrending'?
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Starting sentences with “which”
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What's the adjective for someone who requires too much? [closed]
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Tip of my tongue: Word that means cultural identifier
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Look ma, “no hands” vs “no handlebars” [closed]
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Is it “My cat in bed” or “My cat on bed”? [closed]
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Is There a Word for the Spot on the Floor at the end of a Sunbeam?
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Can the word “cue” be used to start a (this) sentence? [closed]
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What does the expression “If + subject + was/were + infinitive” mean in American English
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“My own” vs “My own personal”
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A possibly modern derogatory term for housewife
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What would be another term for a person in their 50s and 60s other than “boomer” or “Gen-Xer”?
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Is 'much' always singular? [duplicate]
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Is there any phrase for the coldest days of the winter?
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What is “a place with a lot of wind“ called in English?
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Why do we use “the” in “the British” but not before “Canadians”? [closed]
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Comma vs ellipsis in formal writing
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“A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst […], keeps asking”
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Vuvuzela: what was it called in American English before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
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When did the pronunciation of “piranha” change?
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“I feel my heart go boom ” or “goes boom”? [closed]
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“This is a book” what is the role of “book”? [closed]
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Term for addictive song, replayed too many times it is hated or neutral now
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meaning of 'shake loose'
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Origin of “No, a thousand times no”
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Which is more suitable/correct usage: “forget your password?” or “forgot your password?” [duplicate]
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Joining comma and/or gapping comma
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What does “never a break” mean? [closed]
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Proper Usage of Nicknames?
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Is usually tired, usually tired, and feels tired?
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Why is the article omitted before “climate change”?
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Sublime: I think my understanding of this word is a little off, help please?
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in the Chinese bubble
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the meaning of Sun-speak
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“Let's take a step back” alternatives for an essay
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What does the phrase “held in confidence” mean?
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Etymology of “boy” as an exclamation/interjection [duplicate]
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Meaning of 'let's even the odds'
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Is it OK to say “most likely want to buy”, “secondly likely…” and “thirdly likely…”? [closed]
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Phrase for curious attraction
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What is the difference between “progress in” and “progress toward”?
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'It' at the start of a sentence?
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Why was 'Jesus' spelt 'Jhesus' in Wycliffe's Bible?
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Can adverbs be qualified as transitive/intransitive?
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Experimental or experiment?
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Less “aggressive” synonym for “left the company”
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“I was beside myself” [closed]
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Multiday or Multi-day [closed]
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Is “deacceleratingly” a valid word?
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Is there a name for the meetings between kings and peasants?
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What is a word for “the desire to be considered a victim”?
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Other than - except for
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“Run on an OS” vs. “run under an OS”
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Wasn't vs. Weren't
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Do you say “I seem”?
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late on Monday night/ on late Monday night?
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What is the word for 'saying more than you intended'?
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Is there a better term to use in place of “gold standard”
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