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"He was getting beaten" vs. "he was being beaten"
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"The thing is, is that..."
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Suitable saying for "different people like/dislike different things"?
Awarded Sep 12 at 13:11
Between you and ("me" or "I")?
Awarded Sep 5 at 15:46
Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark?
Awarded Aug 26 at 21:46
Which is correct: "standing on line" or "standing in line"?
Awarded Aug 19 at 5:45
Coordinating conjunction immediately followed by parenthetical — Is a comma needed or not?
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Should I fix typos/grammatical errors in quotation?
Awarded Jul 16 at 19:54
Is the verb "to steer" derived from driving oxen?
Awarded Jul 5 at 22:22
What is the origin of the phrase "a penny for your thoughts"?
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Is it correct to say "The reason is because ..."?
Awarded Jun 29 at 16:42
Should an infinitive be used in "the police made everyone to leave"?
Awarded Jun 8 at 20:55
Differences between expression and idiom, as well as colloquial and vernacular
Awarded May 29 at 21:15
Why is the subject omitted in sentences like "Thought you'd never ask"?
Awarded May 20 at 22:33
Is there a term for grammatical mistakes as a result of trying too hard?
Awarded May 13 at 16:34
When does "part" mean "quarter"?
Awarded May 10 at 16:20
What is the name for the grammatical device of putting "not" after a verb to negate it?
Awarded Apr 27 at 18:40
What's the equivalent of "what the hell are you doing?" in a negative sentence?
Awarded Apr 13 at 7:51
What's the term used for the abbreviated language found in headlines etc?
Awarded Apr 4 at 8:12
Is there a semantic difference between "pedophile" and "pederast"?
Awarded Mar 18 at 22:19
'Preclude' vs 'Exclude' vs 'Prevent'
Awarded Mar 18 at 10:47
How did "strike" get its baseball meaning?
Awarded Mar 15 at 20:01
How do I spell the truncation 'Cas', as in 'Sports Casual/Sports Cas'?
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Origin of the phrase, "There's more than one way to skin a cat."
Awarded Feb 18 at 16:31
What's the opposite of "pro bono"?
Awarded Jan 28 at 20:28
Why do some people say "the reason is is that," with "is" twice in a row?
Awarded Jan 21 at 23:11
Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?
Awarded Jan 21 at 0:17
Word that means "outdated name"
Awarded Jan 13 at 9:25
Why did the old pronouns and their respective endings vanish from daily usage?
Awarded Dec 25, 2023 at 11:05
The use of "random" to mean "arbitrary", "unidentified", "unknown", etc
Awarded Dec 20, 2023 at 16:41
Phrasal verbs (formal and informal use)
Awarded Dec 17, 2023 at 19:31
"I didn't realize it was him." [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 16, 2023 at 9:21
What is the typography term which refers to the usage of bold, italics, and underline styles simultaneously?
Awarded Dec 9, 2023 at 7:02
Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"?
Awarded Dec 8, 2023 at 19:26
If I were him, I would doubt if she (is/was/were?) serious about this relationship
Awarded Dec 4, 2023 at 22:21
WhAt iS tHiS kINd oF caPiTaLiSAtIOn cAlLeD? - random capitalisation or intermittent capitalisation
Awarded Dec 4, 2023 at 6:55
Are the endings "-zation" and "-sation" interchangeable?
Awarded Dec 1, 2023 at 22:16
Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?
Awarded Nov 29, 2023 at 0:01
Why did jazz musicians start referring to an engagement as a "gig"?
Awarded Nov 26, 2023 at 16:26
Etymology of Butterfly
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When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
Awarded Nov 19, 2023 at 10:41
Do Americans "gee things up", or is it just a British usage?
Awarded Nov 15, 2023 at 16:37
What is the P in 'nope' called?
Awarded Nov 7, 2023 at 14:22
Can "sir" be used to address female officers?
Awarded Nov 3, 2023 at 8:00
Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?
Awarded Nov 2, 2023 at 2:16
Should words be capitalized because they're loanwords?
Awarded Oct 22, 2023 at 23:33
Why are bankers called "the Platform"?
Awarded Oct 10, 2023 at 21:27
"Could not have been" vs. "must not have been"
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Using "dear", "darling", or "honey" to address a friend
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indefinite article plus proper name in organizational (i.e. business or bureaucracy) contexts
Awarded Sep 18, 2023 at 16:36
Meaning of the quote "there are dinner jackets and dinner jackets" from Casino Royale (2006)
Awarded Sep 15, 2023 at 3:08
An idiom meaning "sticking fingers in your ears does not change the fact"
Awarded Sep 5, 2023 at 16:31
Should the noun after "any" be singular or plural? [duplicate]
Awarded Sep 3, 2023 at 12:48
How to write Vietnamese names in English correctly? ("Việt Nam" to "Vietnam" or "Viet Nam"?)
Awarded Sep 3, 2023 at 9:42
A grammar rule (Present perfect)
Awarded Aug 31, 2023 at 12:52
crisscross, dillydally, riffraff, etc
Awarded Aug 23, 2023 at 16:08
When should I use "a" vs "an"?
Awarded Aug 21, 2023 at 13:51
"Wanting" or "want"? (Stative verbs: participial clauses; present continuous usages?)
Awarded Aug 20, 2023 at 12:32
How do the tens­es and as­pects in English cor­re­spond tem­po­ral­ly to one an­oth­er?
Awarded Aug 16, 2023 at 22:08
Is it "a user" or "an user"?
Awarded Aug 9, 2023 at 8:41
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