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This tag is for questions related to the English language as used in the United States of America.
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Is it conceivable that President Obama might use the word "queue"?
"Line" is used rather than "queue" for these purposes in American English, but in a technical, rather than colloquial, context, the term "queue" gets used all the time. As an American computer progra …
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How does "spanner" come to mean "a wrench"?
"Wrenching" refers to an injury in which some muscle is forcibly twisted. A wrench is a tool that applies a twisting force to something, so that seems consistent.
"To span" means to bridge a gap. B …
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