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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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Referring to people from different parts of United Kingdom
Northern Irish is a legitimate term that gets some usage. However, in my experience, people from Northern Ireland typically describe themselves as British or Irish depending on their political persua …
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"The place where we promised to meet"
For a rather archaic, but unambiguous option you could use tryst or trysting place.
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Which is the correct spelling: "grey" or "gray"?
"Gray" is generally the American spelling and "grey" the British.
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