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Why do we say "of mine/of his" instead of "of me/of him"?

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Why is "gauge" spelled with a 'u'?

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Why does a good gardener have a green thumb and not a green finger or hand?

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"A whole nother" way of looking at things

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What exactly is an idiom?

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Is there a gender-neutral word for "aunts and uncles"/"parents' siblings"?

asked Jun 22, 2011 at 15:09

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Is there a word for "not pronouncing any r's"?

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What does "devil a bit" mean?

asked Jul 26, 2011 at 11:58

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If it's incorrect to "learn" someone, then why is "learned man" correct?

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Why is "eye" pronounced so strangely?

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Where does the word "grateful" come from?

asked Jul 3, 2011 at 13:48

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Why does "savior" have an "i"?

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Where did the expression "to up the ante" come from?

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"For all it's worth" or "for all its worth"?

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Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?

asked Jul 8, 2011 at 22:24

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Why is "margarine" pronounced with a soft "g"?

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Why is "great" pronounced as "grate", but spelled with "ea"?

asked Jul 30, 2011 at 23:08

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Why do "prisoner" and "jailer" mean different things?

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Where did the word "umpteenth" come from?

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Why the "meat" in "sweetmeat"?

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Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations?

asked Jun 28, 2011 at 23:44

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What is XLNC an example of?

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What phrase is "you betcha" a descendant of?

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Why isn't "muscle" pronounced "muskle"?

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Why is "plaid" pronounced "plad"?

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Why do "able" and "haste" have long a's?

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Why doesn't "ninth" have an "e", like "ninety"?

asked Aug 4, 2011 at 11:58

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Why has "sware" become "swore", "bare" "bore", etc?

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Why is "sergeant" pronounced "sargent"?

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Why are reveries sometimes called "brown" studies?

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Why do we say "of mine/of his" instead of "of me/of him"?

Why is "gauge" spelled with a 'u'?

Why does a good gardener have a green thumb and not a green finger or hand?

"A whole nother" way of looking at things

What exactly is an idiom?

Is there a gender-neutral word for "aunts and uncles"/"parents' siblings"?

Is there a word for "not pronouncing any r's"?

What does "devil a bit" mean?

If it's incorrect to "learn" someone, then why is "learned man" correct?

Why is "eye" pronounced so strangely?

Where does the word "grateful" come from?

Why does "savior" have an "i"?

Where did the expression "to up the ante" come from?

"For all it's worth" or "for all its worth"?

Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?

Why is "margarine" pronounced with a soft "g"?

Why is "great" pronounced as "grate", but spelled with "ea"?

Why do "prisoner" and "jailer" mean different things?

Where did the word "umpteenth" come from?

Why the "meat" in "sweetmeat"?

Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations?

What is XLNC an example of?

What phrase is "you betcha" a descendant of?

Why isn't "muscle" pronounced "muskle"?

Why is "plaid" pronounced "plad"?

Why do "able" and "haste" have long a's?

Why doesn't "ninth" have an "e", like "ninety"?

Why has "sware" become "swore", "bare" "bore", etc?

Why is "sergeant" pronounced "sargent"?

Why are reveries sometimes called "brown" studies?