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Is there a term for words that when reversed, form other words?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 12:10

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Is there a term I can use for a boss's favorite employee?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 10:53

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Why is 'to' not used before 'home'?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 13:20

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"Picking up your litter puts road-workers at risk" — is this strangely-worded road sign grammatically correct?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 8:43

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"Analysis" vs. "analyses"

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 16:52

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Recur vs. Reoccur

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 17:14

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Is it OK to add a question mark to show inflection?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 17:14

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Why do people who find it hard to hear say they are "hard of hearing"?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 12:15

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Ripe with Opportunity? Or Rife?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 17:36

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'Depend upon' or 'depend on'

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 15:38

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Why do we say that a plane is "en route"?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 7:25

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What phrase is "you betcha" a descendant of?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 12:04

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Does "will" and other auxiliary verbs spread on all the sentence?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 11:56

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Is "Them’s fighting words" a right and received English expression?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 6:33

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Which is more correct "fewer than hundred people" or "less than hundred people"?

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 16:39

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A MPR vs AN MPR

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 5:45

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"They don't use either of them" versus "They don't use any of them"?

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 5:58

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Why a dash in this example?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 19:11

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Is there a term for the part of a sentence that is in the form "Customers who ..." or "Products that ..."?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 14:06

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How does one pronounce "nihilism"?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 13:06

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Is "girls" a suitable complementary term to go along with "guys"?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 10:56

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What's the inverse of "scalable" — capable to be broken down further and further?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 12:53

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"Transitioning" vs. "transitional" phase

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 20:07

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Volitional sentence vs. imperative sentence

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 6:39

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If someone is an expert in written (rather than spoken) language, can they still be called a "linguist"?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 6:33

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Is there a word for "umming"?

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 13:08

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Is the word "single" necessary to be added when specifying a thing?

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 5:41

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Do I have to use the auxiliary before all the verbs?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 12:01

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Use of "it" in titles

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 6:47

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Verb agreement with subjects of different grammatical number

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 6:58

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Is there a term for words that when reversed, form other words?

Is there a term I can use for a boss's favorite employee?

Why is 'to' not used before 'home'?

"Picking up your litter puts road-workers at risk" — is this strangely-worded road sign grammatically correct?

"Analysis" vs. "analyses"

Recur vs. Reoccur

Is it OK to add a question mark to show inflection?

Why do people who find it hard to hear say they are "hard of hearing"?

Ripe with Opportunity? Or Rife?

'Depend upon' or 'depend on'

Why do we say that a plane is "en route"?

What phrase is "you betcha" a descendant of?

Does "will" and other auxiliary verbs spread on all the sentence?

Is "Them’s fighting words" a right and received English expression?

Which is more correct "fewer than hundred people" or "less than hundred people"?

A MPR vs AN MPR

"They don't use either of them" versus "They don't use any of them"?

Why a dash in this example?

Is there a term for the part of a sentence that is in the form "Customers who ..." or "Products that ..."?

How does one pronounce "nihilism"?

Is "girls" a suitable complementary term to go along with "guys"?

What's the inverse of "scalable" — capable to be broken down further and further?

"Transitioning" vs. "transitional" phase

Volitional sentence vs. imperative sentence

If someone is an expert in written (rather than spoken) language, can they still be called a "linguist"?

Is there a word for "umming"?

Is the word "single" necessary to be added when specifying a thing?

Do I have to use the auxiliary before all the verbs?

Use of "it" in titles

Verb agreement with subjects of different grammatical number