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Construction of “woe is me”

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5 answers

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“These days are over” vs. “those days are over”

asked Oct 22, 2019 at 21:30

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6 answers

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Amber or yellow lights

asked Sep 18, 2012 at 0:02

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2 answers

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Relic as a verb: why the spelling relicing, reliced?

asked Dec 29, 2014 at 0:35

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5 answers

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A British pronunciation issue

asked Aug 28, 2013 at 15:03

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3 answers

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Meanings of “take it easy”

asked Mar 22, 2011 at 22:49

10 votes

2 answers

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Where do people take foliage trips?

asked Sep 8, 2016 at 22:31

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2 answers

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Non-union-affiliated shop steward

asked Dec 12, 2012 at 22:08

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Dropped g's in upper-class 1930s Britain

asked Oct 9, 2010 at 12:35

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1 answer

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Jackson = $$son: pun or topical reference

asked Oct 9, 2010 at 13:04

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1 answer

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Relative clause introduced by an adverb

asked Aug 31, 2011 at 22:27

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3 answers

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Usage of staff as a seniority level (“staff engineer”)

asked Mar 23, 2021 at 22:31

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Placement of “anymore” with respect to other complements, as in "not possible anymore to …"

asked Jun 7, 2021 at 13:20

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1 answer

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How bad is it to be second eleven?

asked May 1, 2017 at 0:14

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3 answers

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"Room" versus "space" (in the sense of unoccupied volume)

asked Mar 4, 2011 at 19:23

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How to express "good teaching skills"

asked Mar 12, 2011 at 23:44

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1 answer

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Adjective relating to Great Britain and Ireland

asked Jun 29, 2013 at 22:46

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2 answers

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“Dish of the day“ vs “today's special”

asked Aug 22, 2014 at 19:16

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Is “ruddy” an actual Briticism?

asked Feb 11, 2017 at 0:53

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2 answers

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Beneath water, below water

asked Mar 11, 2020 at 19:09

0 votes

1 answer

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Actual origin of the name Finagle's law

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21 Questions

Construction of “woe is me”

“These days are over” vs. “those days are over”

Amber or yellow lights

Relic as a verb: why the spelling relicing, reliced?

A British pronunciation issue

Meanings of “take it easy”

Where do people take foliage trips?

Non-union-affiliated shop steward

Dropped g's in upper-class 1930s Britain

Jackson = $$son: pun or topical reference

Relative clause introduced by an adverb

Usage of staff as a seniority level (“staff engineer”)

Placement of “anymore” with respect to other complements, as in "not possible anymore to …"

How bad is it to be second eleven?

"Room" versus "space" (in the sense of unoccupied volume)

How to express "good teaching skills"

Adjective relating to Great Britain and Ireland

“Dish of the day“ vs “today's special”

Is “ruddy” an actual Briticism?

Beneath water, below water

Actual origin of the name Finagle's law