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"Optimal" vs. "ideal"
Sep 8, 2011
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“Tortoise” and “taught us”
Sep 5, 2011
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When do you use "is being" in English?
Sep 9, 2011
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The meaning and origin of "hedge your bets"
Sep 16, 2011
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Meaning of "What gave it away"
Sep 8, 2011
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Is “either” only used with two options?
Sep 7, 2011
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Is two-thirds plural?
Sep 19, 2011
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Origin of "c**p"
Sep 8, 2011
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Why is there paternal, for fatherly, fraternal, for brotherly, but no similar word for sons?
Jul 5, 2019
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What does Albert Einstein’s epigram, “Many of the things you can count, don't count. ...” mean?
Oct 5, 2011
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What does "./" (dot slash) refer to in terms of an HTML file path location?
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Disable zoom on input focus in Android webpage
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Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle prank 12 men into fleeing their countries?
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Was an elderly woman forcibly euthanized in the Netherlands?
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Is the proposal to create a US Space Force being taken seriously?

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