User Golden Cuy

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Why is "Pokémon" written with an accent?

asked Jul 12, 2016 at 22:21

96 votes

10 answers

50k views

How do Americans refer to their non-metric system in everyday circumstances?

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 13:04

41 votes

11 answers

11k views

Opposite for "gold standard" for a benchmark of awfulness

asked Jan 21, 2018 at 4:06

31 votes

18 answers

10k views

Opposite of smartwatch

asked Jan 19, 2016 at 10:35

31 votes

8 answers

5k views

Are "disgraceful" and "ungraceful" two different kinds of negations?

asked Aug 9, 2012 at 11:56

28 votes

13 answers

24k views

Gender neutral version of housewife

asked Apr 26, 2016 at 10:08

28 votes

14 answers

4k views

Is there a term for deliberately misestimating a value to avoid a threshold?

asked Jun 25, 2017 at 9:40

27 votes

6 answers

3k views

Does the washing up fairy exist outside of Australia? [closed]

asked Oct 1, 2012 at 10:43

26 votes

1 answer

65k views

Should "et al." be in italics?

asked Jun 24, 2014 at 7:26

26 votes

4 answers

7k views

Can "genocide" be used for the mass murder of disabled people?

asked Feb 27, 2017 at 10:28

23 votes

3 answers

5k views

Why is the euphemism "comfort women" so heavily used?

asked Jan 5, 2016 at 21:36

20 votes

9 answers

3k views

How do I express "clockwisality"?

asked Nov 13, 2015 at 23:45

20 votes

12 answers

8k views

Suitable terms for something created or caused by God

asked Aug 1, 2016 at 10:51

19 votes

2 answers

3k views

Is "personal PCs" regarded as a case of RAS Syndrome? [closed]

asked Sep 21, 2016 at 22:05

19 votes

3 answers

3k views

Term for deliberately gaming the preview screen of YouTube

asked Nov 22, 2015 at 10:14

18 votes

3 answers

7k views

Should capitals be used when verbing trademarks?

asked Mar 7, 2011 at 22:28

15 votes

4 answers

5k views

Was the N-word an offensive word in Mark Twain's day?

asked Jan 24, 2011 at 21:14

15 votes

1 answer

3k views

Are backticks used outside of computing?

asked May 30, 2015 at 4:42

14 votes

6 answers

42k views

Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children

asked Dec 18, 2012 at 13:45

14 votes

5 answers

147k views

What's the metaphorical meaning of "Tone-deaf"?

asked Jun 12, 2014 at 11:10

14 votes

3 answers

22k views

Is "Dutch wife" one of those "Dutch words"?

asked Apr 5, 2013 at 9:53

14 votes

2 answers

14k views

Is "chaperon" versus "chaperone" a US versus British English thing?

asked Feb 7, 2016 at 20:09

12 votes

5 answers

3k views

Is "peckish" less common in American English than other varieties?

asked Jul 12, 2020 at 5:59

12 votes

4 answers

36k views

Does "grim" share an etymology with the surname "Grimm"?

asked Dec 31, 2012 at 0:43

11 votes

7 answers

45k views

Is incorrect capitalization considered a spelling error?

asked May 20, 2011 at 8:04

11 votes

4 answers

10k views

Did the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech mainly use words from Old English? If so, why?

asked Jan 12, 2013 at 12:45

11 votes

4 answers

23k views

American English equivalent of "revise" (as in studying)

asked Dec 1, 2013 at 10:36

11 votes

4 answers

7k views

Was "Seamstress" used as a euphemism for sex workers in real life?

asked Sep 14, 2016 at 12:12

10 votes

1 answer

20k views

Does "Irish goodbye" have two meanings which are almost the opposite of each other?

asked Dec 7, 2016 at 9:44

10 votes

10 answers

25k views

Term for main part of desktop computer

asked Apr 13, 2014 at 2:53

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223 Questions

Why is "Pokémon" written with an accent?

How do Americans refer to their non-metric system in everyday circumstances?

Opposite for "gold standard" for a benchmark of awfulness

Opposite of smartwatch

Are "disgraceful" and "ungraceful" two different kinds of negations?

Gender neutral version of housewife

Is there a term for deliberately misestimating a value to avoid a threshold?

Does the washing up fairy exist outside of Australia? [closed]

Should "et al." be in italics?

Can "genocide" be used for the mass murder of disabled people?

Why is the euphemism "comfort women" so heavily used?

How do I express "clockwisality"?

Suitable terms for something created or caused by God

Is "personal PCs" regarded as a case of RAS Syndrome? [closed]

Term for deliberately gaming the preview screen of YouTube

Should capitals be used when verbing trademarks?

Was the N-word an offensive word in Mark Twain's day?

Are backticks used outside of computing?

Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children

What's the metaphorical meaning of "Tone-deaf"?

Is "Dutch wife" one of those "Dutch words"?

Is "chaperon" versus "chaperone" a US versus British English thing?

Is "peckish" less common in American English than other varieties?

Does "grim" share an etymology with the surname "Grimm"?

Is incorrect capitalization considered a spelling error?

Did the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech mainly use words from Old English? If so, why?

American English equivalent of "revise" (as in studying)

Was "Seamstress" used as a euphemism for sex workers in real life?

Does "Irish goodbye" have two meanings which are almost the opposite of each other?

Term for main part of desktop computer