Lawrence

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What is worse than "mediocre"?

Jan 11, 2016

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Does a word meaning "Created Recklessly for Temporary Use" exist?

Apr 1, 2017

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What do you call a person who reconnoitres?

May 26, 2016

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English equivalent for "Don't burn your house to smoke out a rat!"

Feb 2, 2016

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What is the term for a sentence which reads same forwards and backwards?

Aug 2, 2018

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Why is a person who shares a house in the US called a roommate, not a housemate?

Sep 7, 2018

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How closely is the Queen's English linked to British royalty?

Jan 10, 2016

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Does the etymology of "tithe" include the Greek "tithenai"?

Feb 6, 2018

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When is the word *mail* used in the sense of rent or payment?

Dec 26, 2015

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Semantic drift: are the words "can", "could", etc becoming contranyms?

Dec 1, 2015

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Is the 'bounty' tag on stackoverflow linguistically/academically a good name?

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What is this statement being used as?

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The influence of non-native speakers on the English language

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Is there a positive counterpart of "Showing one's true colors"?

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