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Why is 'Where's it' Grammatically incorrect?

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Why are there two "to"s in "from ... to ... to ..."?

answered Jan 13, 2016 at 12:01

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Does the modern definition of "awful" come from its homonym to "offal"?

answered Apr 5, 2017 at 5:57

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What is a single word for something that takes on shape slowly?

answered Apr 15, 2017 at 16:59

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Is there a word for someone who will fairly evaluate points of view that conflict with his own?

answered Jan 18, 2016 at 3:36

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Name for phrase only understood by those who already know?

answered Mar 20, 2017 at 15:54

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Why do firearms "report"?

answered Jan 6, 2016 at 10:06

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Idiom/phrase for someone that looks completely different from everyone else

answered Nov 26, 2015 at 13:10

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What are words that describe "the people" in the same way that "the machine" describes the ruling class?

answered Feb 1, 2016 at 6:38

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What is a good expression to refer to conversations around the coffee machine?

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 21:17

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Noun to describe a person who wants to please everybody, but sort of in an obsessed manner

answered Jan 13, 2021 at 23:32

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What's the word to describe when movies try hard to evoke emotion?

answered Jan 3, 2016 at 10:23

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A saying similar to "playing whack-a-mole"

answered Feb 3, 2021 at 16:26

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Word for the opposite of digital art

answered Jan 18, 2016 at 3:47

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Regulation headgear

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 14:26

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What does it mean when Nancy Pelosi criticizes the revised Republican Health-care plan as "doo-doo stuck to their shoe”?

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 21:57

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“Shaw” → “Shavian” – why “v”?

answered Aug 11, 2018 at 14:56

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Why does "up" mean "into pieces" in "tear up"?

answered Jan 29, 2021 at 6:14

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A person suffering from many phobias

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 10:47

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Word for sound of a crowd talking all around you

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 11:26

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How to parse "the wind sets tolerable fair"

answered May 5 at 7:24

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When did “docile” come to mean “calm”?

answered Aug 14, 2018 at 19:13

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What does "baking tradition" mean?

answered Feb 1, 2016 at 6:34

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What is the appropriate word to describe society's toughest problem?

answered Jan 24, 2016 at 20:41

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“He was feared by other, lesser, men.” is this sentence correct in grammar?

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 7:48

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What is a good idiom for telling someone something that they already know a lot about?

answered Oct 7, 2018 at 9:05

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What is the correct passive form of the word "checker"?

answered Jan 24, 2016 at 22:09

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How to say things are positioned or placed next to each other without any space in between?

answered Apr 16, 2017 at 19:20

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Word for Pretentiously Academic but Useless

answered Jul 11, 2017 at 2:22

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Word for "item after next"

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 16:43

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Why is 'Where's it' Grammatically incorrect?

Why are there two "to"s in "from ... to ... to ..."?

Does the modern definition of "awful" come from its homonym to "offal"?

What is a single word for something that takes on shape slowly?

Is there a word for someone who will fairly evaluate points of view that conflict with his own?

Name for phrase only understood by those who already know?

Why do firearms "report"?

Idiom/phrase for someone that looks completely different from everyone else

What are words that describe "the people" in the same way that "the machine" describes the ruling class?

What is a good expression to refer to conversations around the coffee machine?

Noun to describe a person who wants to please everybody, but sort of in an obsessed manner

What's the word to describe when movies try hard to evoke emotion?

A saying similar to "playing whack-a-mole"

Word for the opposite of digital art

Regulation headgear

What does it mean when Nancy Pelosi criticizes the revised Republican Health-care plan as "doo-doo stuck to their shoe”?

“Shaw” → “Shavian” – why “v”?

Why does "up" mean "into pieces" in "tear up"?

A person suffering from many phobias

Word for sound of a crowd talking all around you

How to parse "the wind sets tolerable fair"

When did “docile” come to mean “calm”?

What does "baking tradition" mean?

What is the appropriate word to describe society's toughest problem?

“He was feared by other, lesser, men.” is this sentence correct in grammar?

What is a good idiom for telling someone something that they already know a lot about?

What is the correct passive form of the word "checker"?

How to say things are positioned or placed next to each other without any space in between?

Word for Pretentiously Academic but Useless

Word for "item after next"