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Is there an idiom for "winning a contest because you were the only participant"?

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What do you call a person who talks about nothing but himself?

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Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark?

answered Jun 23, 2016 at 1:01

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Word for sound of a crowd talking all around you

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 11:58

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What's the adjective for someone who isn't loose with their thoughts/opinions/judgements?

answered May 9, 2017 at 13:35

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What is the sign, used in documentation, that means illegible--in the same fashion as [sic]?

answered May 22, 2020 at 16:01

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Term for "professional" who doesn't make their living from that kind of work

answered Oct 6, 2016 at 22:06

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Two year's experience or two years' experience or two years experience?

answered Dec 29, 2015 at 5:22

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Word for someone who expects something to go wrong

answered Apr 22, 2017 at 12:18

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How to express happiness on someone's failure?

answered Aug 29, 2017 at 15:37

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Someone believes something is going to be a certain way so they think it is?

answered Nov 22, 2016 at 13:04

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What would be the metric equivalent of “inching” (or a workable alternative)?

answered Oct 3, 2016 at 17:31

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Can the word "slash" (/) be used in writing?

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 23:09

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Did 'lawyer' have a broader meaning in Shakespeare's time?

answered Aug 2, 2017 at 15:05

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How would you say that a woman/spirit has big breasts in a politely/politically correct way? (Folk Story)

answered Oct 4, 2020 at 21:46

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Word for the other day in a two-day cycle

answered Sep 12, 2016 at 16:34

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The proper word for a person who accompanies a patient

answered Nov 30, 2015 at 2:27

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Saying a number digit by digit

answered Dec 14, 2015 at 17:35

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Is "all together" a valid alternative to "altogether" in US English?

answered Oct 29, 2015 at 12:02

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Why isn't "Secretary of State" (a proper noun) being capitalized?

answered Sep 18, 2016 at 21:00

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Repeating word "Professor" in a list of professors in US

answered Jul 28, 2016 at 0:41

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Are houses masculine or feminine?

answered Apr 11, 2016 at 14:52

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“Infamous” used in a positive sense?

answered Mar 4, 2016 at 14:36

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$12 psychological term

answered Mar 25, 2016 at 19:29

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Does the appositive in this sentence need to be set off with commas?

answered Aug 25, 2017 at 19:20

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Word for sarcasm/facetiousness where the core statement is true

answered Feb 20, 2017 at 19:55

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Alternative for "It is also..."

answered Jan 25, 2017 at 14:05

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Which is correct? Non-recurring, Nonrecurring or non recurring?

answered Dec 1, 2016 at 13:33

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Term for someone who does more for strangers than family for friends

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Can a choice be subconscious?

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Is there an idiom for "winning a contest because you were the only participant"?

What do you call a person who talks about nothing but himself?

Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark?

Word for sound of a crowd talking all around you

What's the adjective for someone who isn't loose with their thoughts/opinions/judgements?

What is the sign, used in documentation, that means illegible--in the same fashion as [sic]?

Term for "professional" who doesn't make their living from that kind of work

Two year's experience or two years' experience or two years experience?

Word for someone who expects something to go wrong

How to express happiness on someone's failure?

Someone believes something is going to be a certain way so they think it is?

What would be the metric equivalent of “inching” (or a workable alternative)?

Can the word "slash" (/) be used in writing?

Did 'lawyer' have a broader meaning in Shakespeare's time?

How would you say that a woman/spirit has big breasts in a politely/politically correct way? (Folk Story)

Word for the other day in a two-day cycle

The proper word for a person who accompanies a patient

Saying a number digit by digit

Is "all together" a valid alternative to "altogether" in US English?

Why isn't "Secretary of State" (a proper noun) being capitalized?

Repeating word "Professor" in a list of professors in US

Are houses masculine or feminine?

“Infamous” used in a positive sense?

$12 psychological term

Does the appositive in this sentence need to be set off with commas?

Word for sarcasm/facetiousness where the core statement is true

Alternative for "It is also..."

Which is correct? Non-recurring, Nonrecurring or non recurring?

Term for someone who does more for strangers than family for friends

Can a choice be subconscious?