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I’m looking for a word or phrase that describes the feeling that something very bad or catastrophic is about to happen

phrases expressions

answered Dec 12, 2014 at 17:03

21 votes

Is there a single word for 'scaring a person for sake of fun'?

single-word-requests

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 16:38

18 votes

What is the correct abbreviation of "continued"?

abbreviations

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 18:23

16 votes

An inoffensive word for "stupid"?

word-choice single-word-requests

answered Jul 2, 2012 at 16:59

15 votes

What is a polite way of talking about a recently-deceased person?

expressions politeness expression-choice

answered Sep 17, 2014 at 15:21

15 votes

Single word for taking advantage of the situation?

word-choice single-word-requests

answered Aug 26, 2012 at 9:19

14 votes

Generic term for someone who looks after children

word-choice generic-term

answered Nov 2, 2014 at 23:52

11 votes

Etymology of "choice" — New Zealand vernacular

etymology new-zealand-english

answered Jul 22, 2012 at 11:13

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Difference between “combination of ” and “combination between”

meaning word-choice grammaticality

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 10:27

9 votes

Difference between promptness and promptitude

meaning differences synonyms

answered Sep 18, 2014 at 18:19

9 votes

I was laying in bed or lying in bed?

word-choice lie-lay-lain-laid

answered Aug 28, 2012 at 20:37

8 votes

Why are you a plonker?

idioms british-english slang colloquialisms

answered Jul 26, 2013 at 9:29

8 votes

How to call certain kinds of tall shoes that women use to wear?

single-word-requests slang

answered Sep 10, 2013 at 21:21

8 votes

How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?

etymology onomatopoeia

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 10:11

8 votes

Should one ever use the word "please" in an order or demand?

politeness

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 18:10

8 votes

One word for "any time after this moment"

single-word-requests

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 20:22

7 votes

What to call it when someone takes something the most negative possible way

meaning ambiguity

answered Jul 4, 2012 at 16:45

7 votes

"Contemporaneous" vs "simultaneous"

meaning differences adjectives

answered Aug 25, 2012 at 18:13

6 votes

Professional term for "useless: should be omitted"

synonyms offensive-language

answered Jul 30, 2012 at 17:16

5 votes

Noun (or alternative) of thought-provoking?

phrases nouns vocabulary synonyms

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 7:58

5 votes

Word usage: Date before

phrase-requests time

answered Jul 18, 2012 at 10:59

5 votes

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Should the beginner's program read "Hello, World"?

commas programming

answered Jul 18, 2012 at 16:39

5 votes

"I'm proud that you are my father"

expression-choice

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 13:42

5 votes

What is the difference between "it's up to you" and "it's down to you"?

meaning word-choice differences prepositions

answered Jul 27, 2012 at 14:16

5 votes

Fisherman/Fisherwoman and Gender-neutral Forms

grammatical-number grammatical-gender gender-neutral

answered Jul 27, 2012 at 17:22

5 votes

Term for easing up sails in a heavy storm

single-word-requests terminology

answered Sep 7, 2012 at 21:15

4 votes

"God bless you" equivalent for fart?

politeness exclamations

answered Sep 20, 2013 at 18:24

4 votes

What is the difference between "anyone" and "everyone" in this context

meaning differences

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 20:59

4 votes

What is this piece of children's playground apparatus called?

single-word-requests image-identification

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 11:12

4 votes

"Where are you now at?" — grammatically correct?

grammaticality prepositions

answered Jul 28, 2012 at 10:42

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I’m looking for a word or phrase that describes the feeling that something very bad or catastrophic is about to happen

Is there a single word for 'scaring a person for sake of fun'?

What is the correct abbreviation of "continued"?

An inoffensive word for "stupid"?

What is a polite way of talking about a recently-deceased person?

Single word for taking advantage of the situation?

Generic term for someone who looks after children

Etymology of "choice" — New Zealand vernacular

Difference between “combination of ” and “combination between”

Difference between promptness and promptitude

I was laying in bed or lying in bed?

Why are you a plonker?

How to call certain kinds of tall shoes that women use to wear?

How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?

Should one ever use the word "please" in an order or demand?

One word for "any time after this moment"

What to call it when someone takes something the most negative possible way

"Contemporaneous" vs "simultaneous"

Professional term for "useless: should be omitted"

Noun (or alternative) of thought-provoking?

Word usage: Date before

Should the beginner's program read "Hello, World"?

"I'm proud that you are my father"

What is the difference between "it's up to you" and "it's down to you"?

Fisherman/Fisherwoman and Gender-neutral Forms

Term for easing up sails in a heavy storm

"God bless you" equivalent for fart?

What is the difference between "anyone" and "everyone" in this context

What is this piece of children's playground apparatus called?

"Where are you now at?" — grammatically correct?