User hawkeye

45 votes

2 answers

8k views

What is the word for pronouncing ‘th’ as ‘v’ as part of your English accent?

pronunciation

asked Jun 20, 2018 at 13:31

34 votes

7 answers

16k views

What is the American word for 'tea-towel'?

phrases word-usage

asked Nov 23, 2014 at 20:25

14 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is there a name for the assumption that people in past ages were less able to reason?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

asked Dec 22, 2011 at 19:38

11 votes

2 answers

8k views

Does rational come from ratio or ratio come from rational?

etymology mathematics

asked Jan 1, 2015 at 22:35

7 votes

8 answers

12k views

Is 'yeah-nah' a uniquely Australian idiom?

idioms transatlantic-differences discourse-markers insular-english antipodean-english

asked Jun 21, 2015 at 4:02

6 votes

2 answers

4k views

Is the term 'Occidental' still in common usage - or is it a legacy of a bygone age?

etymology

asked Dec 24, 2011 at 9:02

6 votes

3 answers

461 views

Are there different names for a pontoon if it is parallel or extending out from the shore?

nouns

asked Jun 11, 2016 at 2:04

5 votes

2 answers

495 views

What is the UK equivalent of 'murica and 'straya?

terminology american-english british-english slang australian-english

asked Mar 17, 2018 at 10:14

5 votes

2 answers

36k views

"Please be considerate of..." vs. "please be considerate to..."

word-choice grammaticality prepositions collocation signage

asked Jan 13, 2015 at 9:54

5 votes

1 answer

706 views

Do Pate (head) and Pater (Father) come from the same origin?

etymology

asked Aug 2, 2016 at 10:50

4 votes

3 answers

15k views

"There were lots to do" vs "There was lots to do...": is the backward existential still used?

grammar subjunctive-mood

asked May 6, 2015 at 12:35

4 votes

2 answers

236 views

"To market, to market, to buy a fresh pig" vs "To the markets" valid English?

idioms grammatical-number articles

asked Nov 26, 2011 at 9:35

4 votes

2 answers

581 views

Does the phrase 'human race' allude to the idea of a relay?

meaning phrases expressions word-usage phrase-meaning

asked Jun 30, 2013 at 0:43

4 votes

4 answers

12k views

What is the correct verb for 'driving' a ferry?

verbs collocation

asked Jul 5, 2013 at 11:19

4 votes

5 answers

2k views

What's the logical fallacy where people dismiss what you say as irrelevant to the real-world?

word-choice expression-choice logic

asked Aug 4, 2013 at 4:12

4 votes

1 answer

17k views

Why is Hugh called 'Shuggy' in Scottish?

dialects names nicknames

asked Oct 12, 2016 at 7:23

4 votes

2 answers

459 views

In Singaporean English, what does the phrase 'Ok, Ken' mean?

singapore-english

asked Jan 11, 2021 at 8:02

3 votes

3 answers

371 views

Phrase choice - phrase to describe exodus of meaningful celebrities from Australia [closed]

phrase-requests

asked Jan 22, 2012 at 21:56

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

"Not to worry" — unknown grammar category?

grammar

asked Apr 25, 2013 at 3:35

3 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the name of the grammatical device where 18th and 19th Century sentences started with 'which'?

grammar history

asked May 10, 2015 at 12:06

3 votes

2 answers

417 views

Do English speaking subcultures attach different meanings to the phrase "I'm sorry"? [duplicate]

american-english semantics australian-english pragmatics

asked Jun 7, 2015 at 5:16

3 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is there any connection between 'biscuit' and 'bisque'?

etymology french food

asked Sep 8, 2016 at 9:42

2 votes

2 answers

108 views

What is the name for this dichotomy between rapid feedback vs whole-system in thinking/problem solving styles?

philosophy

asked Sep 10, 2016 at 6:28

2 votes

2 answers

629 views

Which is correct? "The people James is concerned about" vs "The people James are concerned about"?

grammar grammatical-number

asked Dec 5, 2015 at 3:28

2 votes

3 answers

6k views

What are the South African words for crisps and French Fries?

dialects south-african-english localization

asked Mar 28, 2016 at 6:21

2 votes

2 answers

490 views

Does describing someone as 'sensitive' conflate two different ideas?

pejorative-language epithets

asked Jun 10, 2015 at 10:16

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is there a difference between 18thC 'pressing' and 20thC 'conscription'?

early-modern-english

asked Nov 30, 2014 at 4:45

2 votes

2 answers

23k views

What is the origin of the word espresso? [closed]

etymology

asked Dec 2, 2013 at 10:18

2 votes

1 answer

53 views

What is the phrase for 'essential spark' or 'unifying vision' that unique pieces of writing have that bring people together around a cause?

phrase-requests idiom-requests expression-requests

asked Mar 14, 2021 at 9:09

2 votes

1 answer

110 views

What is the name/terminology for these two types of knowledge?

word-choice terminology philosophy

asked Jul 30, 2016 at 5:23

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52 Questions

What is the word for pronouncing ‘th’ as ‘v’ as part of your English accent?

What is the American word for 'tea-towel'?

Is there a name for the assumption that people in past ages were less able to reason?

Does rational come from ratio or ratio come from rational?

Is 'yeah-nah' a uniquely Australian idiom?

Is the term 'Occidental' still in common usage - or is it a legacy of a bygone age?

Are there different names for a pontoon if it is parallel or extending out from the shore?

What is the UK equivalent of 'murica and 'straya?

"Please be considerate of..." vs. "please be considerate to..."

Do Pate (head) and Pater (Father) come from the same origin?

"There were lots to do" vs "There was lots to do...": is the backward existential still used?

"To market, to market, to buy a fresh pig" vs "To the markets" valid English?

Does the phrase 'human race' allude to the idea of a relay?

What is the correct verb for 'driving' a ferry?

What's the logical fallacy where people dismiss what you say as irrelevant to the real-world?

Why is Hugh called 'Shuggy' in Scottish?

In Singaporean English, what does the phrase 'Ok, Ken' mean?

Phrase choice - phrase to describe exodus of meaningful celebrities from Australia [closed]

"Not to worry" — unknown grammar category?

What is the name of the grammatical device where 18th and 19th Century sentences started with 'which'?

Do English speaking subcultures attach different meanings to the phrase "I'm sorry"? [duplicate]

Is there any connection between 'biscuit' and 'bisque'?

What is the name for this dichotomy between rapid feedback vs whole-system in thinking/problem solving styles?

Which is correct? "The people James is concerned about" vs "The people James are concerned about"?

What are the South African words for crisps and French Fries?

Does describing someone as 'sensitive' conflate two different ideas?

Is there a difference between 18thC 'pressing' and 20thC 'conscription'?

What is the origin of the word espresso? [closed]

What is the phrase for 'essential spark' or 'unifying vision' that unique pieces of writing have that bring people together around a cause?

What is the name/terminology for these two types of knowledge?