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3 answers

97k views

Difference between "packet", "parcel" and "package"

asked Jun 19, 2012 at 21:25

26 votes

6 answers

34k views

What exactly are the differences between "diligent", "assiduous" and "sedulous"?

differences adjectives connotation

asked Dec 18, 2012 at 23:07

18 votes

5 answers

147k views

How to pronounce the letter 'i'

pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling

asked Jan 14, 2012 at 14:20

14 votes

7 answers

103k views

Is there a different understanding of "rubber" in British and American English?

word-choice nouns american-english british-english

asked Jul 16, 2012 at 21:12

13 votes

2 answers

16k views

What does 'a slither of' mean?

meaning-in-context

asked Jan 12, 2012 at 11:29

12 votes

7 answers

345k views

Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"

word-choice single-word-requests

asked Mar 22, 2012 at 9:23

12 votes

7 answers

40k views

What preposition should follow "jealousy"?

word-choice prepositions usage

asked Apr 17, 2012 at 7:43

11 votes

4 answers

2k views

Ambiguous connotation of "just" - How do natives interpret these?

differences american-english british-english ambiguity meaning

asked Aug 23, 2012 at 9:12

10 votes

9 answers

2k views

Translation of German "Bolzplatz" – what's the name for an outdoor area whose purpose is to provide room for soccer/football?

single-word-requests translation

asked Jul 11, 2014 at 8:14

10 votes

3 answers

4k views

What does "ingenuous" mean?

meaning meaning-in-context adjectives

asked Mar 21, 2012 at 22:13

9 votes

2 answers

6k views

Which preposition in front of "line" — "on", "in", "at"?

prepositions at-in in-on

asked Apr 23, 2012 at 11:36

9 votes

2 answers

9k views

What's the difference between cunning, crafty and wily?

word-choice differences adjectives

asked May 25, 2012 at 20:15

9 votes

2 answers

16k views

Difference between "to posit" and "to postulate"

differences verbs

asked Sep 21, 2012 at 9:38

8 votes

4 answers

10k views

What does "enough" mean in expressions like "Fair enough" or "Funny enough"?

meaning etymology idioms adverbs history

asked Oct 9, 2013 at 10:07

8 votes

2 answers

5k views

Meaning of "duck"

meaning-in-context

asked Feb 12, 2012 at 21:14

7 votes

3 answers

17k views

Why do you say "to place a call"?

etymology

asked Mar 20, 2012 at 8:49

7 votes

4 answers

23k views

"At all" vs "Not at all" in negated sentences

word-usage

asked Apr 10, 2012 at 13:50

7 votes

1 answer

11k views

Etymology of "at large"

etymology idioms

asked Mar 23, 2012 at 14:53

7 votes

3 answers

20k views

Idiomatic saying for "just over" and "just under"

word-choice single-word-requests idioms phrase-requests

asked Jul 4, 2012 at 7:21

7 votes

4 answers

1k views

What is the role of "every" in idioms like "every so often"?

meaning etymology idioms history

asked Aug 2, 2013 at 8:36

6 votes

6 answers

932 views

Shift to "must" for negation of "have to"?

asked Feb 11, 2015 at 12:55

6 votes

3 answers

816 views

Position of adverb "implicitly"

adverbs word-order syntactic-analysis

asked Mar 30, 2012 at 10:15

6 votes

1 answer

14k views

"Example where" or "example in which"

word-choice where-which

asked Apr 10, 2012 at 10:21

5 votes

2 answers

50k views

What is the difference between "blurry" and "blurred"?

differences adjectives past-participles

asked Mar 18, 2012 at 23:15

5 votes

2 answers

21k views

Difference between "vanish" and "disappear"

differences verbs

asked Mar 20, 2012 at 21:22

5 votes

7 answers

1k views

Can we say "on the brink of off-topic"?

meaning word-usage expressions

asked Feb 10, 2012 at 11:53

5 votes

4 answers

1k views

'to dither' as synonym for 'to hesitate'?

differences synonyms

asked Jan 15, 2012 at 11:36

5 votes

2 answers

4k views

Does "effusive" have a negative connotation?

word-usage connotation

asked Jan 31, 2012 at 9:28

5 votes

2 answers

849 views

Preceding article in foreign words [closed]

articles

asked Feb 1, 2012 at 16:23

5 votes

2 answers

29k views

Is "have/has lead to" OK?

grammaticality grammatical-number verb-agreement

asked Jul 17, 2012 at 10:47

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72 Questions

Difference between "packet", "parcel" and "package"

What exactly are the differences between "diligent", "assiduous" and "sedulous"?

How to pronounce the letter 'i'

Is there a different understanding of "rubber" in British and American English?

What does 'a slither of' mean?

Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"

What preposition should follow "jealousy"?

Ambiguous connotation of "just" - How do natives interpret these?

Translation of German "Bolzplatz" – what's the name for an outdoor area whose purpose is to provide room for soccer/football?

What does "ingenuous" mean?

Which preposition in front of "line" — "on", "in", "at"?

What's the difference between cunning, crafty and wily?

Difference between "to posit" and "to postulate"

What does "enough" mean in expressions like "Fair enough" or "Funny enough"?

Meaning of "duck"

Why do you say "to place a call"?

"At all" vs "Not at all" in negated sentences

Etymology of "at large"

Idiomatic saying for "just over" and "just under"

What is the role of "every" in idioms like "every so often"?

Shift to "must" for negation of "have to"?

Position of adverb "implicitly"

"Example where" or "example in which"

What is the difference between "blurry" and "blurred"?

Difference between "vanish" and "disappear"

Can we say "on the brink of off-topic"?

'to dither' as synonym for 'to hesitate'?

Does "effusive" have a negative connotation?

Preceding article in foreign words [closed]

Is "have/has lead to" OK?