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

Dec 15 '15 at 19:43 Ballista 11

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Difference between “packet”, “parcel” and “package”

meaning differences nouns

Jul 23 '12 at 15:59 KeithS 10k

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How to pronounce the letter 'i'

pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling

Dec 6 '14 at 2:37 tchrist♦ 110k

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What does 'a slither of' mean?

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Mar 28 at 13:46 EleventhDoctor 2,574

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What preposition should follow “jealousy”?

word-choice prepositions usage

Nov 21 at 1:04 sumelic 51.5k

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

word-choice nouns american-english british-english

Sep 10 '14 at 18:40 Ian Cooper 29

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Ambiguous connotation of “just” - How do natives interpret these?

differences american-english british-english ambiguity meaning

Aug 23 '12 at 18:10 Community♦ 1

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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

Oct 14 '14 at 11:15 Robusto 130k

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What does “ingenuous” mean?

meaning meaning-in-context adjectives

Mar 22 '12 at 4:47 Gnawme 36.9k

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Word for “willing to try new and unfamiliar things”

word-choice single-word-requests

Dec 17 '14 at 11:50 Em1 2,798

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What does “enough” mean in expressions like “Fair enough” or “Funny enough”?

meaning etymology idioms adverbs history

Jan 21 '15 at 10:48 Em1 2,798

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Meaning of “duck”

meaning-in-context

May 2 '13 at 5:59 Community♦ 1

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

word-choice differences adjectives

May 26 '12 at 10:49 Em1 2,798

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Difference between “to posit” and “to postulate”

differences verbs

Jan 3 at 7:50 Sven Yargs 116k

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Etymology of “at large”

etymology idioms

Feb 20 '17 at 22:18 Reed Webb 1

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

meaning etymology idioms history

May 14 '14 at 7:04 Mari-Lou A 63.5k

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“At all” vs “Not at all” in negated sentences

word-usage

Aug 13 '17 at 13:59 Steve Paparatto 1

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Why do you say “to place a call”?

etymology

Jun 3 '17 at 19:12 Ettie 1

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Is “have/has lead to” OK?

grammaticality grammatical-number verb-agreement

May 15 '17 at 17:40 Neil Gundel 1

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Shift to “must” for negation of “have to”?

Mar 3 '15 at 0:52 Araucaria 35.9k

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“Example where” or “example in which”

word-choice where-which

Oct 25 '12 at 22:48 RegDwigнt♦ 83.8k

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Which preposition in front of “line” — “on”, “in”, “at”?

prepositions at-in in-on

Oct 18 '12 at 10:20 RegDwigнt♦ 83.8k

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Idiomatic saying for “just over” and “just under”

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

Jul 4 '12 at 17:29 Community♦ 1

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What is the difference between “blurry” and “blurred”?

differences adjectives past-participle

Sep 25 '15 at 5:50 sumelic 51.5k

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Can we say “on the brink of off-topic”?

meaning word-usage expressions

Aug 6 '15 at 14:07 Community♦ 1

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Word for the inability to do simple things when you don't look at it

terminology science

Dec 24 '14 at 20:51 user55318 174

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Does “effusive” have a negative connotation?

word-usage connotation

Oct 12 '14 at 15:07 Fattie 9,212

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Position of adverb “implicitly”

adverbs word-order syntax

Mar 30 '12 at 20:23 saillael 96

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Difference between “vanish” and “disappear”

differences verbs

Mar 20 '12 at 23:18 cornbread ninja 麵包忍者 17.6k

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Preceding article in foreign words [closed]

articles

Feb 1 '12 at 17:01 Community♦ 1

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72 Questions

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

Difference between “packet”, “parcel” and “package”

How to pronounce the letter 'i'

What does 'a slither of' mean?

What preposition should follow “jealousy”?

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

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?

Word for “willing to try new and unfamiliar things”

What does “enough” mean in expressions like “Fair enough” or “Funny enough”?

Meaning of “duck”

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

Difference between “to posit” and “to postulate”

Etymology of “at large”

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

“At all” vs “Not at all” in negated sentences

Why do you say “to place a call”?

Is “have/has lead to” OK?

Shift to “must” for negation of “have to”?

“Example where” or “example in which”

Which preposition in front of “line” — “on”, “in”, “at”?

Idiomatic saying for “just over” and “just under”

What is the difference between “blurry” and “blurred”?

Can we say “on the brink of off-topic”?

Word for the inability to do simple things when you don't look at it

Does “effusive” have a negative connotation?

Position of adverb “implicitly”

Difference between “vanish” and “disappear”

Preceding article in foreign words [closed]