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What's an absent-minded drawing called?

answered Oct 6, 2015 at 14:33

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In 1700s, why was 'books that never read' grammatical?

answered Sep 28, 2019 at 9:49

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Would there be a way to make the joke "Ella es mi amiga vieja, disculpe, mi vieja amiga" work in English?

answered Aug 13 at 7:48

80 votes

Can I "wear an umbrella"?

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 14:52

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The dark dot in your eye

answered Oct 9, 2013 at 11:17

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Is there a widely-accepted opposite of "as the crow flies"?

answered Jul 20, 2017 at 8:55

68 votes

What is a verb that means 'to make a small amount of money last for several days'?

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 11:54

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Is there a word for "extreme disgust"?

answered Sep 16, 2013 at 7:04

58 votes

Is the term "aspie" derogatory?

answered Nov 16, 2015 at 11:19

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Can a person happen? Is "Zodanga happened" correct?

answered Jul 24, 2014 at 6:20

57 votes

Isn't there a simple adverb for the opposite of 'loudly'?

answered Aug 27, 2018 at 15:24

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Idiom for magic object (or idea) that fixes everything

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 22:00

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What do you call someone who obsessively thinks they are sick?

answered Dec 24, 2014 at 12:08

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Equivalent of the Dutch phrase "take it down a notch"

answered Jan 3, 2017 at 10:45

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One word for "stealing something on its way to the recipient"

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 16:17

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Is "He is risen" Correct?

answered Apr 3, 2015 at 15:55

48 votes

Flora, fauna, robot

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 12:26

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Why use "of" in the phrase "delivered of a baby"?

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 8:50

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"On a page" or "in a page" for a web page

answered May 21, 2014 at 18:43

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Why is Lord Alfred Tennyson often written as Alfred Lord Tennyson?

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 22:13

45 votes

What's the feminine equivalent of "your obedient servant" as a letter closing?

answered Dec 20, 2020 at 8:38

44 votes

Idiom for making fun of something people are ashamed of?

answered Jan 11, 2016 at 12:21

43 votes

How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?

answered May 7, 2013 at 19:15

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English notation for hour, minutes and seconds

answered May 17, 2013 at 11:12

41 votes

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"Finance" is to "financial" as "trade" is to what?

answered Nov 29, 2014 at 9:20

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Possible meaning of the expression "forced my lute"?

answered Jul 1, 2021 at 15:59

39 votes

Do "sleep in" and "oversleep" mean the same thing? If so, what is hidden after "sleep in?"

answered Apr 6, 2021 at 9:14

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Is there a term that means "surgically extract"?

answered Jul 19, 2017 at 8:34

38 votes

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Is there a term for the period between midnight and sunrise?

answered Jun 3, 2012 at 14:18

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Plural of "syntax"

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 22:36

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