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"brake the rules" vs "break the rules"

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 8:36

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Plural of "syntax"

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 22:36

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Correct term for "primary" and "secondary" hand

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 12:04

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Phrase meaning exceptionally busy phone lines

answered Sep 7, 2016 at 12:45

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Is there an antonym for the verb 'besiege'?

answered Mar 11, 2022 at 11:31

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Meaning of 'glass that's with canary lined'?

answered Jul 31, 2022 at 11:49

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Are there similar expressions to the Japanese saying “I want to die on a tatami mat”?

answered Feb 15, 2015 at 10:06

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How to shorten "look at"?

answered Jan 15, 2014 at 11:27

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Do you say "please yourself" in a non-sexual context?

answered Jun 1, 2012 at 7:40

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A particular word for after death get together?

answered Nov 3, 2017 at 11:50

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What are "schlieren" in English?

answered Aug 14, 2014 at 9:15

31 votes

Is there a more concise term for a long-term girlfriend/boyfriend than "significant other"?

answered Jul 26, 2012 at 17:56

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Difference between "been to" and "been in"

answered Aug 8, 2012 at 18:34

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Word for a room with washing machines in it?

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 8:29

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What is the term describing someone who has interest in only a narrow field, and nothing else?

answered Mar 4, 2014 at 15:56

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What does Dickens' phrase "told forth" mean?

answered Nov 10, 2022 at 11:48

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What does "to be Latin" mean?

answered Jan 3, 2021 at 14:24

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What is the difference between "Hept-" and "Sept-" prefixes?

answered Jul 24, 2012 at 10:49

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What do you call someone who exploits people and their confidence using ‘clever speech’?

answered Dec 31, 2012 at 13:53

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Can the unexpected validity of the literal meaning of a phrase on top of the usual figurative sense be considered a pun?

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 10:08

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Is "iff" considered a real word or just an abbreviation?

answered Mar 23, 2012 at 8:00

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What does 'vivarious' mean?

answered Aug 18, 2015 at 8:18

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Why was 'Jesus' spelt 'Jhesus' in Wycliffe's Bible?

answered Jul 30, 2020 at 7:21

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Something can be estimated therefore it is "estimatable"?

answered Jan 17, 2014 at 12:32

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Meaning of "Be Mr Late Better Than Late Mr"

answered Nov 7, 2012 at 16:46

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Is "evidence" countable?

answered Jul 8, 2013 at 14:41

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Word to mean "capable of being walked on by having the strength to support the weight of humans"

answered May 9, 2020 at 11:43

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To say something in choir word

answered Mar 27, 2018 at 14:35

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"Thru" vs. "through"

answered Nov 20, 2012 at 9:29

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Why does "big cheese" mean someone important?

answered Aug 13, 2012 at 15:19

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