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Gary
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I studied English and American Lit. at University. Had a variety of jobs. Currently self-employed and work in I.T.

I enjoy dipping in and out of ELU whenever I get the opportunity!

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Is there an English equivalent for the expression "Playing the flute to a buffalo"?
May 3, 2017
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What is a person called who writes for a blind person in an examination hall?
May 16, 2017
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Could it be correct to have the word "however" flanked by two commas?
May 15, 2017
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English idiom for learning a skill by observing someone else doing it
Nov 14, 2017
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What does it mean when Nancy Pelosi criticizes the revised Republican Health-care plan as "doo-doo stuck to their shoe”?
Apr 27, 2017
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What is the verb for criticizing someone (especially juniors) in an annoying way?
Aug 2, 2016
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What is the phrase or idiom for older people who still can function properly
Dec 28, 2017
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What does the term 'spare habit' mean exactly?
May 15, 2017
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What's the meaning of "No law less than ourselves owning" in this Whitman's poem?
Nov 13, 2017
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What is a verb that means "to be said by a computer/machine"?
Aug 5, 2016
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Nietzsche’s despising of the herd
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How to pronunce "ght" in English properly?

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