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Why is the past tense of vomit generally spelled 'vomited' rather than 'vomitted'?
Oct 20 '19 at 8:08
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What's a good word to describe a public place that looks like it wouldn't be rough?
Feb 27 '19 at 21:28
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Is there a word/short phrase for “the most” of something (not necessarily the majority)?
Dec 14 '19 at 19:13
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What is the literal meaning (and the origin) of “v”?
Feb 11 '19 at 20:57
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Can you put past participle adjectives in plural form?
Jan 27 '20 at 21:05
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What is a gender neutral equivalent for the following phrase?
Oct 7 '19 at 20:50
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Does grammar alter meaning?
May 11 '19 at 5:50
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What is the relationship name of my wife's father's sister's son to me?
Jan 22 '20 at 11:27
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What is the meaning of 'fly' in: “I wonder how many real amber mouth-pieces there are in London? Some people think that a fly in it is a sign.”
Sep 23 '20 at 8:40
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Correct word for pressing a button down without pressing up?
Aug 10 '20 at 4:20
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How to explicitly specify non-binary support when using pronouns?
Nov 19 '19 at 9:05
4
Phrases for two methods that are different but both can solve the same task?
Jan 9 '19 at 7:37
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Is there a grammatically correct replacement for “a whole nother level” that retains the intended meaning and emphasis?
Nov 14 '20 at 14:37
3
Synonym for personal offense
Oct 2 '20 at 12:48
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would've make harder vs would've to make harder
May 18 '20 at 17:11
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“No accident is too severe to ignore” vs “No accident is too trivial to ignore”
Apr 20 '20 at 6:41
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Optimal construction of “someone who not only is _____, but has _____”?
Mar 25 '20 at 10:24
3
Is the husband of my mother's sister my uncle, even if he perished before I was born?
Jan 27 '20 at 8:04
3
If you have a collection of something, is the something writen in plural?
Jan 10 '20 at 10:06
3
How to say “I learned swim but I don't know how to swim”
Oct 30 '19 at 6:54
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What is the name for neologisms with associative endings like “Bostonian” and “imagineer”?
May 14 '19 at 20:44
3
A better alternative for “second next”
Apr 23 '19 at 10:51
3
“Tools are a sound investment that result in…” or “…that results in…”?
Jan 12 '18 at 22:26
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What is the name of the ambiguity in the phrase “I want to visit clubs with attractive women”?
Dec 1 '16 at 19:43
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Extended meaning of PLACHUTTA
Nov 22 '20 at 13:02
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Can you please explain the significance of “problems” at the end of the sentence?
Aug 2 '20 at 13:23
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Do we need to explicitly mention the antecedent in an attributive clause inside another one, both describing the same antecedent?
Apr 26 '20 at 8:07
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Can I say “I want to pay my owe”
Apr 8 '20 at 11:20
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Pluralizing an irregular family name
Jan 21 '20 at 9:20
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What’s the word for “ninja’d” in publishing things?
Jan 13 '20 at 9:12
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