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Richard Haven

Member for 11 years, 9 months
Last seen more than a month ago

GitHub
noclevercode.svbtle.com
San Francisco, CA, USA

15 Questions

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44 votes

4 answers

6k views

English word for taking a derogatory term and owning it with pride

asked Aug 4, 2013 at 22:55

7 votes

7 answers

2k views

Term for knowledge that is unintuitive but obvious in retrospect?

asked Oct 31, 2012 at 17:03

6 votes

6 answers

1k views

What is the term for material lost when a batch is transferred from one vessel to another?

asked Apr 13, 2015 at 8:11

4 votes

1 answer

387 views

Grammatical term for topicizing in English: Thing, question/statement about thing

asked Mar 3, 2014 at 17:57

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

Term for using someone or something else as cover or concealment

asked Oct 4, 2014 at 0:11

3 votes

1 answer

3k views

Word for one character explaining to another character some important points for benefit of the audience

asked Aug 9, 2013 at 4:43

3 votes

5 answers

829 views

What is the expression for being unwilling to pay a (small) fine rather than spend much more to avoid it? [closed]

asked Dec 27, 2015 at 21:51

2 votes

2 answers

5k views

What is the etymology of "clap back"?

asked Sep 5, 2017 at 18:34

2 votes

1 answer

557 views

Water is to hydro as wind is to?

asked Mar 18, 2019 at 5:33

2 votes

3 answers

190 views

What is the name for the the habit of reciting song titles or clichés when anyone says the first few words?

asked Jan 26, 2014 at 5:20

2 votes

6 answers

3k views

Term for putting someone else's name on one's work?

asked Sep 3, 2015 at 17:05

1 vote

0 answers

28 views

Term or reference for person who makes their problem everyone else's problem

asked Jul 15, 2019 at 5:01

1 vote

2 answers

112 views

Trailing interjection? "So, I'll just take that, then" Is the "then" now? Should it be "than" because I'm taking it rather than you?

asked Mar 24, 2021 at 23:05

0 votes

2 answers

39 views

Looking for sources and references for the adjective "just" (apart from meanings related to "justice" or comparison)

asked Aug 27, 2022 at 20:57

-1 votes

1 answer

102 views

Loan-word for a relaxed cultural attitude towards opening and closing times

asked Feb 20, 2022 at 20:06