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What is the rule for adjective order?

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What's up with the pronunciation of "awry"?

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What animal is a “weefil”?

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Why is "cupboard" pronounced with a silent "p"?

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Where does “ö” fall in alphabetical ordering?

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Is "flu" the only disease usually accompanied with "the"?

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Head is to decapitate as arm is to what?

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When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?

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What is the mistake in "There are many Danes who speak English"?

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What exactly is an "adverb"?

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Why is it "behead" and not "dehead"?

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Why is it "came back from the dead" and not "came back from the death"?

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Why can’t I turn “fast-paced” into a quality noun by adding the “‑ness” sufﬁx?

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Is “I’ve boughten many vinyls” correct in its use of “boughten”?

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What does ‘If she’s a feminist, then I’m a T. Rex’ mean?

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What is the name of the symbols "<" and ">"?

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Can "would" be used twice in an English conditional sentence and still be grammatical?

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Is there a sentence that begins with “them”?

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Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?

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Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation?

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Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?

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How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US?

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Why is there no "autumntime" or "falltime"?

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What is the proper way to say “Clinton”?

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What part of speech is ‘mountains’ in the sentence “I like climbing mountains”?

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Is there a word for colloquial forms of address?

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I've said it once, I've said it twice, I've said it a thousand times

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Is "his husband" valid?

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Word for a body of water that is sufficiently populated with fish and worthy of fishing in

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Is “man” the opposite of “woman”?

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What is the rule for adjective order?

What's up with the pronunciation of "awry"?

What animal is a “weefil”?

Why is "cupboard" pronounced with a silent "p"?

Where does “ö” fall in alphabetical ordering?

Is "flu" the only disease usually accompanied with "the"?

Head is to decapitate as arm is to what?

When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?

What is the mistake in "There are many Danes who speak English"?

What exactly is an "adverb"?

Why is it "behead" and not "dehead"?

Why is it "came back from the dead" and not "came back from the death"?

Why can’t I turn “fast-paced” into a quality noun by adding the “‑ness” sufﬁx?

Is “I’ve boughten many vinyls” correct in its use of “boughten”?

What does ‘If she’s a feminist, then I’m a T. Rex’ mean?

What is the name of the symbols "<" and ">"?

Can "would" be used twice in an English conditional sentence and still be grammatical?

Is there a sentence that begins with “them”?

Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?

Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation?

Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?

How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US?

Why is there no "autumntime" or "falltime"?

What is the proper way to say “Clinton”?

What part of speech is ‘mountains’ in the sentence “I like climbing mountains”?

Is there a word for colloquial forms of address?

I've said it once, I've said it twice, I've said it a thousand times

Is "his husband" valid?

Word for a body of water that is sufficiently populated with fish and worthy of fishing in

Is “man” the opposite of “woman”?