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Is “make due” now considered acceptable?

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Pedlar vs. peddler

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Why is the colour green associated with both growth and illness?

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Losing bottles and bottling out

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French Letters and condoms

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

Hip Hip Hooray!

“I'm on the brew”

Why does 'coed' only mean female coeducational students?

Pronunciation of “Celt”: /kɛlt/ vs. /sɛlt/

Yes, no, adverbs, and interjections

Normans vs. Saxons: cow = beef, sheep = mutton, chicken =?

Origin of “as useful as a chocolate teapot / fireguard”

Medical term for deafness

Term for a person who can read but cannot write

Why are Australian redheads often called 'bluey'?

Is “make due” now considered acceptable?

Etymology of 'ripped' as in 'ripped abs'

“Bust a cap” meaning and derivation

What are the components of a word called?

Different types of whistling

Checked-out teenagers

Cooking apples and cleaning ladies

Alternative definitions of wifebeater

Is 'Jap' still considered an ethnic slur?

Pedlar vs. peddler

Why is the colour green associated with both growth and illness?

Losing bottles and bottling out

French Letters and condoms

Do ‘und’ and ‘till’ make “until” a tautology?

“He rolled his toilet things into his housewife”

Old (professional) Adam

Use of American-Indian “How” in British English

Water : Aquatic :: Sand : xxx?

What is the difference between a “prefix” and a “combining form”?