User F'x

41 votes

5 answers

69k views

"On the other hand" without the first hand

asked Apr 9, 2011 at 10:38

30 votes

7 answers

5k views

Are there resources or tools for "reverse etymology"?

asked Apr 7, 2011 at 10:27

29 votes

8 answers

4k views

Are there shibboleths specific to native Russian speakers?

asked Mar 19, 2011 at 9:07

25 votes

7 answers

19k views

Of the difference between zeugma and syllepsis

asked May 3, 2011 at 7:50

25 votes

6 answers

128k views

How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women?

asked Apr 2, 2011 at 16:47

25 votes

4 answers

80k views

“Let's burn that bridge when we come to it” – is this sort of idiom mixing considered a pun, and if so, does it have a specific name?

asked Sep 15, 2011 at 8:50

22 votes

8 answers

10k views

How should foreign words (with foreign characters) be written in English text?

asked Jan 19, 2011 at 12:31

22 votes

2 answers

13k views

How should I pluralise “as is”?

asked Jan 20, 2011 at 9:19

20 votes

2 answers

7k views

Was the “Ye Olde Shoppe” ever used or is it just an ancient-looking construct of modern times?

asked Mar 3, 2011 at 9:24

19 votes

4 answers

7k views

What is the history of adding the a- prefix to form words?

asked Feb 22, 2011 at 9:44

19 votes

9 answers

55k views

British usage of “cha”, “char” or “chai” to mean “tea”

asked Mar 27, 2011 at 11:36

19 votes

4 answers

3k views

Etymology of “dude” and progression in language

asked May 5, 2011 at 20:48

16 votes

4 answers

8k views

What did Old English writing (letters and formatting) typically look like?

asked Feb 21, 2011 at 11:31

16 votes

8 answers

10k views

Is there an idiom that conveys the meaning of the French “mi figue mi raisin”?

asked Sep 11, 2011 at 18:49

15 votes

3 answers

34k views

What's the most appropriate name for non-italicized text: "roman" or "upright"?

asked Mar 12, 2011 at 15:58

15 votes

7 answers

1k views

Non-religious mentions of God (or religious concepts) in the American English language

asked Mar 12, 2011 at 22:58

13 votes

6 answers

1k views

How common is the confusion between "affect" and "effect"?

asked Jan 20, 2011 at 20:52

12 votes

3 answers

3k views

“Open sesame”: how widely understood is it, and how else to put it?

asked Aug 29, 2011 at 8:32

11 votes

5 answers

18k views

"Unicorn": what other words have this "cornus" etymology?

asked Apr 7, 2011 at 10:12

11 votes

1 answer

8k views

What name for bowdlerisation with asterisks (e.g., “f*ck”)?

asked Mar 4, 2011 at 8:37

10 votes

8 answers

7k views

What's the longest monosyllabic word? And disyllabic?

asked May 5, 2011 at 20:04

9 votes

9 answers

4k views

Are there idioms specific to one English dialect? [closed]

asked Apr 22, 2011 at 9:36

8 votes

2 answers

109k views

Where does the slang adjective “peng” come from?

asked May 10, 2011 at 10:06

8 votes

3 answers

2k views

Do the verb "muse" and the noun "Muse" have a common etymology?

asked Mar 11, 2011 at 14:02

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

Are there other verbs like “be” and “go”?

asked Jun 4, 2011 at 9:57

7 votes

3 answers

326 views

Humour through repeated use of a construct, with a final variation?

asked May 3, 2011 at 10:54

7 votes

3 answers

638 views

Is “If I would have X” an Indian shibboleth?

asked Mar 22, 2011 at 20:25

6 votes

2 answers

3k views

Why does appraisal have so little to do with praise?

asked Aug 27, 2011 at 7:23

5 votes

3 answers

31k views

Alternative (short) way of saying “a three-pronged approach to X”

asked Mar 19, 2011 at 11:40

4 votes

8 answers

4k views

Should Philip have P. or Ph. as an initial?

asked Jul 13, 2011 at 13:30

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43 Questions

"On the other hand" without the first hand

Are there resources or tools for "reverse etymology"?

Are there shibboleths specific to native Russian speakers?

Of the difference between zeugma and syllepsis

How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women?

“Let's burn that bridge when we come to it” – is this sort of idiom mixing considered a pun, and if so, does it have a specific name?

How should foreign words (with foreign characters) be written in English text?

How should I pluralise “as is”?

Was the “Ye Olde Shoppe” ever used or is it just an ancient-looking construct of modern times?

What is the history of adding the a- prefix to form words?

British usage of “cha”, “char” or “chai” to mean “tea”

Etymology of “dude” and progression in language

What did Old English writing (letters and formatting) typically look like?

Is there an idiom that conveys the meaning of the French “mi figue mi raisin”?

What's the most appropriate name for non-italicized text: "roman" or "upright"?

Non-religious mentions of God (or religious concepts) in the American English language

How common is the confusion between "affect" and "effect"?

“Open sesame”: how widely understood is it, and how else to put it?

"Unicorn": what other words have this "cornus" etymology?

What name for bowdlerisation with asterisks (e.g., “f*ck”)?

What's the longest monosyllabic word? And disyllabic?

Are there idioms specific to one English dialect? [closed]

Where does the slang adjective “peng” come from?

Do the verb "muse" and the noun "Muse" have a common etymology?

Are there other verbs like “be” and “go”?

Humour through repeated use of a construct, with a final variation?

Is “If I would have X” an Indian shibboleth?

Why does appraisal have so little to do with praise?

Alternative (short) way of saying “a three-pronged approach to X”

Should Philip have P. or Ph. as an initial?