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Why “daily” and not “dayly”?

asked Apr 15, 2014 at 8:17

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1 answer

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What article do we use before a symbol? Is it "an @" or "a @"?

asked Jul 14, 2014 at 9:42

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4 answers

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Meaning and origin of "bite the bullet"

asked May 22, 2015 at 14:25

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1 answer

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Is there an opposite for "welcome"? [closed]

asked Aug 5, 2016 at 11:41

6 votes

5 answers

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Word or idiom to describe someone sabotaging something and then bragging from it not happening?

asked Aug 14, 2017 at 9:31

5 votes

2 answers

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English equivalent for new Brazilian Portuguese slang term “desaplaudido”?

asked Jun 8, 2018 at 20:31

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Equivalent of the Spanish phrase "morir de éxito"

asked Apr 28, 2017 at 9:01

4 votes

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What's the meaning of "bulk rate"?

asked Jan 16, 2014 at 18:29

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What does the idiom "That's the way it crumbles, cookie-wise" mean?

asked Feb 13, 2016 at 22:37

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How widespread is the usage of Senior, Junior, III in British English?

asked Jan 3, 2017 at 19:35

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United Kingdom's three-name-cities; is there a generic way to write them?

asked Nov 12, 2014 at 17:04

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2 answers

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If I second a seconder, what am I doing? Am I "thirding"?

asked Aug 9, 2016 at 9:51

2 votes

1 answer

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How to call a person who gets transcendental very easily and continuously?

asked Jun 12, 2015 at 23:37

2 votes

1 answer

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"Thingy" or "thingie"?

asked Jul 31, 2015 at 14:38

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What's the exact meaning of "will be held"? [closed]

asked Jul 31, 2013 at 11:14

1 vote

0 answers

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Does the Oxford comma apply to ampersands?

asked Sep 10, 2020 at 10:28

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Why “daily” and not “dayly”?

What article do we use before a symbol? Is it "an @" or "a @"?

Meaning and origin of "bite the bullet"

Is there an opposite for "welcome"? [closed]

Word or idiom to describe someone sabotaging something and then bragging from it not happening?

English equivalent for new Brazilian Portuguese slang term “desaplaudido”?

Equivalent of the Spanish phrase "morir de éxito"

What's the meaning of "bulk rate"?

What does the idiom "That's the way it crumbles, cookie-wise" mean?

How widespread is the usage of Senior, Junior, III in British English?

United Kingdom's three-name-cities; is there a generic way to write them?

If I second a seconder, what am I doing? Am I "thirding"?

How to call a person who gets transcendental very easily and continuously?

"Thingy" or "thingie"?

What's the exact meaning of "will be held"? [closed]

Does the Oxford comma apply to ampersands?