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"Boy howdy!" Where did this expression come from, who uses it, and what does it convey?

answered Feb 20 at 3:22

25 votes

What is a term for a phenomenon where two people doing the same job are less effective than one person doing it alone?

answered Jan 9 at 2:23

20 votes

Why a "100% chance" of rain?

answered Jan 12 at 2:36

20 votes

Is there a non-technical word in English that means "to add one"?

answered Jan 21 at 18:00

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Which English word denotes the trivialization of a statement by pretending it's idiosyncratic, a symptom of a personal bias, quirk, or other problem?

answered Jan 14 at 22:28

15 votes

Is post-hyphenation necessary in "I am a child and adult psychologist..."?

answered Mar 11 at 21:59

15 votes

Is "inauthentic" inauthentic?

answered Mar 15 at 20:26

13 votes

Is there a single-word adjective for "having exceptionally strong moral principles"?

answered Mar 3 at 18:04

13 votes

You don't use a comma listing only two items, but SAT Reading Passage does. Why?

answered Feb 25 at 3:15

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What is the meaning of kindled and sensitized in the following paragraph?

answered Feb 25 at 18:45

11 votes

Do 'ration' and 'station' rhyme in any English accents?

answered Feb 24 at 19:23

11 votes

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Is the phrase "very delighted" ever "wrong"?

answered Mar 21 at 3:18

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Is there a term that describes reducing a person's identity to certain characteristics?

answered Mar 22 at 23:00

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Why does the name of the UK not change to UQ during the reign of a Queen?

answered Mar 6 at 4:12

8 votes

What is the name of the ambiguity in the phrase "I want to visit clubs with attractive women"?

answered Jan 20 at 23:34

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What does “more physical” mean?

answered Jan 14 at 22:21

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Why does the word "experience" have a different initial vowel from that in "expert" and "expertise"?

answered Mar 2 at 14:40

7 votes

History of "via"

answered Feb 18 at 4:54

6 votes

Can you use 'amok' without 'run'? How?

answered 2 days ago

6 votes

Does "aide" always refer to a person?

answered Jan 12 at 5:07

6 votes

Is "deliberate choice" a pleonasm?

answered Jan 11 at 0:31

6 votes

What American accent pronounces color like collar?

answered Jan 31 at 1:59

6 votes

Word for "Putting a Lot of People in One Place"

answered Feb 13 at 14:51

5 votes

Distance between two cities measured on a straight line

answered Jan 22 at 14:25

5 votes

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Is it common to pronounce "machinations" with /sh/?

answered Jan 22 at 16:34

5 votes

What is the term for using a word to portray a particular idea outside of but close to the context of the original meaning?

answered Feb 19 at 1:09

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When is "Northern fall"?

answered Mar 9 at 1:53

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"It is comfortable to sit on this chair." is not grammatical, but why are similar constructs grammatical or used... ? - 'preparatory it' complements

answered Mar 5 at 17:32

4 votes

What's the difference between 'hanged' and 'hung'?

answered Feb 28 at 17:41

4 votes

Is a collection of years plural or singular?

answered Mar 3 at 20:11

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"Boy howdy!" Where did this expression come from, who uses it, and what does it convey?

What is a term for a phenomenon where two people doing the same job are less effective than one person doing it alone?

Why a "100% chance" of rain?

Is there a non-technical word in English that means "to add one"?

Which English word denotes the trivialization of a statement by pretending it's idiosyncratic, a symptom of a personal bias, quirk, or other problem?

Is post-hyphenation necessary in "I am a child and adult psychologist..."?

Is "inauthentic" inauthentic?

Is there a single-word adjective for "having exceptionally strong moral principles"?

You don't use a comma listing only two items, but SAT Reading Passage does. Why?

What is the meaning of kindled and sensitized in the following paragraph?

Do 'ration' and 'station' rhyme in any English accents?

Is the phrase "very delighted" ever "wrong"?

Is there a term that describes reducing a person's identity to certain characteristics?

Why does the name of the UK not change to UQ during the reign of a Queen?

What is the name of the ambiguity in the phrase "I want to visit clubs with attractive women"?

What does “more physical” mean?

Why does the word "experience" have a different initial vowel from that in "expert" and "expertise"?

History of "via"

Can you use 'amok' without 'run'? How?

Does "aide" always refer to a person?

Is "deliberate choice" a pleonasm?

What American accent pronounces color like collar?

Word for "Putting a Lot of People in One Place"

Distance between two cities measured on a straight line

Is it common to pronounce "machinations" with /sh/?

What is the term for using a word to portray a particular idea outside of but close to the context of the original meaning?

When is "Northern fall"?

"It is comfortable to sit on this chair." is not grammatical, but why are similar constructs grammatical or used... ? - 'preparatory it' complements

What's the difference between 'hanged' and 'hung'?

Is a collection of years plural or singular?