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What's the difference between "puberty" and "adolescence"?

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What is the meaning of the phrase ‘in timely fashion’?

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What's the difference between "apparel" and "clothing"?

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Why does English need an article before any noun?

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Why 'in itself', why not just 'itself'?

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Difference between "leverage" and "utilize"

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Why does "one-night stand" mean sex?

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Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?

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Are there any English sayings to the effect that little changes may lead to big changes?

asked Jan 16, 2011 at 9:09

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Why use 'step down' instead of 'resign'? Is there any difference?

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Use of 'at large'

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What does “head first” mean?

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Which is the object, 'one' or 'another' ? I just don't know how this sentence constructed

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Difference between "therapy" and "treatment"

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Why do we invert word order when asking a question?

asked Apr 14, 2011 at 10:47

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What's the difference between colloquial and oral English?

asked Apr 14, 2011 at 23:10

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Is "would" the past future tense of "will" or just a modal verb?

asked Jan 19, 2011 at 13:39

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About the 'as in'

asked Jan 24, 2011 at 14:28

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Participle phrase; is the grammar correct?

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Why call them infinite/finite verbs?

asked Feb 4, 2011 at 18:27

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“ē” and “iː”: I want a tutorial

asked Feb 13, 2011 at 4:52

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About the 't' in 'listener' [duplicate]

asked Feb 13, 2011 at 5:08

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Is "how to do it" grammatically correct?

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Meaning of 'patchy at best'?

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What is the meaning of “till death do us part”? [duplicate]

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"loving" vs. "love"

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Meaning of "true north"

asked Apr 1, 2011 at 9:09

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Is this use of present participle grammatically correct?

asked Mar 10, 2011 at 16:49

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What's the meaning of "in God's name"?

asked May 16, 2011 at 17:48

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In the sentence "Each time you sleep with someone, you also sleep with his past," what does "past" mean?

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What's the difference between "puberty" and "adolescence"?

What is the meaning of the phrase ‘in timely fashion’?

What's the difference between "apparel" and "clothing"?

Why does English need an article before any noun?

Why 'in itself', why not just 'itself'?

Difference between "leverage" and "utilize"

Why does "one-night stand" mean sex?

Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?

Are there any English sayings to the effect that little changes may lead to big changes?

Why use 'step down' instead of 'resign'? Is there any difference?

Use of 'at large'

What does “head first” mean?

Which is the object, 'one' or 'another' ? I just don't know how this sentence constructed

Difference between "therapy" and "treatment"

Why do we invert word order when asking a question?

What's the difference between colloquial and oral English?

Is "would" the past future tense of "will" or just a modal verb?

About the 'as in'

Participle phrase; is the grammar correct?

Why call them infinite/finite verbs?

“ē” and “iː”: I want a tutorial

About the 't' in 'listener' [duplicate]

Is "how to do it" grammatically correct?

Meaning of 'patchy at best'?

What is the meaning of “till death do us part”? [duplicate]

"loving" vs. "love"

Meaning of "true north"

Is this use of present participle grammatically correct?

What's the meaning of "in God's name"?

In the sentence "Each time you sleep with someone, you also sleep with his past," what does "past" mean?