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Is the adjective "abject" ever found with any word other than "poverty"? Does it mean something other than "very" or "utterly"?

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Does "cost-benefit ratio" use a hyphen or an en-dash?

answered Apr 21, 2011 at 1:46

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What is the correct punctuation for an indirect question?

answered May 10, 2011 at 10:43

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Using "to" twice in a row

answered May 13, 2011 at 23:12

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Is it recommended to use "we" in research papers?

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 1:42

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What is the origin and meaning of "coyote ugly"?

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 22:28

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What is the common name for brackets, braces, and parentheses?

answered Feb 26, 2011 at 14:36

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"Toward" or "towards" – what would a native speaker use?

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 0:48

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What does "a man among men" mean?

answered Mar 13, 2011 at 23:06

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What do you call the impressive short sentences catalogs and magazine use to write product descriptions?

answered Mar 22, 2011 at 21:27

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Shorter way to say "conversational partner"

answered Jun 10, 2011 at 15:14

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An alternative to "stakeholder"

answered Sep 30, 2011 at 18:25

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What is the verb for the action of a coward?

answered Oct 1, 2011 at 14:22

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What does "X his way out of a paper bag" mean?

answered Jun 13, 2011 at 17:53

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Does "criticism" imply positive as well as negative?

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 12:50

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Is lolspeak bad English, or just a different English?

answered Apr 10, 2011 at 20:15

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Is it acceptable to use a tilde symbol to sign your name?

answered Apr 30, 2011 at 19:24

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Dangling -y on made up adjectives

answered May 4, 2011 at 1:03

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What is the etymology of the word ketchup?

answered May 9, 2011 at 22:58

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Is the formation "[s]he" overly distracting?

answered May 15, 2011 at 18:07

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A word for something you didn't know you'd like

answered May 26, 2011 at 17:38

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How to pronounce and orally spell <3?

answered Apr 25, 2011 at 12:47

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"I would prefer [it] if the meeting [would be/was] postponed"

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 15:20

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Was I correct to use the word "establish" in my tweet? Should I have included adverbial "as"?

answered May 23, 2011 at 1:52

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What's the adjectival form of "sauce" as "salty" is to "salt"?

answered Mar 15, 2011 at 19:23

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In which countries is that “long time no see” greeting common?

answered Mar 16, 2011 at 15:41

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Is "holiday" derived from "holy day"?

answered Feb 20, 2011 at 20:52

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What does 'fast friends' mean?

answered Feb 22, 2011 at 1:13

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Is an apostrophe with a decade (e.g. the 1920’s) generally considered “incorrect”?

answered Feb 22, 2011 at 3:48

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Proper/official pronunciation of “conch”

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Is the adjective "abject" ever found with any word other than "poverty"? Does it mean something other than "very" or "utterly"?

Does "cost-benefit ratio" use a hyphen or an en-dash?

What is the correct punctuation for an indirect question?

Using "to" twice in a row

Is it recommended to use "we" in research papers?

What is the origin and meaning of "coyote ugly"?

What is the common name for brackets, braces, and parentheses?

"Toward" or "towards" – what would a native speaker use?

What does "a man among men" mean?

What do you call the impressive short sentences catalogs and magazine use to write product descriptions?

Shorter way to say "conversational partner"

An alternative to "stakeholder"

What is the verb for the action of a coward?

What does "X his way out of a paper bag" mean?

Does "criticism" imply positive as well as negative?

Is lolspeak bad English, or just a different English?

Is it acceptable to use a tilde symbol to sign your name?

Dangling -y on made up adjectives

What is the etymology of the word ketchup?

Is the formation "[s]he" overly distracting?

A word for something you didn't know you'd like

How to pronounce and orally spell <3?

"I would prefer [it] if the meeting [would be/was] postponed"

Was I correct to use the word "establish" in my tweet? Should I have included adverbial "as"?

What's the adjectival form of "sauce" as "salty" is to "salt"?

In which countries is that “long time no see” greeting common?

Is "holiday" derived from "holy day"?

What does 'fast friends' mean?

Is an apostrophe with a decade (e.g. the 1920’s) generally considered “incorrect”?

Proper/official pronunciation of “conch”