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17 votes

10 answers

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What is the opposite of an epiphany?

asked Jul 29, 2014 at 16:03

16 votes

7 answers

37k views

Why is quixotic pronounced as it is?

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asked Dec 27, 2013 at 22:01

10 votes

7 answers

56k views

Is "despatch" the British spelling for "dispatch" or is it an archaic spelling (or both)?

american-english british-english

asked Dec 31, 2013 at 17:38

6 votes

2 answers

3k views

Does "Yeah, No" make any sense?

etymology expressions colloquialisms

asked Dec 30, 2016 at 22:22

6 votes

2 answers

350 views

Is "deepo" an archaic spelling of "depot"?

orthography archaicisms

asked Mar 21, 2017 at 1:52

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

If "Literally" now means "Figuratively," Which Word Can Be Used for the Previous Meaning?

word-usage usage contemporary-english diction

asked May 31, 2018 at 16:20

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

What is the structure from which a sign is hung called?

single-word-requests

asked Nov 29, 2021 at 11:55

4 votes

2 answers

7k views

Is there a way to phonetically write English so that when read it is with a "British accent"? [closed]

phonetics accent british-english

asked Sep 22, 2016 at 20:27

4 votes

2 answers

4k views

Why do we say "apologies to" when we quote someone?

usage

asked Nov 11, 2015 at 19:34

4 votes

4 answers

7k views

Is it really possible to be "half dead"?

etymology expressions colloquialisms logic

asked Dec 10, 2015 at 18:16

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

How is "whinge" pronounced? [closed]

pronunciation british-english

asked Sep 23, 2014 at 18:08

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

How are Hexadecimal Numbers pronounced? [duplicate]

pronunciation numbers

asked Jun 7, 2016 at 16:42

2 votes

1 answer

90 views

Is "Health" ever utilized as a rejoinder or a blessing-directive?

phrase-usage

asked Jan 6, 2017 at 17:11

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

How to pronounce, "Tut! Tut!"

pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling spelling-pronunciations

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 1:04

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

What is the word for vocalists singing "out of time"?

neologisms diction

asked Jan 16, 2019 at 0:42

2 votes

1 answer

185 views

Why is "lousy" pronounced like "louzy"? [duplicate]

pronunciation pejorative-language

asked Dec 12, 2019 at 13:29

2 votes

2 answers

847 views

Is there any reason so many people abbreviate "etcetera" as "ect."? [closed]

orthography abbreviations spelling-pronunciations

asked Jun 24, 2014 at 21:39

2 votes

3 answers

1k views

Is English the only language that always capitalizes "I"? [duplicate]

etymology capitalization personal-pronouns

asked Jan 11, 2016 at 21:32

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

Does everyone in the U.S. (and beyond?) pronounce "Buick" with the Spanish B/V, or is this a regional thing?

pronunciation

asked Feb 24, 2016 at 19:53

2 votes

2 answers

113 views

If this is really accepted usage, can somebody explain its logic to me?

semantics

asked Mar 5, 2016 at 14:07

2 votes

3 answers

2k views

Why is the Internet being considered a person now? [closed]

word-choice word-usage internet mass-media

asked May 13, 2021 at 14:58

1 vote

0 answers

42 views

Should it be "we animals" or "us animals"? [duplicate]

grammar pronouns reflexives

asked Apr 21 at 15:05

1 vote

0 answers

276 views

When and Why did "Sooner than Later" become a thing? [closed]

expressions phrase-usage

asked Dec 23, 2020 at 23:38

1 vote

1 answer

11k views

Was "The 'F' Word" in common usage in the 1800s?

offensive-language nineteenth-century-english

asked Jan 28, 2021 at 21:55

1 vote

1 answer

10k views

Last, This, and Next (days of the week) [duplicate]

semantics

asked Apr 14, 2015 at 21:23

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

What are these types of sentences called, and am I missing any?

sentence parts-of-speech verb-forms

asked Jun 10, 2014 at 13:44

1 vote

2 answers

343 views

Is "is" or is "are" preferred here?

grammar grammatical-number

asked Aug 17, 2016 at 17:08

1 vote

1 answer

3k views

"Till" or "Until" that is the question [duplicate]

word-usage diction

asked Aug 17, 2016 at 18:32

0 votes

1 answer

607 views

Meaning of a poetic phrase (in Melville's "Misgivings") [closed]

poetry poetic

asked Nov 25, 2016 at 0:47

0 votes

3 answers

138 views

What did "simples" mean in the 1800s?

archaicisms

asked Aug 7, 2020 at 12:26

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48 Questions

What is the opposite of an epiphany?

Why is quixotic pronounced as it is?

Is "despatch" the British spelling for "dispatch" or is it an archaic spelling (or both)?

Does "Yeah, No" make any sense?

Is "deepo" an archaic spelling of "depot"?

If "Literally" now means "Figuratively," Which Word Can Be Used for the Previous Meaning?

What is the structure from which a sign is hung called?

Is there a way to phonetically write English so that when read it is with a "British accent"? [closed]

Why do we say "apologies to" when we quote someone?

Is it really possible to be "half dead"?

How is "whinge" pronounced? [closed]

How are Hexadecimal Numbers pronounced? [duplicate]

Is "Health" ever utilized as a rejoinder or a blessing-directive?

How to pronounce, "Tut! Tut!"

What is the word for vocalists singing "out of time"?

Why is "lousy" pronounced like "louzy"? [duplicate]

Is there any reason so many people abbreviate "etcetera" as "ect."? [closed]

Is English the only language that always capitalizes "I"? [duplicate]

Does everyone in the U.S. (and beyond?) pronounce "Buick" with the Spanish B/V, or is this a regional thing?

If this is really accepted usage, can somebody explain its logic to me?

Why is the Internet being considered a person now? [closed]

Should it be "we animals" or "us animals"? [duplicate]

When and Why did "Sooner than Later" become a thing? [closed]

Was "The 'F' Word" in common usage in the 1800s?

Last, This, and Next (days of the week) [duplicate]

What are these types of sentences called, and am I missing any?

Is "is" or is "are" preferred here?

"Till" or "Until" that is the question [duplicate]

Meaning of a poetic phrase (in Melville's "Misgivings") [closed]

What did "simples" mean in the 1800s?