English Language & Usage
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Programmer from way way back, from home computer BASIC and several different types of assembly through C, C++, Fortran, COBOL, VB1 and then more exotic stuff like SNOBOL and Icon and more recently SQL, PHP and JavaScript.

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If someone says "Do not pass go" to you, what do they mean?
Apr 14, 2011
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Has technology slowed or stopped the development of the core English language?
Feb 24, 2011
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Is there a term for phrases which were once literal but now figurative?
Feb 27, 2014
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I have not gone. But I *have* gone!
Apr 20, 2011
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Why does English have city/country names that differ from the local language?
May 5, 2011
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Are there examples of terms named after a person that are no longer capitalized?
Feb 22, 2011
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What is the difference between using a colon and a semi-colon to join two sentences?
Feb 22, 2011
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Words with different meanings in American and British English
Apr 14, 2011
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Is misplaced emphasis a form of mispronunciation?
May 1, 2011
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Are there idioms specific to one English dialect?
May 5, 2011
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Why is setTimeout(fn, 0) sometimes useful?
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How to insert multiple rows from array using CodeIgniter framework?
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How can I split a string at the first occurrence of "-" (minus sign) into two $vars with PHP?
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Determine which MySQL configuration file is being used
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MySQL pagination without double-querying?

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