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oerkelens
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Married a teacher of English, and as it turned out, the interest in the language is contagious :)

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What’s a “handegg”?
Dec 17 '14
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What is the opposite of Optimal?
Jun 17 '14
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What does the term "a free concert in the mud" mean in this sentence?
Jan 3 '18
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One of us is wrong, aren't we?
Jun 18 '14
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Are there rules to determine whether a musician's title will end with “-er” or “-ist”?
Jan 26 '15
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What term means "all of the words one knows"?
Nov 19 '14
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Is there a term for a foreign word that looks like an English word but has a completely different meaning?
Nov 22 '14
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Is there a word which means whatever you want it to mean? Or has no meaning?
Aug 19 '14
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Word a male can use to refer to a female that is not old or young (girl/lady/woman)
Jul 21 '14
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Not "On the Rocks"
Sep 19 '14
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Opening up the clubhouse: defacing the "no girls" sign
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Can I ask here a question that I have already asked on English Language Learners?
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When definitions are linked to, is copy-pasting the definitions required?
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Why are Weapon Restriction Laws considered Liberal?
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The origin of 'feed' in 'line feed'
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Is 'mating' only used with males? What if I use it with females? Is it incorrect?
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GROUP BY without aggregate function
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Are some schools teaching "They" as genderless singular?

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