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Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?

asked May 2, 2011 at 20:29

29 votes

1 answer

10k views

From which language has English borrowed the most words?

asked Mar 29, 2011 at 7:58

27 votes

4 answers

4k views

Apart from place names, are there any Native American words used in English?

asked May 1, 2011 at 7:21

26 votes

10 answers

74k views

A single word for someone who is quick to hate others

asked Oct 14, 2011 at 11:07

23 votes

5 answers

38k views

Why are the words hundred, thousand, million, and trillion singular after plural numbers?

asked Apr 18, 2012 at 5:59

21 votes

6 answers

39k views

How did the Australian accent come about?

asked May 3, 2011 at 5:48

20 votes

4 answers

54k views

What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?

asked Apr 4, 2011 at 6:00

18 votes

4 answers

112k views

"Arab" or "Arabic" or "Arabian"?

asked Mar 29, 2011 at 6:52

16 votes

6 answers

50k views

How does one correctly pronounce the letter 'H': "Aych" or "haych"?

asked May 4, 2011 at 10:01

16 votes

6 answers

32k views

Why do we put the verb to be at the end of these questions? [duplicate]

asked Mar 20, 2012 at 8:55

15 votes

6 answers

140k views

What does the phrase "Fee-fi-fo-fum" actually mean?

asked Apr 5, 2011 at 6:40

15 votes

7 answers

47k views

"It is they who lied" or "it is them who lied?"

asked Mar 23, 2011 at 20:39

14 votes

4 answers

19k views

Is there a collective name for pieces of metal that hold wood together?

asked Aug 9, 2016 at 10:31

13 votes

6 answers

68k views

What is a single word for a person who, as a habit, exaggerates a lot when relating information?

asked Dec 9, 2012 at 10:28

13 votes

4 answers

44k views

Which is more correct: "burgled" or "burglarized"?

asked Mar 23, 2011 at 21:38

12 votes

3 answers

23k views

a cold vs flu / the flu

asked Mar 10, 2012 at 6:43

11 votes

4 answers

33k views

Shouldn’t "Heaven" and "Hell" be capitalized, as they are the names of places?

asked Mar 23, 2011 at 21:18

11 votes

3 answers

1k views

Sources say English was rhotic in the 17th century -- how do they know that?

asked Apr 2, 2011 at 9:54

10 votes

6 answers

12k views

Why is most North American speech rhotic?

asked Apr 2, 2011 at 9:56

10 votes

6 answers

13k views

What is a good word between 'slave' and 'servant'?

asked Apr 2, 2011 at 7:26

10 votes

7 answers

4k views

Why are there so few words in English that are derived from Welsh?

asked Apr 4, 2011 at 5:31

10 votes

4 answers

55k views

What is the opposite of "personification"?

asked Oct 22, 2011 at 9:22

9 votes

5 answers

5k views

What is the grammatical function of 'brand' in the phrase 'brand new'

asked Jan 9, 2013 at 17:19

9 votes

5 answers

5k views

What is the military term for fighting the enemy without permission?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 19:48

9 votes

2 answers

34k views

Can the word ‘genius’ be used as an adjective?

asked Apr 4, 2011 at 5:23

8 votes

6 answers

5k views

Does the word 'God' with a capital G have a plural form?

asked Apr 1, 2011 at 20:32

6 votes

1 answer

1k views

What does 'should' mean in this sentence?

asked Mar 22, 2011 at 9:11

6 votes

6 answers

30k views

A single word for a person who suffers great loss

asked Jun 5, 2011 at 20:49

6 votes

1 answer

93k views

'Seen as' or 'seeing as'

asked Aug 14, 2011 at 9:35

6 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is there an opposite of tightfisted that also contains reference to a hand?

asked Mar 31, 2014 at 16:34

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113 Questions

Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?

From which language has English borrowed the most words?

Apart from place names, are there any Native American words used in English?

A single word for someone who is quick to hate others

Why are the words hundred, thousand, million, and trillion singular after plural numbers?

How did the Australian accent come about?

What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?

"Arab" or "Arabic" or "Arabian"?

How does one correctly pronounce the letter 'H': "Aych" or "haych"?

Why do we put the verb to be at the end of these questions? [duplicate]

What does the phrase "Fee-fi-fo-fum" actually mean?

"It is they who lied" or "it is them who lied?"

Is there a collective name for pieces of metal that hold wood together?

What is a single word for a person who, as a habit, exaggerates a lot when relating information?

Which is more correct: "burgled" or "burglarized"?

a cold vs flu / the flu

Shouldn’t "Heaven" and "Hell" be capitalized, as they are the names of places?

Sources say English was rhotic in the 17th century -- how do they know that?

Why is most North American speech rhotic?

What is a good word between 'slave' and 'servant'?

Why are there so few words in English that are derived from Welsh?

What is the opposite of "personification"?

What is the grammatical function of 'brand' in the phrase 'brand new'

What is the military term for fighting the enemy without permission?

Can the word ‘genius’ be used as an adjective?

Does the word 'God' with a capital G have a plural form?

What does 'should' mean in this sentence?

A single word for a person who suffers great loss

'Seen as' or 'seeing as'

Is there an opposite of tightfisted that also contains reference to a hand?