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An idiom for a stupid action which is beneficial in the end, or for the person who performed said action

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answered May 28, 2014 at 16:11

15 votes

Is there a word for someone who is usually in the minority?

answered May 25, 2014 at 15:06

6 votes

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"A mice problem" vs. "a mouse problem"

grammaticality grammatical-number attributive-nouns irregular

answered May 20, 2014 at 17:47

4 votes

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A word similar to hiccup?

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answered May 23, 2014 at 19:29

4 votes

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Is there a word for human litter-mates?

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answered May 26, 2014 at 19:53

4 votes

Opposite of "witty"

single-word-requests adjectives antonyms

answered May 28, 2014 at 2:04

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Plural form of titles

grammatical-number

answered May 28, 2014 at 19:39

4 votes

Is there an adjective for someone who can withstand ridicule?

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answered Jun 20, 2014 at 17:28

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Homonyms/homophones and proper nouns

homophones homonyms

answered Jun 16, 2014 at 0:36

3 votes

The opposite of a "nip" in the air?

single-word-requests antonyms

answered Jun 17, 2014 at 13:42

3 votes

skin in the game, idiomatically?

idioms

answered Jun 19, 2014 at 19:21

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Do I use a period or a question mark at the end of a statement that presents a question?

period question-mark

answered May 28, 2014 at 18:50

3 votes

What do you call someone who is so inappropriate that they are appropriate?

single-word-requests expressions phrase-requests

answered May 23, 2014 at 20:26

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Do onomatopoeic words lose their onomatopoeic character?

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answered May 23, 2014 at 5:17

2 votes

Something of value that is worthless in the current context?

metaphors

answered Apr 16, 2014 at 19:53

2 votes

Unnecessarily Using a Long "E" Sound in Plurals Whose Singular Form Ends in "S"

pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling

answered Apr 18, 2014 at 5:34

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When using ellipsis to omit list items, is a comma required after the last item before the ellipsis or not?

punctuation commas ellipsis

answered Apr 25, 2014 at 13:56

2 votes

business competition purposefully attack the competition

word-choice

answered Apr 25, 2014 at 14:11

2 votes

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What do you call this (these) writing "fallacies"

word-choice grammar phrases syntactic-analysis logic

answered May 28, 2014 at 2:33

2 votes

Degrees of comparison for words ending in "-ly"

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answered Jun 22, 2014 at 1:24

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Term for someone who lost something

single-word-requests nouns antonyms agent-nouns

answered Jul 6, 2014 at 3:34

2 votes

What does a restrictive ‘as’ clause modify?

syntactic-analysis

answered Jul 6, 2014 at 18:25

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Is there a term or phrase for the one paying a bill that is later split?

word-choice single-word-requests

answered Sep 7, 2014 at 18:56

2 votes

What's the English equivalent for the German term "Salzamt", used when it's not possible to appeal a decision, or it's simply useless to complain?

phrase-requests

answered May 30, 2014 at 17:36

2 votes

No. 1, 2, 3 is right or Nos. 1, 2, 3

grammatical-number

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 15:18

1 vote

Complex sentence whose subject is a clause

complex-sentences

answered Apr 16, 2014 at 18:55

1 vote

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A verb that describes an action by someone who is new in town

single-word-requests verbs

answered May 30, 2014 at 20:25

1 vote

marketing style of fairness products

terminology formality

answered Jun 19, 2014 at 18:26

1 vote

Misusing 'hone' to express subtly different idea that combines 'hone' and 'home in'

meaning verbs synonyms

answered May 28, 2014 at 15:51

1 vote

What is the antonym to ‘minimalist’?

single-word-requests

answered May 27, 2014 at 0:19

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An idiom for a stupid action which is beneficial in the end, or for the person who performed said action

Is there a word for someone who is usually in the minority?

"A mice problem" vs. "a mouse problem"

A word similar to hiccup?

Is there a word for human litter-mates?

Opposite of "witty"

Plural form of titles

Is there an adjective for someone who can withstand ridicule?

Homonyms/homophones and proper nouns

The opposite of a "nip" in the air?

skin in the game, idiomatically?

Do I use a period or a question mark at the end of a statement that presents a question?

What do you call someone who is so inappropriate that they are appropriate?

Do onomatopoeic words lose their onomatopoeic character?

Something of value that is worthless in the current context?

Unnecessarily Using a Long "E" Sound in Plurals Whose Singular Form Ends in "S"

When using ellipsis to omit list items, is a comma required after the last item before the ellipsis or not?

business competition purposefully attack the competition

What do you call this (these) writing "fallacies"

Degrees of comparison for words ending in "-ly"

Term for someone who lost something

What does a restrictive ‘as’ clause modify?

Is there a term or phrase for the one paying a bill that is later split?

What's the English equivalent for the German term "Salzamt", used when it's not possible to appeal a decision, or it's simply useless to complain?

No. 1, 2, 3 is right or Nos. 1, 2, 3

Complex sentence whose subject is a clause

A verb that describes an action by someone who is new in town

marketing style of fairness products

Misusing 'hone' to express subtly different idea that combines 'hone' and 'home in'

What is the antonym to ‘minimalist’?