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Which is more correct: gender or sex?

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Why Is "You did well." Even Grammatically Correct (American English)?

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"Without further adieu" vs "Without further ado"

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 15:36

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What to call a patient's close relatives, friends and family members in one or two words?

answered Nov 29, 2014 at 15:42

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English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日) — "sunshine filtering through leaves"

answered Jul 11, 2014 at 17:44

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Why is the surname Gray more common than the surname Grey in the UK?

answered Sep 1, 2014 at 9:49

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What word describes text having a different meaning backwards and forwards?

answered Feb 19, 2014 at 22:59

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What term means or refers broadly to "the people of the parent's generation" or "the people of the grandparent's generation"?

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 19:46

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Plural of “lemma”?

answered Apr 8, 2014 at 12:35

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Does the etymology of the word "government" mean "to control the mind"?

answered Apr 14, 2014 at 17:29

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What French phrase is the origin of "gardyloo?"

answered Apr 23, 2014 at 18:42

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How to start and end an email politely?

answered Dec 31, 2014 at 1:24

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We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China citizen"? Or can we?

answered Sep 14, 2014 at 10:21

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Difference between multilinguists and polyglots

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"It calls itself"

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What's the difference between "perchance" and "perhaps"?

answered Mar 13, 2017 at 21:30

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Eloquentsexual-but-mainly-for-teachers?

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"Gleams of varnished spirits" in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'

answered Oct 14, 2017 at 16:34

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Is there an etymological relation between the words "exorcism" and "sorcery"?

answered Jan 31, 2015 at 18:45

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How to capitalize number in a persons name?

answered Apr 17, 2016 at 23:59

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How to name the diagonals of a square so one can be told from the other?

answered Oct 11, 2015 at 17:05

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How do I describe higher language verb types?

answered Apr 14, 2014 at 19:06

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Plural possessives of words not ending in s

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 20:35

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3 Final Questions on BrE Punctuation ... Proper Insertion of Commas (BBC)

answered Feb 28, 2014 at 18:24

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"Thirty times weaker": Using a multiplier to describe the lack of something

answered Aug 24, 2014 at 17:04

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Is there any reason for saying "he is good-looking", instead of "he is well-looking"?

answered Aug 30, 2014 at 0:58

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Last names that are English words with an extra 'e'

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 17:56

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"I never went to poker yesterday" - Is this grammatically correct?

answered Aug 22, 2014 at 13:18

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"will + past participle" is it correct?

answered Jun 29, 2014 at 22:04

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How can we distinguish "uptalk" from a real question?

answered Nov 26, 2014 at 0:08

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Which is more correct: gender or sex?

Why Is "You did well." Even Grammatically Correct (American English)?

"Without further adieu" vs "Without further ado"

What to call a patient's close relatives, friends and family members in one or two words?

English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日) — "sunshine filtering through leaves"

Why is the surname Gray more common than the surname Grey in the UK?

What word describes text having a different meaning backwards and forwards?

What term means or refers broadly to "the people of the parent's generation" or "the people of the grandparent's generation"?

Plural of “lemma”?

Does the etymology of the word "government" mean "to control the mind"?

What French phrase is the origin of "gardyloo?"

How to start and end an email politely?

We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China citizen"? Or can we?

Difference between multilinguists and polyglots

"It calls itself"

What's the difference between "perchance" and "perhaps"?

Eloquentsexual-but-mainly-for-teachers?

"Gleams of varnished spirits" in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'

Is there an etymological relation between the words "exorcism" and "sorcery"?

How to capitalize number in a persons name?

How to name the diagonals of a square so one can be told from the other?

How do I describe higher language verb types?

Plural possessives of words not ending in s

3 Final Questions on BrE Punctuation ... Proper Insertion of Commas (BBC)

"Thirty times weaker": Using a multiplier to describe the lack of something

Is there any reason for saying "he is good-looking", instead of "he is well-looking"?

Last names that are English words with an extra 'e'

"I never went to poker yesterday" - Is this grammatically correct?

"will + past participle" is it correct?

How can we distinguish "uptalk" from a real question?