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Karl

Member for 12 years, 2 months
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Indonesia (born and raised in England)

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What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates really say things like "shiver me timbers"?)

answered May 5, 2011 at 14:09

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"Upvote" vs. "up vote" vs. "up-vote"

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 6:20

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Someone told me "fair" is the "F" word, they don't like it in their house. Should I avoid using it?

answered Apr 18, 2011 at 3:12

19 votes

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When should you use "despite" over "inspite", and vice versa?

answered Apr 15, 2011 at 7:29

18 votes

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Saying “today morning” to mean “this morning”

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 6:50

15 votes

Can "hence" be used at the beginning of a sentence?

answered Apr 5, 2011 at 2:48

14 votes

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Garbage/stuff words

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 2:02

14 votes

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What should I use between "triple" vs. "all"?

answered May 11, 2011 at 8:43

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"To be is to do" — "To do is to be" — "Do-be-do-be-do": what does this mean?

answered Apr 24, 2011 at 6:34

14 votes

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Difference between "vague", "unclear" and "ambiguous"

answered May 12, 2012 at 11:33

13 votes

How to pronounce "tuple"?

answered Apr 3, 2011 at 15:03

12 votes

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Meaning of " ‘Western’ world" and alternative terms

answered Apr 3, 2011 at 13:59

11 votes

What is the correct usage of "myriad"?

answered Apr 9, 2011 at 1:32

10 votes

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Which one is right "Thanks a lot" or "Thanks lots"

answered Apr 5, 2011 at 5:40

9 votes

What does “I’m like, c’mon guys. I’m the president of the United States.” imply?

answered Apr 16, 2011 at 13:59

8 votes

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Which is the correct word to use here: "consensus" or "majority"?

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 3:53

8 votes

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"Plugging in X" vs. "plugging X in"

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 6:24

8 votes

Is "incorrect facts" a contradiction in terms?

answered Apr 22, 2011 at 12:18

8 votes

“whether” vs. “if ”

answered Apr 24, 2011 at 5:43

8 votes

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"Records" or "record"?

answered Jun 12, 2011 at 16:11

7 votes

Is "went missing" correct?

answered May 13, 2011 at 13:46

7 votes

Is the term "halfcast" racist?

answered Jun 21, 2012 at 4:44

7 votes

What's the more appropriate substitution for "give a fk/dn/s**t"

answered Apr 15, 2011 at 7:24

7 votes

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Can "latter" be used to refer to the last of a list of names that is more than 2?

answered Apr 4, 2011 at 15:17

7 votes

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

answered Apr 4, 2011 at 6:59

6 votes

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"Common" or "usual"?

answered Apr 4, 2011 at 2:56

6 votes

Does the quirky spelling in English actually make it easier to read?

answered Apr 4, 2011 at 8:05

6 votes

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"If I were" or "If I was"?

answered Apr 9, 2011 at 3:10

6 votes

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What does "going blue" mean?

answered Apr 9, 2011 at 10:14

6 votes

"In cases when" vs. "in cases where"

answered Apr 17, 2011 at 2:41

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