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Is there a polite way of saying "people like you"?

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answered Jul 6, 2014 at 17:15

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Should "et al." be in italics?

italics

answered Jun 24, 2014 at 11:37

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A word that means 'hateful but indispensable'

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answered May 22, 2014 at 2:44

19 votes

Are "white" and "black" ever capitalized when referring to people?

capitalization political-correctness

answered May 30, 2014 at 3:25

16 votes

Is there a word to name being unable to think of "proper terminology" for something?

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answered Apr 8, 2014 at 11:11

15 votes

What do you call someone who says they will do things but doesn't?

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answered May 8, 2014 at 3:27

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What is the action of writing with both hands simultaneously called?

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answered Jun 30, 2014 at 19:24

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Looking for an idiom to describe "a misunderstanding"

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answered Jun 4, 2014 at 20:33

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Plural of feedback

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answered Jun 9, 2014 at 1:41

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What do you call someone who always puts blame on others?

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answered Jul 18, 2014 at 22:22

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An expression or saying meaning "don't celebrate too early"

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answered May 26, 2014 at 12:36

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Runners in her hose?

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answered May 24, 2014 at 19:54

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What does “Empty dress” exactly mean?

meaning contemporary-english

answered May 25, 2014 at 0:09

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A metaphor for "ricochet back"

metaphors

answered Jun 5, 2014 at 21:47

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What did Old English use Ꝥ for?

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answered Jun 20, 2014 at 3:13

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Single term that describes both "permissions" and "restrictions"

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answered Jul 11, 2014 at 12:04

9 votes

A single word name for the "I don't know" gesture

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answered Jun 8, 2014 at 23:43

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Is there a word for "people who are computer illiterate"?

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answered Jun 7, 2014 at 13:05

8 votes

Starts with N ends in O.... means Yes

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answered May 24, 2014 at 20:43

8 votes

What's it called? A kind of impoliteness

word-choice colloquialisms

answered May 21, 2014 at 16:02

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What does it mean to qualify a statement or argument

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answered May 22, 2014 at 17:53

7 votes

What is the counterpart to 'reply'?

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answered May 23, 2014 at 18:38

7 votes

Reported to Direct speech conversion

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answered Jun 8, 2014 at 11:55

7 votes

crawl in a hole and pull it in after me

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answered Jun 30, 2014 at 3:13

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A guy walks into a bar. His buddy laughs and says, "Don't worry, I didn't see it either."

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answered Jun 17, 2014 at 23:48

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How does one translate 'mast' into English

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answered Jun 21, 2014 at 10:48

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Put down a downpayment

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answered May 21, 2014 at 1:21

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A word for "in terms of time"

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answered Jun 28, 2014 at 20:01

5 votes

Can I use "on this occasion" to start a sentence?

expression-choice sentence-starts

answered Jun 8, 2014 at 13:33

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What occasion should use the word "affection"

single-word-requests

answered May 28, 2014 at 17:38

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Is there a polite way of saying "people like you"?

Should "et al." be in italics?

A word that means 'hateful but indispensable'

Are "white" and "black" ever capitalized when referring to people?

Is there a word to name being unable to think of "proper terminology" for something?

What do you call someone who says they will do things but doesn't?

What is the action of writing with both hands simultaneously called?

Looking for an idiom to describe "a misunderstanding"

Plural of feedback

What do you call someone who always puts blame on others?

An expression or saying meaning "don't celebrate too early"

Runners in her hose?

What does “Empty dress” exactly mean?

A metaphor for "ricochet back"

What did Old English use Ꝥ for?

Single term that describes both "permissions" and "restrictions"

A single word name for the "I don't know" gesture

Is there a word for "people who are computer illiterate"?

Starts with N ends in O.... means Yes

What's it called? A kind of impoliteness

What does it mean to qualify a statement or argument

What is the counterpart to 'reply'?

Reported to Direct speech conversion

crawl in a hole and pull it in after me

A guy walks into a bar. His buddy laughs and says, "Don't worry, I didn't see it either."

How does one translate 'mast' into English

Put down a downpayment

A word for "in terms of time"

Can I use "on this occasion" to start a sentence?

What occasion should use the word "affection"