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6 answers

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911: nine one one vs. nine eleven [closed]

asked Dec 25, 2014 at 21:48

16 votes

4 answers

3k views

Grammatical role of “the hell”?

asked Jan 1, 2015 at 9:22

12 votes

7 answers

6k views

Is "to boil down" formal enough to be used in scientific writing? [closed]

asked Oct 26, 2014 at 9:57

10 votes

3 answers

17k views

Why is "to switch gears" used for "to change topic"?

asked Oct 17, 2014 at 20:35

5 votes

3 answers

7k views

English expression for facial hair (beard) of a woman

asked Nov 26, 2014 at 21:25

5 votes

5 answers

2k views

Discussing blood alcohol levels in English

asked Dec 29, 2014 at 19:30

4 votes

3 answers

167 views

Meaning of "it would not be a crime to do sth." in nonlegal context

asked Feb 15, 2019 at 11:20

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

Why is corner preferred over curve for racing tracks?

asked Oct 9, 2014 at 16:48

4 votes

3 answers

5k views

Meaning and use of girl child

asked Oct 12, 2014 at 13:46

4 votes

3 answers

6k views

"Ladies and Gentlemen" beyond binary gender classification

asked Mar 27, 2019 at 18:52

3 votes

2 answers

511 views

Is "three point ish" an acceptable use of ish?

asked Mar 31, 2019 at 14:05

3 votes

2 answers

3k views

Can "own" stand on its own?

asked Oct 19, 2014 at 10:35

3 votes

7 answers

2k views

No adverb of controlled?

asked Oct 19, 2014 at 17:26

3 votes

3 answers

10k views

"My Mum's" instead of "My Mum's place": short form only used for places/homes?

asked Sep 21, 2014 at 7:11

3 votes

2 answers

8k views

Faddah vs. Father

asked Oct 3, 2014 at 10:14

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

"increase of" vs. "increase in" in connection with abstract quantities

asked Nov 22, 2018 at 20:36

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

Is it acceptable to use yes as a question tag?

asked Dec 21, 2014 at 22:55

3 votes

2 answers

885 views

Use of chief as equivalent of boss

asked Aug 14, 2018 at 19:00

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

English greeting with religious connotation

asked Dec 11, 2014 at 16:28

2 votes

2 answers

666 views

Can blue also have a positive connotation?

asked Dec 1, 2014 at 8:29

2 votes

2 answers

66 views

Is "to kill time" the proper expression to describe slowing down a game?

asked Jun 14, 2018 at 10:57

1 vote

2 answers

12k views

"What is more", "What's more" too informal for academic writing?

asked Sep 20, 2018 at 18:02

1 vote

1 answer

539 views

Use of "to catch up"

asked Feb 3, 2019 at 13:46

1 vote

2 answers

189 views

Can "removal" mean to move to a different place in contexts other than furniture, etc.?

asked Feb 18, 2019 at 17:40

1 vote

1 answer

35 views

Usage of the noun invest beyond meteorology

asked Mar 29, 2018 at 8:51

1 vote

4 answers

535 views

Can a symmetry be "broken down" (to a lower symmetry)?

asked Aug 20, 2014 at 22:06

1 vote

1 answer

2k views

Why is World Championship abbreviated as Worlds?

asked Sep 27, 2014 at 16:59

1 vote

3 answers

626 views

Can "backup" be used as a verb in the context of data management? [duplicate]

asked Jul 26, 2014 at 4:42

1 vote

3 answers

533 views

Late/early for numbers other than age/year

asked Aug 7, 2014 at 8:08

1 vote

2 answers

167 views

"Cheat legal" - grammatically correct?

asked Aug 13, 2014 at 17:33

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38 Questions

911: nine one one vs. nine eleven [closed]

Grammatical role of “the hell”?

Is "to boil down" formal enough to be used in scientific writing? [closed]

Why is "to switch gears" used for "to change topic"?

English expression for facial hair (beard) of a woman

Discussing blood alcohol levels in English

Meaning of "it would not be a crime to do sth." in nonlegal context

Why is corner preferred over curve for racing tracks?

Meaning and use of girl child

"Ladies and Gentlemen" beyond binary gender classification

Is "three point ish" an acceptable use of ish?

Can "own" stand on its own?

No adverb of controlled?

"My Mum's" instead of "My Mum's place": short form only used for places/homes?

Faddah vs. Father

"increase of" vs. "increase in" in connection with abstract quantities

Is it acceptable to use yes as a question tag?

Use of chief as equivalent of boss

English greeting with religious connotation

Can blue also have a positive connotation?

Is "to kill time" the proper expression to describe slowing down a game?

"What is more", "What's more" too informal for academic writing?

Use of "to catch up"

Can "removal" mean to move to a different place in contexts other than furniture, etc.?

Usage of the noun invest beyond meteorology

Can a symmetry be "broken down" (to a lower symmetry)?

Why is World Championship abbreviated as Worlds?

Can "backup" be used as a verb in the context of data management? [duplicate]

Late/early for numbers other than age/year

"Cheat legal" - grammatically correct?