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"Little improvement" vs. "Little improvements"?

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Origin of POSSLQ

asked Jun 2, 2011 at 9:27

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Dropped the pen and threw up the sponge

asked May 30, 2011 at 21:43

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Origin of "Butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth."

asked May 14, 2011 at 8:08

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Does "break your head" really mean literally breaking one's head?

asked Aug 19, 2011 at 12:33

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Which term was coined first? "England" or "English"?

asked Aug 24, 2011 at 11:03

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Why do we write the name of Judges in a strange way?

asked Sep 5, 2011 at 9:57

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Origin of "zero"

asked Jun 21, 2011 at 11:58

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Origin of the idiom "wear the pants"

asked Jun 15, 2011 at 5:05

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Meaning of Lady Macbeth's reply

asked Jun 21, 2011 at 5:37

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Way to differentiate between at this precise moment, and at the time being?

asked Jul 4, 2011 at 10:46

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Difference between "then" and "than" [closed]

asked Jun 24, 2011 at 9:32

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Origin of pluralisation of verbs and nouns in English

asked Jul 13, 2011 at 7:56

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Pronunciation of "err"

asked May 19, 2011 at 6:10

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"Innocent" vs. "immature"

asked May 23, 2011 at 23:20

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Large as life and twice as natural

asked May 9, 2011 at 0:27

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What does 'hip' exactly mean?

asked May 9, 2011 at 4:16

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Term for 'baby-talk'

asked May 14, 2011 at 5:19

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A word for an action that's not illegal but morally dubious [closed]

asked May 26, 2011 at 6:22

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Put two and two together...and got five?

asked May 25, 2011 at 8:10

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Is "time" needed in this sentence?

asked May 28, 2011 at 8:04

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Origin of the name "paw-paw" [closed]

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That which comes before the "sequel" [closed]

asked May 31, 2011 at 11:07

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Grammaticality of Star Trek's slogan [duplicate]

asked May 30, 2011 at 8:40

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"Met" vs. "met up"

asked May 30, 2011 at 8:43

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Word for next step in homologous series

asked May 28, 2011 at 8:49

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Word describing a word used to reference a noun previously mentioned

asked Jun 1, 2011 at 10:14

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Word meaning contradiction with itself [duplicate]

asked Jun 2, 2011 at 10:21

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Is there a term for "midnight" that is like "noon"

asked Jun 4, 2011 at 11:16

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How did "roughly" come to mean approximately?

asked Jun 9, 2011 at 4:07

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110 Questions

"Little improvement" vs. "Little improvements"?

Origin of POSSLQ

Dropped the pen and threw up the sponge

Origin of "Butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth."

Does "break your head" really mean literally breaking one's head?

Which term was coined first? "England" or "English"?

Why do we write the name of Judges in a strange way?

Origin of "zero"

Origin of the idiom "wear the pants"

Meaning of Lady Macbeth's reply

Way to differentiate between at this precise moment, and at the time being?

Difference between "then" and "than" [closed]

Origin of pluralisation of verbs and nouns in English

Pronunciation of "err"

"Innocent" vs. "immature"

Large as life and twice as natural

What does 'hip' exactly mean?

Term for 'baby-talk'

A word for an action that's not illegal but morally dubious [closed]

Put two and two together...and got five?

Is "time" needed in this sentence?

Origin of the name "paw-paw" [closed]

That which comes before the "sequel" [closed]

Grammaticality of Star Trek's slogan [duplicate]

"Met" vs. "met up"

Word for next step in homologous series

Word describing a word used to reference a noun previously mentioned

Word meaning contradiction with itself [duplicate]

Is there a term for "midnight" that is like "noon"

How did "roughly" come to mean approximately?