User Kit Z. Fox

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How did Americans greet each other before "Hi"?

asked Jun 2, 2011 at 15:33

34 votes

3 answers

108k views

What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?

asked May 18, 2011 at 23:27

31 votes

3 answers

3k views

What does the fox say?

asked Jan 1, 2014 at 4:29

28 votes

6 answers

17k views

Attorney at law, is there any other kind?

asked Jun 27, 2011 at 19:50

27 votes

3 answers

3k views

What purpose does an '-o' serve?

asked Aug 15, 2012 at 0:18

27 votes

5 answers

10k views

Silent "w" in words starting with "wr-"

asked Dec 19, 2012 at 12:09

26 votes

3 answers

9k views

Make like a banana

asked Feb 1, 2013 at 13:06

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4 answers

6k views

How did English get the "What is your name?" construction?

asked Jun 6, 2011 at 11:44

24 votes

5 answers

37k views

Does "yar" (or "yarr" or "yargh") in Pirate English imply an affirmative?

asked Sep 19, 2011 at 1:26

22 votes

6 answers

45k views

Distinction between "pillage" and "plunder"

asked Sep 19, 2011 at 1:08

21 votes

7 answers

7k views

What's the upshot?

asked Dec 31, 2012 at 19:20

20 votes

9 answers

15k views

Origin of the word "shill" ("shillaber")

asked Apr 1, 2012 at 1:43

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3 answers

30k views

Origin of "quarters" in the sense of living area

asked Jul 14, 2011 at 17:11

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3 answers

4k views

Non-rhotic dialects and intrusive r

asked Apr 2, 2013 at 13:19

18 votes

3 answers

6k views

What is the overlap between "Y" and "I"?

asked Sep 12, 2011 at 0:27

17 votes

5 answers

4k views

The history of "softcore"

asked Jul 21, 2011 at 14:07

17 votes

4 answers

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Why is the right jack in cribbage also called "his Knobs"?

asked Jul 26, 2011 at 16:22

17 votes

5 answers

131k views

Is there a semantic difference between "pedophile" and "pederast"?

asked May 20, 2011 at 17:14

17 votes

14 answers

29k views

Is “Am I needing to. . . ?” grammatical?

asked May 13, 2011 at 14:05

15 votes

5 answers

23k views

Is it "close-minded" or "closed-minded"?

asked Jun 7, 2011 at 17:39

14 votes

2 answers

22k views

Word formation with the nominal suffix -tion: when and why do we insert an "a"?

asked Sep 2, 2011 at 1:54

14 votes

6 answers

7k views

What is the origin of "tall tale"?

asked Jun 27, 2011 at 13:32

14 votes

11 answers

13k views

History and usage of "dooryard"

asked Dec 27, 2012 at 1:19

12 votes

2 answers

4k views

Much and many: the opposite of less - fewer debate?

asked Dec 19, 2015 at 14:54

11 votes

4 answers

81k views

Difference between "On your mark, get set, go" and "Ready, steady, go"

asked Jul 11, 2011 at 23:05

11 votes

5 answers

22k views

Where does "on one's last legs" come from?

asked Jun 24, 2011 at 11:34

10 votes

5 answers

13k views

That which is vulgar, obscene, or profane (title reflects contents)

asked May 26, 2011 at 19:48

10 votes

3 answers

41k views

How to understand "after" in "A man after my own heart"

asked Sep 3, 2011 at 19:32

9 votes

8 answers

839 views

How widespread are snow goblins?

asked Dec 18, 2013 at 21:32

8 votes

2 answers

466 views

Is 'worse' the only comparative that has neither -er nor more?

asked Dec 21, 2012 at 17:31

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38 Questions

How did Americans greet each other before "Hi"?

What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?

What does the fox say?

Attorney at law, is there any other kind?

What purpose does an '-o' serve?

Silent "w" in words starting with "wr-"

Make like a banana

How did English get the "What is your name?" construction?

Does "yar" (or "yarr" or "yargh") in Pirate English imply an affirmative?

Distinction between "pillage" and "plunder"

What's the upshot?

Origin of the word "shill" ("shillaber")

Origin of "quarters" in the sense of living area

Non-rhotic dialects and intrusive r

What is the overlap between "Y" and "I"?

The history of "softcore"

Why is the right jack in cribbage also called "his Knobs"?

Is there a semantic difference between "pedophile" and "pederast"?

Is “Am I needing to. . . ?” grammatical?

Is it "close-minded" or "closed-minded"?

Word formation with the nominal suffix -tion: when and why do we insert an "a"?

What is the origin of "tall tale"?

History and usage of "dooryard"

Much and many: the opposite of less - fewer debate?

Difference between "On your mark, get set, go" and "Ready, steady, go"

Where does "on one's last legs" come from?

That which is vulgar, obscene, or profane (title reflects contents)

How to understand "after" in "A man after my own heart"

How widespread are snow goblins?

Is 'worse' the only comparative that has neither -er nor more?