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Is there a word for a person with only one head?

answered May 24, 2011 at 8:38

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What is the purpose of using the word "automagically" when we already have "automatically"?

meaning word-choice synonyms

answered May 23, 2011 at 13:10

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How obsolete is the word "overmorrow"?

early-modern-english

answered Oct 17, 2011 at 10:09

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If Christopher is a "carrier of Christ" then what is Jennifer carrying?

names

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 14:21

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Is there a difference between "holiday" and "vacation"?

meaning differences nouns

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 7:57

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What is a collective term for castles, citadels, forts, palaces etc.?

collective-nouns

answered Nov 9, 2011 at 10:17

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Why is the unit of measure placed before the value for currencies? Are there other measures where the unit precedes value?

punctuation numbers measuring-units money

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 12:12

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What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?

single-word-requests pejorative-language epithet-requests

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 10:14

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Can a noun (such as “duct tape”) be used as a verb?

grammaticality verbs verbing

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 8:46

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Why did "sceptical" become "skeptical" in the US?

american-english british-english orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling transatlantic-differences

answered Aug 4, 2011 at 9:31

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Is "receival" a valid word for the act of receiving something?

meaning word-usage nouns is-it-a-word

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 9:42

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"A whole nother" way of looking at things

slang colloquialisms figures-of-speech rhetoric metanalysis

answered Jul 7, 2011 at 13:48

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What is an expression for something you particularly like?

expressions popular-refrains

answered Jul 6, 2011 at 13:02

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Are "Conditional apology" and "poisoned apology", rude?

conversation politeness

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 13:04

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How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly?

punctuation quotations

answered May 11, 2011 at 11:20

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What is the opposite of "abstain"?

single-word-requests verbs antonyms

answered Jul 7, 2011 at 12:58

12 votes

It's raining today or it's rainy today?

word-choice verbs adjectives

answered Jun 30, 2011 at 9:51

12 votes

Word for someone who collects dice

single-word-requests

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 11:38

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use of => symbol

symbols

answered May 23, 2011 at 16:01

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Can "Sure thing" mean "You're welcome"?

meaning phrases

answered Jun 20, 2011 at 12:07

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What is the difference between "definite" and "definitive"?

differences adjectives

answered Dec 2, 2011 at 16:26

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What word describes people who attack those doing the same thing as them?

word-choice

answered Nov 24, 2011 at 9:58

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How does a word come to have two completely opposite meanings?

meaning etymology

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 15:27

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What is a synonym for “superstition” but without the negative connotation?

single-word-requests phrase-requests idiom-requests

answered Jun 8, 2011 at 8:41

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Does "criticism" imply positive as well as negative?

semantics semantic-shift

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 10:32

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What are the similarities and differences between "irony" and "sarcasm"?

meaning differences

answered May 23, 2011 at 14:46

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Fine semantic differences between "thus" and "therefore"

meaning word-choice connotation discourse-markers

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 13:30

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Do you say 'white blackboard'?

single-word-requests vocabulary

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 16:41

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Why do "catsup" and "ketchup" coexist?

etymology word-usage

answered Aug 3, 2011 at 12:13

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What is the name for the process which turned "iced cream" into "ice cream"?

etymology nouns history participles

answered Aug 3, 2011 at 8:13

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Is there a word for a person with only one head?

What is the purpose of using the word "automagically" when we already have "automatically"?

How obsolete is the word "overmorrow"?

If Christopher is a "carrier of Christ" then what is Jennifer carrying?

Is there a difference between "holiday" and "vacation"?

What is a collective term for castles, citadels, forts, palaces etc.?

Why is the unit of measure placed before the value for currencies? Are there other measures where the unit precedes value?

What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?

Can a noun (such as “duct tape”) be used as a verb?

Why did "sceptical" become "skeptical" in the US?

Is "receival" a valid word for the act of receiving something?

"A whole nother" way of looking at things

What is an expression for something you particularly like?

Are "Conditional apology" and "poisoned apology", rude?

How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly?

What is the opposite of "abstain"?

It's raining today or it's rainy today?

Word for someone who collects dice

use of => symbol

Can "Sure thing" mean "You're welcome"?

What is the difference between "definite" and "definitive"?

What word describes people who attack those doing the same thing as them?

How does a word come to have two completely opposite meanings?

What is a synonym for “superstition” but without the negative connotation?

Does "criticism" imply positive as well as negative?

What are the similarities and differences between "irony" and "sarcasm"?

Fine semantic differences between "thus" and "therefore"

Do you say 'white blackboard'?

Why do "catsup" and "ketchup" coexist?

What is the name for the process which turned "iced cream" into "ice cream"?