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Does the word "out" carry sexual-minority flavour?

4 votes

Is there a term for the dot numbering system: 10.2.5?

4 votes

Pronouncing "found" as "fyound": why?

3 votes

Is there a kind of "official" dictionary for the English language?

3 votes
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Clearest way to say "penultimate?"

3 votes

What do you call someone who fits in but is still different from the rest?

3 votes

Which is correct? .....as from today or from today onwards

2 votes

Number Abbreviated as "No." followed by a Colon

2 votes

Single word request: to be burned at the stake

2 votes
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"trade" for "business deal; transaction" in North American vernacular

2 votes

Non-sexual term for spread-eagle

2 votes

Usage of "Sufferer" in Diseases and Disorders

2 votes

Is there an English equivalent to the Indian proverb-"If you have the ability, even grass can be your weapon"?

2 votes

A tendency to use "a" in place of "an" in American English

2 votes

Word for a group of similar photos?

2 votes

Opposite of smartwatch

1 vote

Ellipsis at end of interrupted quote

1 vote

Do I need a determining pronoun if it can be implied?

1 vote

Synonym for "dynamically driven"

1 vote

When I am quoting something does it need to be incorporated into my own sentence? (Also, should I use an ellipsis?)

1 vote

How did the spelling of 'mien' evolve?

1 vote

"Explicit", "classified", "graphic" - did these words originate as abbreviations of longer phrases?

1 vote

"Would you mind and do something" in nonstandard colloquial AmEng

1 vote

What is the difference between "perpetrator" and "transgressor"?

1 vote

Was "sexting" an Australian slang term originally?

1 vote

"the proposal for" or "the proposal of"

1 vote

What do you call someone who is obsessed with video games?

1 vote

Theatrical Term Describing Technicians and Ensemble

1 vote

"Initial" is pronounced "inishal," so why isn't the verb "initiate" pronounced "inishate"?

1 vote

What is the word for a person who easily ignores and twists logic in favor of promotion of a particular political position?

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