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Where were "should", "shall", and "must" in the 18th Century?

Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?

"Username", "user name" or "user-name"

Are there any words I can use to disambiguate "biweekly"?

What did "google" mean in the 1900s?

Alternative terms to "Blacklist" and "Whitelist"

Origin of the term "wizard" in computing

Where does the term "Smurfing" come from?

What is the origin of ZOMG?

Terminology for fake photograph

Using the expression "the same" for a previously mentioned item

"Sign in", "signin" or "sign-in"

How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?

"Todo list" or "to-do list"

Why does "bananas" mean "crazy"?

What exactly is "I'mma?"

Why don’t we write poetry like Beowulf any longer?

What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized?

Preparing for metric dominance: alternatives to idioms using imperial units

"I'm on the brew"

Should we refer to a female "senator" as a "senatrix"?

Word meaning "the act of intending to do nothing"

What is the origin of the phrase "Top of the morning to you"?

Why "Greater Toronto" rather than "Great Toronto"

What are the historical reasons for the conventional sequence of footnote symbols?

"Synced" or "synched"

Origin of the phrase "Now we're cooking with _"

"Home page" or "homepage"?

Origins of the gaming term "cheese strategy"

What is the origin of "Color me confused"?