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"Closet" vs. "Wardrobe" Why is the first more common in the US?
Dec 14, 2017
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English equivalent for Polish phrase meaning doing something fast and poor quality
Oct 29, 2018
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Gigolo is to man as what is to woman?
Aug 7, 2012
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Around 1960 in Britain "Have you a camera?" or "Do you have a camera?"
Mar 29, 2021
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What's wrong with "the Poincaré" in "the Poincaré conjecture"?
Mar 25, 2018
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The deliberate use of misleading terminology
May 28, 2019
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"Not empty" set in one word?
Feb 3, 2013
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Is there a word for a 60th of a second?
Dec 16, 2011
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Is there a word for a "promise breaker"?
Oct 5, 2011
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British and American most common term for rubber/eraser shavings
Mar 6, 2018
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Can I correct a mistake that the reviewers didn't spot in a paper that has not been accepted yet?
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Proof of "every convex function is continuous"
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If you're black, how do you answer "Oh you're a professor? So you teach African Studies?"
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Most interesting mathematics mistake?
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