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What is the opposite of "in name only"?
Awarded May 8, 2015 at 15:34
Is there a term for a word that defeats its own purpose?
Awarded Apr 18, 2015 at 1:36
What is the origin of the phrase "playing hooky"?
Awarded Apr 9, 2015 at 19:19
Is "women men girls love meet die" a valid sentence?
Awarded Mar 23, 2015 at 11:46
Why do cricket and baseball each use the term 'pitch' but in different senses?
Awarded Mar 4, 2015 at 21:17
What's the accent of this narration?
Awarded Mar 3, 2015 at 14:56
Parse a sentence (from Ratcliff 1990 paper)
Awarded Mar 2, 2015 at 23:57
Word for person willing to argue contradictory things depending on what suits him
Awarded Feb 26, 2015 at 12:13
Name for a verb that switches meaning depending on whether it has an object
Awarded Feb 25, 2015 at 21:32
Word for listening to a single song over and over
Awarded Feb 21, 2015 at 19:42
How to pronounce "miracle"?
Awarded Feb 18, 2015 at 12:20
Meaning of "Bump" on forums
Awarded Feb 17, 2015 at 22:54
What's the difference between pigment, dye and colorant?
Awarded Jan 29, 2015 at 3:27
What's the word for prefacing an attack with "I'm sorry for having to do this, but"?
Awarded Jan 14, 2015 at 22:04
can't have been vs. couldn't have been
Awarded Jan 14, 2015 at 14:38
Alternative to "Gold, Silver, Bronze"
Awarded Jan 9, 2015 at 1:32
What does the verb "nig" mean?
Awarded Jan 3, 2015 at 17:10
Word describing a person's momentary pleasure, but overall discord
Awarded Dec 23, 2014 at 16:25
Is Ann Patchett married to her dog?
Awarded Dec 16, 2014 at 10:10
Does English really have triphthongs?
Awarded Dec 16, 2014 at 3:15
What does "B-grade" mean in the context of Japanese food?
Awarded Dec 15, 2014 at 14:42
Idiom: in my neck of the woods, AmE
Awarded Dec 4, 2014 at 23:47
sound played when a key character appears
Awarded Nov 25, 2014 at 22:54
Word or expression for guys who slept with the same woman(prostitute)?
Awarded Nov 3, 2014 at 9:19
Expression for losing something that you never really had
Awarded Oct 21, 2014 at 21:58
"At my earliest convenience"
Awarded Oct 17, 2014 at 21:58
Struggling to find a word for a respectful, silent response
Awarded Oct 14, 2014 at 22:37
Variations in the pronunciation of "the"
Awarded Oct 10, 2014 at 13:13
What is the phrase to describe the problem of mass participation?
Awarded Oct 6, 2014 at 19:47
What does it mean to be "t-boned" by something?
Awarded Sep 23, 2014 at 13:03
Can 'default' be an adverb?
Awarded Sep 14, 2014 at 23:44
Can the verb "wonder" simply take an object?
Awarded Sep 11, 2014 at 14:28
Name for type of adjective such as "porcine"
Awarded Sep 3, 2014 at 1:38
Keeping all parameters but one constant
Awarded Aug 15, 2014 at 5:24
Expression for "preaching to someone who already agrees"?
Awarded Aug 5, 2014 at 20:48
Word for a male that prefers female companions (no slang such as "pimp")
Awarded Jul 22, 2014 at 7:14
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Awarded Jul 17, 2014 at 13:54
Are “bunk” and “bunker” directly related?
Awarded Jul 8, 2014 at 20:51
What's the original meaning of "Abraxis"?
Awarded Jul 8, 2014 at 0:58
When did the phrase "first moon party" come about?
Awarded Jul 1, 2014 at 10:05
Can your use of Latin-derived words indicate your social class?
Awarded Jun 24, 2014 at 1:58
"There is/are more than one". What's the difference?
Awarded May 31, 2014 at 20:39
What does it mean to have a "pyloric" house?
Awarded May 28, 2014 at 18:15
Singular of "dice"
Awarded May 27, 2014 at 4:38
Rules of thumb on using the correct tense forms and auxiliary verbs
Awarded May 6, 2014 at 13:21
Why does the letter ‘o’ appear in the word ‘people’?
Awarded Apr 7, 2014 at 22:41
Is there an English word for a person who shares your name?
Awarded Mar 27, 2014 at 11:58
How to write in English for international readers?
Awarded Mar 18, 2014 at 17:09
"Even though" contradiction
Awarded Mar 17, 2014 at 18:21
What is "Oki-doki" or "Oki-dokie" or "Okay-dokay"
Awarded Mar 16, 2014 at 22:20
First printed use of the word "diagram" in English
Awarded Mar 6, 2014 at 1:18
What is another way of saying "final solution?"
Awarded Feb 22, 2014 at 12:08
Why is the Elizabethan English incorrect in this quote?
Awarded Feb 18, 2014 at 14:26
Term for something similar to vetting, but when a decision is not necessarily involved
Awarded Feb 13, 2014 at 12:45
"desert island" versus "deserted island"
Awarded Jan 5, 2014 at 10:53
A word for an Irish-phile, a person who is fond of Irish or Celtic culture
Awarded Jan 3, 2014 at 8:02
What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?
Awarded Dec 21, 2013 at 11:34
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Awarded Dec 20, 2013 at 15:26
What is the origin of "the lay of the land?"
Awarded Dec 19, 2013 at 23:30
Does the sentence "What the fox say?" mean anything?
Awarded Dec 18, 2013 at 22:06
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