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'My bad' vs 'My bag'
Awarded Feb 24 at 21:27
Is this wrong? "What are each of them's objections?"
Awarded Feb 24 at 20:12
Why is it "the Passion of Christ" and not "the Passions of Christ"?
Awarded Feb 23 at 9:06
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Derogatory term for a corporate employee
Awarded Feb 20 at 9:40
Pronunciation difference between "night rate" and "nitrate"
Awarded Feb 17 at 21:21
Is the opposite of 'within', 'without'?
Awarded Feb 17 at 10:26
The origin of 'water breaking' during pregnancy
Awarded Feb 16 at 4:09
The quality of being at a specific one of two possible ends. ("Endness"?)
Awarded Feb 14 at 14:18
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Awarded Feb 13 at 9:25
Can "subterranean" refer to something that exists inside a mountain?
Awarded Feb 12 at 22:35
Is there any oxymoron word for the word “oxymoron”?
Awarded Feb 11 at 4:05
How would "notes" and "thoughts" rhyme back then?
Awarded Feb 8 at 14:45
Why does 'up' have a positive connotation and 'down' have a negative connotation?
Awarded Feb 6 at 20:20
Why do "shameless" and "shameful" have overlapping meanings despite being opposites?
Awarded Feb 6 at 11:48
What type of English accent is this? Is it Canadian or British?
Awarded Feb 6 at 11:20
What is the origin of the term "back to back", meaning to follow one after the other?
Awarded Feb 6 at 10:21
Why do "shameless" and "shameful" have overlapping meanings despite being opposites?
Awarded Feb 6 at 1:55
Honorifics: Is there a proper differentiation between salutation, address and title?
Awarded Feb 5 at 22:11
English equivalent of shinrinyoku (森林浴) - a practice of therapeutic relaxation in the forest or nature
Awarded Feb 5 at 17:04
Is there a term for when in Indian English stress is placed on the word "the" before a noun?
Awarded Feb 4 at 15:55
What are the verbs that need a gerund after “to”?
Awarded Feb 3 at 6:39
"Get out of your own head"
Awarded Feb 2 at 16:11
Is there a word to describe one who distils complex concepts into simple ideas?
Awarded Jan 31 at 19:33
What to call the large containers of bottled water?
Awarded Jan 31 at 14:50
Word-request for equivalent of "Anniversary" but for time period of a month
Awarded Jan 28 at 8:07
How to interpret "Jim Scarborough'd never carried one; that's the younger Jim." in No Country for Old Men
Awarded Jan 27 at 11:57
Is "somewhat of a" an Americanism or an archaism that's become popular again?
Awarded Jan 27 at 4:30
Opposite of "granular"
Awarded Jan 25 at 10:55
Is there any Romanic animal with Germanic meat in the English language?
Awarded Jan 25 at 10:46
Which way does the wind blow?
Awarded Jan 24 at 20:05
What English expression or idiom is similar to the Aramaic "my heart revealed it"?
Awarded Jan 22 at 22:41
What's the most succinct way to say that someone feels the desire to do something but is unwilling to ever do so?
Awarded Jan 22 at 22:16
Word to describe an attribute one would either love or hate
Awarded Jan 22 at 17:05
What word should I use for someone who has been around for a while?
Awarded Jan 22 at 16:46
A word or expression that means somebody's name is not "real"
Awarded Jan 22 at 5:21
What's the word for confusing *two* things for one another?
Awarded Jan 20 at 19:04
"high rate of speed" or "high speed" to mean going fast
Awarded Jan 18 at 14:15
The term for a relationship where both parties are abusive towards one another, neither party wishes to leave and yet are genuinely fond of eachother?
Awarded Jan 17 at 13:28
Origin and evolution of the proverb "A closed mouth catches no flies"
Awarded Jan 16 at 12:51
'off the stone' equivalent in American English
Awarded Jan 15 at 21:56
Using "may" vs. "can" to express permission
Awarded Jan 15 at 0:05
How idiomatic is this dialogue: A:I'll be ready in a few minutes. / B: That’s alright. Mind your time
Awarded Jan 14 at 17:10
Do these lines from The Matrix Reloaded make sense?
Awarded Jan 14 at 15:20
Was Knick knack an actual game?
Awarded Jan 12 at 22:58
Familiar (Spirit): Synonym?
Awarded Jan 12 at 8:17
Origin of using "clocked" to mean "noticed"
Awarded Jan 11 at 18:05
Are "after" and "before" inclusive or exclusive in common everyday language usage?
Awarded Jan 11 at 4:30
Is using "interconnect" as a noun not a verb (instead of "an interconnection" or "an interconnector") an error or domain-specific usage?
Awarded Jan 10 at 8:18
"How big of a problem" vs. "how big a problem"
Awarded Jan 9 at 20:18
Is "targetted" a standard British English spelling?
Awarded Jan 9 at 12:03
Antonym of "Crying Wolf too much"
Awarded Jan 9 at 8:02
In publishing, what does the acronym "P/U" or "PU" mean?
Awarded Jan 8 at 18:00
Word for when people store scarce resources to increase demand and sell at higher price
Awarded Jan 6 at 13:43
Use of multiple instead of many
Awarded Jan 3 at 9:18
What did "tag tearing" mean in 1924?
Awarded Jan 3 at 0:50
"Stories are so much a part of our lives that many people seldom think about them." : The use of 'so' and 'so much' as intensifiers
Awarded Jan 1 at 14:45
Is there a similar expression to "pearl clutching" without the gender implications
Awarded Dec 31, 2024 at 19:40
Is it proper to use a colon followed immediately by a hyphen?
Awarded Dec 31, 2024 at 2:07
Correct form for a page range?
Awarded Dec 30, 2024 at 4:40
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