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What does "deadly" mean in "deadly whisper"?
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Do I need commas when doing a sort of funnel in a sentence [closed]
Awarded 8 hours ago
Ambiguity of Infinitive
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Which is correct for “___ has arrived early”: “Nobody,” “None,” or both?
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Difference between "human male" and "male human"
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Can "however" void what has been said beforehand? [closed]
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What is the adjective for a person that doesn't have any vices or sin
Awarded May 6 at 21:02
Where did the usage of "cast" as in "to cast a flag [on a post]" come from?
Awarded May 6 at 20:26
Should it be “was” or “were”? “The results were not as conclusive as was/were expected”
Awarded May 6 at 9:25
Idiom for mistaking the part for the whole
Awarded May 5 at 4:02
Is it rude to tell someone not to call me ‘sir’? [closed]
Awarded May 5 at 1:36
Optative sentences
Awarded May 3 at 13:36
Should it be "is" or "are"? "This tool has far greater powers than is/are apparent"
Awarded May 3 at 4:28
Following (a) training: verb and pronoun
Awarded Apr 30 at 8:27
is "AN" always used before words with beginning with the letter A [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 30 at 7:06
Is "any unfavorable gestures of her" correct grammar?
Awarded Apr 29 at 21:33
Punctuation using e.g. (or i.e.) and lists of examples
Awarded Apr 29 at 10:01
What does building a case means
Awarded Apr 29 at 7:31
100 millionth subscriber
Awarded Apr 29 at 3:42
Word for the behaviour of those small fish that swim alongside whales or sharks
Awarded Apr 28 at 23:17
How to correctly list multiple open compound nouns with the same ending? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 28 at 14:35
How can you tell between the dynamic existential possibility and the dynamic possibility of ability meanings for "could"?
Awarded Apr 28 at 11:54
Bring and bringing etc [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 28 at 0:01
“Make sure to” vs. “Make sure you”
Awarded Apr 23 at 19:03
Syllable breaking C-le rule regarding words ending in 'ffle'
Awarded Apr 20 at 10:48
Enamoured of something [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 19 at 9:32
I seem to recall there being a phrase for a number of people approaching 70, what was it?
Awarded Apr 18 at 13:22
Why does "though" seem to require re-establishing the subject, but "and" does not?
Awarded Apr 17 at 12:51
Position of "already" in Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
Awarded Apr 16 at 23:42
A word for the happiness that comes with/from sharing things you think are neat
Awarded Apr 15 at 20:39
Name of a circuit element. Switch or toggle?
Awarded Apr 15 at 15:00
Is there a difference between the genitive case and compound adjective in these two?
Awarded Apr 15 at 8:05
Why is “As a white guy who spent his whole career at MIT…” funny [closed]
Awarded Apr 13 at 18:22
Why does anti-semitism not refer to all Semitic languages? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 12 at 19:02
What's the grammatical or linguistic term for general, non-specific words?
Awarded Apr 12 at 15:18
Is there a Latin-esque phrase for something happening in reverse?
Awarded Apr 12 at 15:18
A person who doesn’t drink much to control others? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 10 at 1:50
Is "escort" primarily associated with paid companionship in modern English?
Awarded Apr 8 at 3:19
There is the phrase "I hope to tell". What does it mean?
Awarded Apr 6 at 21:27
'The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense.' In what sense? Where was it said? [closed]
Awarded Apr 5 at 3:52
Is it possible to use past modals after " I wish " ... can we say "I wish I could have been there"? [closed]
Awarded Apr 4 at 23:07
Noun singular or plural after to be verb of plural subject?
Awarded Apr 3 at 16:20
Usage of the word 'decline' to indicate refinement of normative documents
Awarded Apr 2 at 17:52
What is the correct British pronunciation for Glacier
Awarded Apr 2 at 17:28
Grammar Error in Frank Herbert's Children of Dune?
Awarded Apr 1 at 23:06
Order of similar adjectives
Awarded Mar 31 at 14:32
How did Middle English form pronominal adverbs like "whereof" given three words instead of two?
Awarded Mar 31 at 14:32
How to pluralise hyphenated compound nouns?
Awarded Mar 26 at 4:21
Omission of "to be" in sentences like "he thought it strange…"
Awarded Mar 25 at 13:51
How would you say "un(e) semaine/mois/année flottant(e)" in English?
Awarded Mar 25 at 13:16
Is "a sight to behold" acceptable in day-to-day English?
Awarded Mar 25 at 3:04
Can "even" be used before an article?
Awarded Mar 24 at 8:34
Adverb Nowhere/Anywhere/Somewhere
Awarded Mar 24 at 7:36
Why do some hymns from England start with the word "and"?
Awarded Mar 24 at 2:41
Specific phrase validation: ash vs ashes [closed]
Awarded Mar 23 at 21:52
Can correlative conjunctions juxtapose two components which are not grammatically equal?
Awarded Mar 23 at 6:57
How to parse A, B, or C that is D
Awarded Mar 22 at 16:41
Is the noun/pronoun after preposition considered the object of the verb?
Awarded Mar 22 at 9:35
Is "opaquescent" a valid alternative to "opacifying" for describing a gradual transition toward opacity?
Awarded Mar 20 at 17:47
Can't "English is easier than Maths" be rewritten as "Maths is not as easy as English"?
Awarded Mar 20 at 17:11
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