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The hidden flaw in "singular they"—what to do about reflexive pronouns?

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Andrew Leach♦

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From Avocadoes to Asparagus, from kangaroos to koalas

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Aishwarya A R

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How can I reliably and accurately identify the passive voice in writing or speech?

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pazzo

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Can we contract plural nouns with present perfect?

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Jacob

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Why is the plural of “deer” the same as the singular?

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congusbongus

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What is the meaning of "I am humbled by XYZ"?

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karan.dodia

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"Oath" vs "pledge" vs "vow"

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hunterhogan

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Using "a tiny" in the same way as "a little"

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AverageGatsby

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What's the etymology for the term "greensheet"?

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choster

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Is this a predicative adjunct?

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CowperKettle

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Plural form of 'schema'

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Araucaria - Him

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Where do accents and dialects come from?

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Em1

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Is there reference material for dictionary abbreviations used in the first half of the 20th century?

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Mou某

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A word for one who loves only one girl throughout his life

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jahanvi Kashyap

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"I use to", or "I used to"

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v010dya

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What is the geographical origin of the idiom "be a fly on the wall"?

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Martin Smith

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Does "so called" have a negative connotation in English?

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Fattie

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What is the counterpart to 'reply'?

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Lan

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What's with the 'heigth' pandemic?

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Peter Shor

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Origin of the phrase "mother's ruin"?

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Frank

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[S]he has the ears of a ...?

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Ronan

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Where does the word “snogging” come from?

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toryan

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What words mean "not located yet"?

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anongoodnurse

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Is it "despite" or "despite of"?

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Damkerng T.

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Is the "-b" to be pronounced in the word "limb"? What about "thumb"? "Crumb"?

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Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

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What did "google" mean in the 1900s?

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Ste

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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?

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RegDwigнt

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To not want to believe something has happened

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Matt E. Эллен

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Antonym for "exceed"

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Ingmar

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"have" vs."have got" in American and British English

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Mari-Lou A

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Where and why were capital letters first used in headlines?

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Simon Kuang

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Each apple and each orange [has/have]?

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tchrist♦

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Particular verbal inflection classes in "The Proclamation of Henry III"

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THE COMMENT GUY

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How do the rules of English inform understanding of one of our language's most disputed sentences?

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coleopterist

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Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?)

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MetaEd

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What's a word for avoiding a question with a generic (fake) answer?

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Village

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Origin of "booty", meaning buttocks

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Kit Z. Fox♦

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Does a gerund always end with "-ing"? If so, why?

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Zairja

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What exactly is an "adverb"?

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JSBձոգչ

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What is the term for the part of a jingle that states the company name?

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J.R.

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Origin of the term "driver" in computer science

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Hugo

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Word for someone who is extremely up-to-date with the latest facts (news or research)

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Pitarou

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"I need it to lift 2 tons this time." "I don't know if it *could* do." Why do some people use "do" like this?

Awarded Jan 14, 2012 at 19:57

James Waldby - jwpat7

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Why do I instinctively want to use the present tense with a conditional?

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FumbleFingers

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Can "already" be used after a simple past verb in American English?

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yoozer8

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Difference between phrase, idiom and expression

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Bogdan

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Commas after Conjunctions

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Daniel

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When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?

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waiwai933

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What does "What price [noun]?" mean?

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Jez

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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: Is there a name for this kind of punny transference?

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Thursagen

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In what region is "thou", etc. used in dialect?

Awarded Jul 1, 2011 at 21:23

Caffeinated

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Worshippers of the rising sun

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Callithumpian

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A generic noun for something being compared?

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Frantisek

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Why did the descriptive "Orientals" shift into a pejorative?

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Ankur Banerjee

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Alternative to "typo"

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F'x

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Is there a historical trend towards shorter sentences?

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ShreevatsaR

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