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Is it very wrong to say "can you pass the salt?" expecting people to pass the salt?
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What do you call the best pupil in a class in a single word?
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English equivalent for Polish phrase meaning doing something fast and poor quality [closed]
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Difference between 'everything to me' & 'everything for me'
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Translate the French quote "Il n’y a pas d'amour, il n’y a que des preuves d’amour" to English?
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Is it "makes" or "make" in this sentence?
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'The talk was about' vs. 'We were talking about'
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Phrase synonymous to "a general understanding"?
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What is the etymology of the adjective "bumper"?
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What is an English equivalent of 'Colorín, Colorado, este cuento se ha acabado,' a phrase used at the end of stories?
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Synonym for Boolean
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Fast "In nature" or Fast "by nature"?
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Neutral to moderately offensive word for unimportant and uninteresting town
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When should you use "Title Case"?
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What does 'Big Hand, Small Map' mean?
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What would you call someone interested in many things? [closed]
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What is the literary device for giving a human un-human attributes? [duplicate]
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Word for someone who feels that they deserve all the bad things that have happened to them
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Words or phrases that describe a person who is blind to the consequences of their actions
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Why is it correct to say "fewer calories" when calories are continuous? [duplicate]
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How to write out dates correctly
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Noun for people/employees/coworkers who tend to say "it's not my job" when asked to do something slightly beyond their norm?
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Pronunciation of "xe" and "xyr"
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Is there an idiom or word or phrase for having good luck when you also had bad luck?
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Pronunciation of "especially"
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Why is "herself" required in this particular sentence?
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What's the idiomatic word for something that keeps you sane/grounded?
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English word similar to Unagi
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The correct pronunciation of the last vowel in words "a priori" and "a posteriori"
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Inclusive term for alcohol, coffee and tobacco?
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What's the action of banging two beers together called? [closed]
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Can I say "I am twenty years young."
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Why are curse words called "curse" words?
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Does "anathema" need an "an"?
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When did "Happy ending" get used as a euphemism?
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Is it correct to apply "Housewife" term for an unmarried woman who does house-chores?
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"There is" vs. "there are" when contracted [duplicate]
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"in every corner" or "on every corner"?
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Did the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech mainly use words from Old English? If so, why?
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Is it rude to say "none of your business"?
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What's the little number on the top of a number w/ unit?
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More formal way of saying "sloppy"?
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"Through" vs. "by" in this sentence
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Are there different regional pronunciations for "ornery?"
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Obsessed or Obsessive?
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'How comes it' or 'How come is it'?
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What does 'put a notch on his belt' mean? Is it a common expression?
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Is it not that big a deal vs No big deal
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What is the difference between "to seek" and "to seek out"? [closed]
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A Term for Someone Who Constantly Quotes Film/Literature/Poetry
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"Everything's coming up X"?
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Synonyms for "Charge" as it relates to charging devices?
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"a half century" vs. "half a century" [duplicate]
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Term for a bullet hitting a bystander in a gunfight
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Is "time period" a redundant expression?
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"call out" vs "call in"
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Where does 'nom nom nom' come from? [closed]
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What do you call both persons involved in a transaction?
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'(s)' or '/s' at the end of a word to denote one or many [duplicate]
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use '/\' to denote that one missed something while writing
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