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A single word for dishonestly underselling one's own importance/credentials?
Awarded Apr 26 at 23:10
When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?
Awarded Mar 29 at 17:23
Spelling of meter the measuring device
Awarded Jan 20 at 19:26
"Just" at the end of a question tag
Awarded Jan 19 at 17:33
(How) can I use a color as an adverb?
Awarded Oct 20, 2024 at 14:36
How to describe with words, the diagrams containing fused heads?
Awarded Sep 20, 2024 at 23:50
What is "What *is*."?
Awarded Sep 13, 2024 at 11:32
Etymology of the words "narky" and "narked"
Awarded Sep 1, 2024 at 15:53
"change directory" or "change directories"?
Awarded Jun 6, 2024 at 14:31
If I am running a survey with multiple sections, am I collecting "attitude" or "attitudes"?
Awarded Apr 19, 2024 at 15:56
Common/natural ways we might use the continuous and perfect continuous for the verb "to be" ("will be being", "will have been being")?
Awarded Mar 24, 2024 at 14:27
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Is there a difference between "There is a [noun]" vs "A [noun] is there"?
Awarded Dec 13, 2023 at 0:48
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Awarded Aug 26, 2023 at 22:18
What's a general term for things that can be shut and locked?
Awarded Aug 17, 2023 at 18:47
One word or a phrase other than those given to describe testing how a person reacts to a test move
Awarded Aug 11, 2023 at 11:03
A question about grammar. MS Outlook grammar correction for "equipment register" [closed]
Awarded Aug 1, 2023 at 12:16
Is there a name for this "or" ambiguity?
Awarded Jul 31, 2023 at 20:42
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Awarded Jul 21, 2023 at 5:26
What's a term for a question where the options are Response/No Response instead of Yes/No?
Awarded Jun 24, 2023 at 15:50
What does "first cut" mean?
Awarded May 8, 2023 at 14:06
Why does "singer" have /ŋ/ and "longer" have /ŋg/?
Awarded May 1, 2023 at 20:19
Word/phrase to describe something bringing about a contrary result
Awarded Apr 23, 2023 at 9:15
How are decimal numbers read or pronounced in different locales (different decimal separator)?
Awarded Apr 10, 2023 at 17:35
"over someone's house" vs. "over at/to someone's house"
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Awarded Mar 17, 2023 at 18:26
What do you call something that once existed but no longer does?
Awarded Mar 9, 2023 at 17:18
Is there a word for 'evangelism' that doesn't necessarily specify the religion?
Awarded Feb 10, 2023 at 22:02
An adverb which means "doing without understanding"
Awarded Jan 16, 2023 at 22:35
American English idiom meaning "painful to resist the gods"
Awarded Jan 4, 2023 at 17:04
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Awarded Dec 29, 2022 at 9:49
"than it's worth" adjective or noun
Awarded Dec 26, 2022 at 3:17
Why is Julia in cyrillic regularly transcribed as Yulia in English?
Awarded Dec 7, 2022 at 21:42
Whence comes increasing usage of "do" for "have" in ordering food?
Awarded Dec 3, 2022 at 15:06
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Awarded Oct 14, 2022 at 22:05
Meaning of the idiom "To leave the friendship of men"
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 1:47
Way to refer to the "act" of praising a person/inflating their ego with the intention of later causing their downfall?
Awarded Aug 21, 2022 at 2:01
A proper computer term for a third level folder
Awarded Aug 9, 2022 at 9:06
How is UK "bloody" understood in the US in 2022?
Awarded Jul 25, 2022 at 7:46
A word that encompasses both "handwriting" and "typing"
Awarded Jul 16, 2022 at 0:00
Is it common for native English speakers to confuse "18th century" with "the 1800s"?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 16:27
What is the meaning of "beggar" in this context?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 3:42
How to describe a person who withholds information to make the situation seem worse than it is?
Awarded May 12, 2022 at 20:35
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Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 16:40
What is the proper word for something that can be instantiated? [closed]
Awarded Apr 1, 2022 at 20:33
Why is the "J" in San Jacinto pronounced like an English "J" instead of an "H" in Texas?
Awarded Mar 27, 2022 at 0:52
Meaning of "stay way in droves"
Awarded Mar 26, 2022 at 16:07
Word for the relationship between you and the present-day descendants of one of your past-life incarnations
Awarded Mar 24, 2022 at 11:57
Why is this sentence 'her train is leaving tomorrow at 10AM' correct? [closed]
Awarded Mar 18, 2022 at 14:35
What's a less offensive substitute for "rep-whores"?
Awarded Mar 11, 2022 at 16:56
Word for the sensation of reading a word on a page without knowing where it is
Awarded Mar 8, 2022 at 20:37
"yet" meaning "nonetheless|nevertheless" with the clause-positional freedom of "nonetheless|nevertheless" in contemporary spoken English, Br vs Am
Awarded Mar 6, 2022 at 19:41
Pronunciation of "Azure" in "Microsoft Azure"
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 3:11
When I use a name or mention a person/character at the beginning of a sentence before referring to them via a pronoun, do I use a comma or semi-colon?
Awarded Feb 13, 2022 at 0:07
Do non-rhotic (British) English speakers often insert a silent "r" when respelling certain words?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 14:42
Is it correct to say "he is realized" to show a gain of awareness?
Awarded Dec 25, 2021 at 2:51
Do Britons say 'major' for 'main area of study' at university?
Awarded Nov 29, 2021 at 5:12
Meaning of "I shut my eyes to hold my breath"
Awarded Nov 14, 2021 at 4:03
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