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What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?

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What informal English expression would you use to let a couple know that they are being too intimate in public?

answered Oct 1, 2018 at 23:03

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What is a word for fake seriousness, especially when you are intending to be funny

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Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?

answered Apr 25, 2021 at 20:31

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If I farm, I'm a farmer. But if I guard, I'm a guard?

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 23:58

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Is it technically correct to call an almond drink "milk" in English?

answered Dec 23, 2018 at 19:13

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A single word for "not allowed to be changed" or "must be this way"

answered Dec 4, 2019 at 21:35

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What is the type of English used in the King James Bible called?

answered Oct 28, 2019 at 12:20

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Word for how the white space between words can form patterns

answered Apr 12, 2021 at 16:30

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Opposite of a diet

answered Mar 26, 2019 at 17:03

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Adding "dot com" to the end of a sentence?

answered Nov 25, 2019 at 4:23

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What does 'for' mean in 'We are done for'?

answered Nov 5, 2018 at 17:42

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Does 'moonlighting' mean 'illegal work'?

answered Jul 5, 2022 at 18:57

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Has the verb "to import me" ever been commonly used in English the way "to concern me" is in the phrase "It does not concern me"?

answered Feb 25, 2020 at 12:19

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Why doesn't this Google Translate ad use the word "Translation" instead of "Translate"?

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 17:26

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In England, why are some high schools called hospitals?

answered Mar 5, 2023 at 23:03

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Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus

answered Jun 24, 2019 at 23:13

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What is the difference between “they” and “it” for people, especially for those people who identify as non-binary?

answered May 30, 2021 at 17:08

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Why the "wedded" in "wedded wife"?

answered Jul 19, 2021 at 0:51

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Crowdfunding without the funding

answered Apr 27, 2018 at 14:22

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Meaning of "couple o' pins" in this poem by Tolkien

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 18:17

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Single word for driving slowly?

answered Dec 5, 2020 at 16:03

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Why does English use singular they instead of making up a new word for this?

answered Sep 17, 2018 at 6:06

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Can we use "whisky" to describe a squirrel going up a tree?

answered Dec 24, 2018 at 8:33

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looking for antonym of plutocracy

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 1:27

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What does "play with your toy’s toys" mean?

answered Jun 19, 2019 at 11:49

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In North America, is it normal to address children you don't know as "honey"?

answered Dec 20, 2021 at 2:58

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Meaning of "I thou thee"?

answered Mar 30, 2018 at 2:21

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What does p***take stand for?

answered Jan 28, 2020 at 5:00

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What sparked the figurative usage of “short fuse” in the 1960s?

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What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?

What informal English expression would you use to let a couple know that they are being too intimate in public?

What is a word for fake seriousness, especially when you are intending to be funny

Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?

If I farm, I'm a farmer. But if I guard, I'm a guard?

Is it technically correct to call an almond drink "milk" in English?

A single word for "not allowed to be changed" or "must be this way"

What is the type of English used in the King James Bible called?

Word for how the white space between words can form patterns

Opposite of a diet

Adding "dot com" to the end of a sentence?

What does 'for' mean in 'We are done for'?

Does 'moonlighting' mean 'illegal work'?

Has the verb "to import me" ever been commonly used in English the way "to concern me" is in the phrase "It does not concern me"?

Why doesn't this Google Translate ad use the word "Translation" instead of "Translate"?

In England, why are some high schools called hospitals?

Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus

What is the difference between “they” and “it” for people, especially for those people who identify as non-binary?

Why the "wedded" in "wedded wife"?

Crowdfunding without the funding

Meaning of "couple o' pins" in this poem by Tolkien

Single word for driving slowly?

Why does English use singular they instead of making up a new word for this?

Can we use "whisky" to describe a squirrel going up a tree?

looking for antonym of plutocracy

What does "play with your toy’s toys" mean?

In North America, is it normal to address children you don't know as "honey"?

Meaning of "I thou thee"?

What does p***take stand for?

What sparked the figurative usage of “short fuse” in the 1960s?