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Do "map" and "cat" rhyme?
Feb 27, 2023
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Does English use the word ‘thou’ in any situations nowadays?
Mar 3, 2020
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What do we call a price that is chosen by a customer?
Jun 29, 2021
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Is there a better term to use in place of "gold standard"
Jul 29, 2020
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What should be used instead of Mister in a formal setting when foreign titles are involved?
Apr 23, 2022
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Why "Giraffe" as a name for the animal?
Sep 23, 2020
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Why are black people referred to as "colored people"?
Jul 4, 2020
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Can the word 'trafficking' mean 'freight transportation' without conveying the meaning of being illegal ? (Especially in the following sentence)
May 25, 2021
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Name for gap in a line caused by everyone stopping, and then having the front of the line start moving again?
Sep 3, 2021
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Is the use of "an" to mean "if" an invention of fantasy writers?
Dec 30, 2022
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Is there a need for an addition to the "reasons for closing" for questions that are based on misprints or false assumptions?
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My first question
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Do Q&A sites fit the definition of a forum?
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Relatively recent instances of foreign language grammar entering standard English usage
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How do I say “±” in English?
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Does "this is the first time I have eaten sushi" mean I have finished eating or I'm still eating sushis?
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In Ozymandias, who is the "ye" in the line "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" meant to be addressing?
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Is it correct to say "Be m a number...", instead of "Let m be a number..." in math and elsewhere?
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What is the meaning of "dole cheque" in the following context?