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Studied Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan English, and Modern English language and literature for 10 years in college and graduate school. Taught freshman English classes in fiction, poetry, and expository writing for five years at one of the "Ivies". Native speaker of American English.

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If cow = beef, pig = pork, and deer = venison, then where is the word for human = [flesh as food source]?
Oct 14, 2015
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What was “Herbal Tea” called before ‘tea’ was introduced in Europe?
Apr 29, 2016
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What is the meaning of "You've never met a graph you didn't like?"
Mar 19, 2019
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What is the correct term in sports for "get to the next round"?
Jun 19, 2015
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Is there a word for a woman who has recently given birth?
Dec 2, 2014
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"To science the sh*t out of something"
Feb 11, 2016
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Is 'ditzel' a real word?
Jun 29, 2015
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Good expression for "things are starting to work"?
Jul 2, 2015
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What is a less offensive term for "Christian mythology" that still implies it's non-empirical?
Feb 15, 2016
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"put one drop in both eyes"
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I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"
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Javascript: convert 24-hour time-of-day string to 12-hour time with AM/PM and no timezone
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"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
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Is there an idiom about how humanely killing something is better than letting it live in pain?
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"He borrowed me some money."; right or wrong?