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Questions tagged [phrases]

This tag is for questions about phrases in the linguistic sense. In linguistics a “phrase” is a group of words that make a unit of syntax with a single grammatical function. Use [phrase-requests] if you are searching for a phrase.

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Is 'Ears like a Shite Hawk' an expression for someone with good hearing? [closed]

I'm sure someone used to use this expression for someone with good hearing.
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Welcome as short version of "you are welcome" [migrated]

Is it possible to say welcome instead of you are welcome? What would be the short response to a thank you, especially in written communication?
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Stop blowing your load in the Golden Arches

While doing some research I came across the following phrase: “Young men do not need to proactively freeze their sperm,” says David Ryley, a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF. “If men want ...
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