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Is "me's" a word?

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Single noun as a concept instead of an object

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What do you call someone who likes things specifically because they are bad or poorly made?

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'Ours' meaning 'our home' - where is it used outside the UK, if anywhere?

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What scientific literary English term describes a person who makes money from the misfortunes of others?

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What scientific literary English term describes a person who makes money from the misfortunes of others?

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Word for 'of or related to division'

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Something that sounds good but has no true meaning

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Why has the "plague" on our houses become a "pox?"

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Is "Give you into trouble" correct

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Name that fallacy: If it's more expensive it must be better

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Geographic Reasons for Phatic Expression "What's new?"

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Need an accessible explanation on nitty-gritty details of how semantical distinction between count vs uncount nouns works in English

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What Is the Function of the Participle Clause in 'Time + -ing'?

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