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What could expender mean in the following context? [closed]
Awarded Jan 24 at 17:30
How to hyphenate plural words [duplicate]
Awarded Jan 24 at 12:25
Why does "consecutive" have a 'c' instead of a 'q'?
Awarded Jan 23 at 15:05
What is the focus of the statement included below [closed]
Awarded Jan 23 at 2:16
What word describes someone I know exists but have never met?
Awarded Jan 22 at 19:46
What is a more inclusive version of "pedestrian"?
Awarded Jan 22 at 17:36
Some phrases follow a two person pattern - what are these kinds of phrases called?
Awarded Jan 22 at 15:08
What is the category name used for words describing mathematical operations?
Awarded Jan 22 at 3:56
Are there any differences between ‘evolutionary’ and ‘evolutional’? [closed]
Awarded Jan 21 at 22:10
"you might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb" grammatical analysis
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In H. P. Lovecraft's work - how is "The Prolonged of Life" understood when it comes to meaning?
Awarded Jan 20 at 9:06
Does "breathe in the light" have any colloquial meaning?
Awarded Jan 18 at 19:27
Should I use square brackets around commentary that was inserted into a quote in Chicago style?
Awarded Jan 17 at 23:17
"[Father] to whom [Son] was born" is acceptable?
Awarded Jan 17 at 18:20
Is use of present continuous grammatically acceptable in this sentence?
Awarded Jan 12 at 22:17
What's the difference between "I believe in God" and "I believe in a God"?
Awarded Jan 12 at 14:41
To use "contribute" or "contributes following more items? [duplicate]
Awarded Jan 12 at 7:41
That X and Y “has” or “have” done Z?
Awarded Jan 12 at 0:20
What do you call the protrusion that slides into a socket to retain it in place?
Awarded Jan 9 at 21:28
Is there a common origin of the German and English "ch" and does English know the pronunciation of "ch" like in German "machen"
Awarded Jan 9 at 18:57
"John mentors many people" -- mentors gets flagged (spelling?) [closed]
Awarded Jan 7 at 23:36
What is the right word here? "It was impingent on him to act."
Awarded Jan 7 at 0:09
Run-on sentence?
Awarded Jan 5 at 6:34
"Best" in "best known": an adverb?
Awarded Jan 5 at 0:41
Is this sentence grammatically correct? What's the subject of this sentence? [closed]
Awarded Jan 3 at 20:27
Word for something timeless, established, or a staple that is spiked with some fashionable thing. For example, a Minecraft Lego set
Awarded Jan 2 at 11:51
Is there a more professional way of saying "yes" or "no"?
Awarded Dec 30, 2023 at 22:18
Feel like a sore thumb
Awarded Dec 27, 2023 at 23:20
Word for nonce antonyms formed by reversing idioms
Awarded Dec 27, 2023 at 14:28
What is the meaning of "in this setting" in mathematics?
Awarded Dec 27, 2023 at 12:46
What does "an eater of broken meats" mean from this Shakespeare play?
Awarded Dec 26, 2023 at 22:12
Etymology of "mile" -> mille passus -> thousand steps - not large enough a distance
Awarded Dec 25, 2023 at 11:46
How to describe these grammatical errors as concisely as possible? [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 25, 2023 at 4:21
Is the highlighted phrase an absolute phrase modifying the main clause or simply an non restrictive appositive?
Awarded Dec 25, 2023 at 4:06
Another case of who or whom confusion [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 24, 2023 at 5:15
Correct the phrase 'u need a girl whose looks doesn't matter to her' [closed]
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 5:08
Meaning of "you…calculate about your next victim and reckon on your chances of recompense…" and "why should I take only what no one else wants?" [closed]
Awarded Dec 22, 2023 at 19:05
Idiomatic expression for "putting off a task until a disaster strikes" [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 22, 2023 at 3:16
Are which+ noun and whose nouns are acceptable in English free relatives? [closed]
Awarded Dec 22, 2023 at 0:51
"Some folks are born made to wave the flag." Is this sentence in the passive voice? [closed]
Awarded Dec 19, 2023 at 20:07
Is there another example where the same word is pronounced differently other than Zeal and Overzealous? [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 18, 2023 at 19:05
What is a word for people who constantly change their argument or reason to prove a point, even when their previous arguments were proven wrong
Awarded Dec 18, 2023 at 18:16
What is Patrick O'Brian trying to convey in this passage from Post Captain? ('Get over, you —,')
Awarded Dec 17, 2023 at 13:43
Why are medical professionals called Doctors?
Awarded Dec 17, 2023 at 9:17
Pronunciation of Christmas (krɪsmɪs vs krɪsməs)
Awarded Dec 17, 2023 at 7:30
What is a "gilded shell" in Eliot's Wasteland? [closed]
Awarded Dec 17, 2023 at 0:28
Is there any etymological link between template and contemplate
Awarded Dec 15, 2023 at 17:56
Is there a term for saying something like: "thank you for remaining professional and not taking your frustrations out on staff"
Awarded Dec 15, 2023 at 15:09
Do I use by, for or to in this sentence?
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 19:27
Syllables in "trickling"?
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 15:42
How did "excited for" come about?
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 8:40
Which one of the following..., Single or Multiple possible answers
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 6:42
Is this abbrevation of ARMY and NAVY true? [closed]
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 3:09
Is there a difference between "There is a [noun]" vs "A [noun] is there"?
Awarded Dec 13, 2023 at 0:34
Syndrome: older pronunciation?
Awarded Dec 12, 2023 at 16:27
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Awarded Dec 12, 2023 at 2:42
Can I pluralize compound proper nouns, like "Aunts Jane" for two aunts with the same name?
Awarded Dec 11, 2023 at 22:19
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Awarded Dec 11, 2023 at 17:48
what is the right verb for the overall process of "conducting" a thesis?
Awarded Dec 10, 2023 at 18:09
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