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What is the difference between "whereabout" and "whereabouts"
Awarded 7 hours ago
What is the point of using parentheses around only part of a word?
Awarded Apr 29 at 21:51
What is the difference between “any” or ”every”?
Awarded Mar 6 at 16:01
Something is of/in the order of
Awarded Dec 15, 2023 at 17:11
Difference between "vulgar", "offensive" and "derogatory"
Awarded Nov 12, 2023 at 16:05
Abbreviation for "or the rest" (or "or others")?
Awarded Nov 11, 2023 at 15:52
Do animals have "gender"?
Awarded Oct 26, 2023 at 0:33
Origin of prefix "Mc" McDonalds or Monty Python?
Awarded Jul 6, 2023 at 18:57
Present Simple instead of Present Perfect in colloquial speech
Awarded Mar 31, 2023 at 0:33
"Draw a bath" vs "prepare a bath"
Awarded Mar 9, 2023 at 13:27
"youse" as a plural second person pronoun
Awarded Jan 7, 2023 at 15:11
Are there any cases where "Why don't you" is offensive?
Awarded Nov 24, 2022 at 19:41
How many syllables do these rules say that ‘every’ has?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 0:55
What is the word for a good work?
Awarded Jun 27, 2022 at 10:00
A word for a person concerned with spelling
Awarded Jun 27, 2022 at 10:00
Why is "I’m doing great" correct?
Awarded May 24, 2022 at 19:00
Verb in active voice for "being penetrated"
Awarded Mar 28, 2022 at 21:49
Which one's correct - "this two" or "these two"?
Awarded Feb 25, 2022 at 19:51
What do we call the combination of a number and a unit
Awarded Dec 6, 2021 at 20:05
How to resolve impossible ambiguity with commas? The Oxford comma doesn't help
Awarded Jul 27, 2021 at 3:20
Is the phrase “final solution” used in the field of software development?
Awarded Jun 11, 2021 at 9:41
Abbreviation for "or the rest" (or "or others")?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 20:57
To work under the advisory of?
Awarded Nov 18, 2020 at 9:10
"Job title" vs. "job role"
Awarded Oct 30, 2020 at 17:08
Annual is to yearly as _____ is to monthly
Awarded Oct 24, 2020 at 11:42
Is Saturday night before or after Saturday?
Awarded Sep 22, 2020 at 21:40
poetic license or incorrect mixed conditional
Awarded Jul 24, 2020 at 21:32
Did "white" in "decent white folk" originally refer to race?
Awarded Jul 13, 2020 at 14:18
significance of "The" before country name
Awarded Jul 12, 2020 at 7:47
When to use trust and believe?
Awarded Jul 6, 2020 at 16:11
What is the opposite word to "indent"—"outdent" or "unindent"?
Awarded May 10, 2020 at 21:27
Non-existing or nonexisting
Awarded Apr 6, 2020 at 23:45
“The /ðə/ United States” or “The /ðiː/ United States”?
Awarded Feb 22, 2020 at 21:50
Is 'gotten' a proper/legitimate word?
Awarded Jan 31, 2020 at 15:45
I've 'always' wondered about its etymology
Awarded Dec 5, 2019 at 3:25
How do we use the possessive case (i.e., 's) with "or"?
Awarded Nov 23, 2019 at 22:05
What is the opposite of "euphemism"
Awarded Aug 15, 2019 at 13:25
Can I use "US-American" to disambiguate "American"? If not, what can I use?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
A snappy and inoffensive alternative for "calm your tits"
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
"ain’t got the brains God gave a squirrel" - a (few) simpler alternative(s)
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Can "Mr", "Mrs", etc. be used with a first name?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Is there a word to describe indecisiveness between two things?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
What does "randomically" mean?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Is the 'bounty' tag on stackoverflow linguistically/academically a good name?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Pronunciation of "Einstein"
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Is "blah blah blah" the most common spelling?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
What does "it tastes like horspy" mean?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Two synonyms each of Saxon and French origin where the Saxon word is "classier"
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
What is the meaning of "Hip" in the given context?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
A more succinct expression for "The day before yesterday"
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Difference between What are you up for tonight vs What are you up to tonight?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Are there English variations to ask people to smile other than “Say cheese!” when taking a picture of others?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
How do you describe a young woman who, while pretty when seen from behind, is ugly when seen from the front?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
"Blue sky thinking" phrase
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Why do non-native English speakers get the present participle wrong?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Overuse of "however" in my scientific writing?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
German words in common English
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Which is best: "with", "by", or "using"?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
If prepend is not part of English, why is there no postpend or subpend? And who introduces them?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
Is Shakespeare proper English?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 16:55
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