Skip to main content
English Language & Usage

Editor

 Editor
First edit.
Awarded 33596 times.
What scientific literary English term describes a person who makes money from the misfortunes of others?
Awarded 45 mins ago
In Early Modern English, is it common to use “if thou do something”, or “if he do something”? [closed]
Awarded 7 hours ago
Is there a word in English specifically for any dream during sleep?
Awarded 15 hours ago
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded yesterday
Why has the "plague" on our houses become a "pox?"
Awarded 2 days ago
Why is home electricity supply called "mains"?
Awarded 2 days ago
Is "went out like stink, died like a pig" just an unfortunate choice of words?
Awarded Jul 18 at 14:02
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 18 at 10:19
How to pronounce Türkiye in English?
Awarded Jul 16 at 15:40
Use of the word "any" with imperative verbs. Singular or Plural
Awarded Jul 15 at 17:16
What is a Word for the Repetition of a Theme Song throughout a Show [duplicate]
Awarded Jul 15 at 14:08
Is the ‘t’ in ‘witch’ considered a silent t?
Awarded Jul 14 at 17:37
Much more/ much less
Awarded Jul 14 at 6:45
Formal written form for a 2x something? [closed]
Awarded Jul 14 at 4:21
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 13 at 15:23
What is a proper word for (almost) identical products?
Awarded Jul 13 at 7:50
Is it 'buy-in to', 'buy into', or 'buy in to' in the following sentence
Awarded Jul 12 at 20:38
What does "Orrin B. Evans" refer to in this context?
Awarded Jul 12 at 15:58
Equation X is given "by" or "as"?
Awarded Jul 12 at 15:00
Is 'Ears like a Shite Hawk' an expression for someone with good hearing? [closed]
Awarded Jul 12 at 8:42
"I give Salle a pocket watch" or "I gave Salle a pocket watch"
Awarded Jul 12 at 4:33
Comma at the end of a line on a commemorative plaque [closed]
Awarded Jul 11 at 21:33
What is the gender-neutral way of saying “gentlemen’s agreement”?
Awarded Jul 11 at 19:07
How to parse and punctuate the saying: "United we stand, divided we fall."
Awarded Jul 11 at 16:25
Is "plurality" a valid word, and if so, what's the difference between it and "pluralisation"?
Awarded Jul 11 at 7:40
How to parse and punctuate the saying: "United we stand, divided we fall."
Awarded Jul 10 at 21:26
An adjective for something peaceful but sad?
Awarded Jul 10 at 17:49
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 10 at 16:48
Confusion regarding "since" vs "for" [migrated]
Awarded Jul 10 at 15:11
Why does Huddleston and Pullum's definition of catenatives exclude objects (and predicative complements)?
Awarded Jul 9 at 22:30
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 9 at 15:23
Please answer me… ‘The only thing which…’ Is it impossible? [duplicate]
Awarded Jul 9 at 12:08
Is aux inversion okay in this sentence? [duplicate]
Awarded Jul 8 at 13:11
Quotation Marks on Names [closed]
Awarded Jul 6 at 16:32
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 6 at 14:31
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 6 at 1:42
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 4 at 21:18
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 4 at 16:25
What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)?
Awarded Jul 4 at 13:41
Are "zugzwang", "catch-22" and "catch-33" synonyms?
Awarded Jul 4 at 13:25
Runners in her hose?
Awarded Jul 3 at 17:48
Should spaces be used between "<" or ">" and numbers or letters?
Awarded Jul 3 at 14:02
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 3 at 1:16
What kind of comma is at play in this sentence from Middlemarch?
Awarded Jul 2 at 23:03
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 2 at 12:32
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jul 2 at 4:33
Mathematical distinction in "Relation between edges" VS "Relationship between edges"?
Awarded Jul 1 at 15:40
To do what it takes
Awarded Jul 1 at 5:08
Should we use 'will' or 'would' in the context where the show in question is supposed to start on a date much latter than when the message is sent? [migrated]
Awarded Jun 30 at 17:36
A word that is NOT provoke, but means to more or less elicit a reaction
Awarded Jun 30 at 16:05
What does "concerned" mean here?
Awarded Jun 29 at 14:41
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jun 28 at 18:49
“Core” as the name of a class in school
Awarded Jun 28 at 14:32
Is a painting "made by" a painter or just "by" a painter?
Awarded Jun 27 at 16:01
Is there a word that means the opposite of 'embarrassing'?
Awarded Jun 27 at 15:16
(post deleted or otherwise unavailable)
Awarded Jun 27 at 14:03
How correct are phrases often used in technical papers like "window size" and "network parameters"? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 27 at 12:16
Idiom for a situation where a problem has two simultaneous but unrelated causes?
Awarded Jun 27 at 9:18
Origin of the phrases “third time’s the charm” and “third time lucky”?
Awarded Jun 26 at 22:34
Reasons for doing something and reasons to do something :do that make a difference? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 26 at 8:58
1
2 3 4 5
…
560