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Singular/plural forms of subjects with “respectively”
Awarded Jul 12, 2016 at 6:42
How or why did "sock" come to mean "punch"?
Awarded Jul 8, 2016 at 22:01
In English, are words like 'English,' 'Monday,' and 'January' considered common nouns or proper nouns?
Awarded Jun 12, 2016 at 3:44
Can "zero hours contracts" be considered as not grammatical?
Awarded Jun 3, 2016 at 17:02
In the U.S., why is octothorp used to signal an apartment at a particular address?
Awarded May 7, 2016 at 21:33
What's a word for setting up a mechanism to prevent you from doing something in the future no matter what you may say or do then?
Awarded May 6, 2016 at 5:58
Word for stealing an item then returning it without the owner's knowledge?
Awarded Apr 5, 2016 at 4:17
Word or phrase for the poor idea of replacing old with nearly as old
Awarded Mar 16, 2016 at 11:12
Did "white" in "decent white folk" originally refer to race?
Awarded Mar 12, 2016 at 22:10
Politically correct substitutes for (fe)male and (wo)man
Awarded Mar 12, 2016 at 16:09
What is the origin of 'as long as' meaning 'on condition that'?
Awarded Feb 19, 2016 at 6:53
singular or plural? The whole of A & B is/are?
Awarded Feb 13, 2016 at 11:29
An adjective which means “the father of a bride gives her away”?
Awarded Feb 11, 2016 at 11:27
The film [that/which] I selected for viewing
Awarded Jan 18, 2016 at 23:16
What is the plural and singular form of people you follow on social media?
Awarded Jan 13, 2016 at 8:16
I haven't seen her "for"/"in" two days
Awarded Jan 11, 2016 at 16:22
Why "the powers that be"?
Awarded Jan 6, 2016 at 23:41
Pronoun question: referring to inanimate objects as 'he' or 'she'
Awarded Nov 28, 2015 at 13:54
The pronoun before the antecedent
Awarded Nov 25, 2015 at 8:16
Difference between "game" and "sport"
Awarded Nov 15, 2015 at 22:32
Why can't "being" come after the verb "feel"?
Awarded Oct 31, 2015 at 18:21
Take my kick /punch
Awarded Oct 29, 2015 at 18:13
What is the difference between "minimum" and "minimal"?
Awarded Oct 13, 2015 at 11:44
what does the phrase "a real word" mean?
Awarded Sep 9, 2015 at 20:41
Difference between it's been 2 weeks since I spoke vs since I was speaking
Awarded Sep 4, 2015 at 10:29
Word / phrase for a product/system that presents several unrelated functions
Awarded Aug 27, 2015 at 4:33
The "Since... then" construction
Awarded Aug 20, 2015 at 23:07
How to pronounce fractions with denominators larger than 20 where the last digit of the denominator is 1 or 2? eg 4/31
Awarded Aug 6, 2015 at 8:19
A snappy and inoffensive alternative for "calm your tits" [closed]
Awarded Aug 4, 2015 at 14:11
Usage of imagined content in direct speech
Awarded Jul 29, 2015 at 13:22
"He is an opportunist, there's no need to give him more excuses or opportunities!"
Awarded Jul 27, 2015 at 1:06
What do you call someone who thinks everyone is incompetent (doesn't know anything)?
Awarded Jul 25, 2015 at 7:31
A word that fits the concept of "only do something once, and only when it is needed"
Awarded Jul 16, 2015 at 10:34
Cloying, but in a good way
Awarded Jun 5, 2015 at 23:05
Is "a whole nother" grammatical?
Awarded May 30, 2015 at 8:55
Part of speech of "brief" and "short" in the phrases "in brief" and "in short"
Awarded May 18, 2015 at 0:19
Is "Next to that" really an alternative to "Additionally" or "Moreover"?
Awarded May 13, 2015 at 5:35
Is "crash into a bend" BrE and must there be a structure at the bend in order to use the phrase?
Awarded Apr 20, 2015 at 14:51
An adjective for someone who doesn't really care about me
Awarded Mar 19, 2015 at 14:58
What is it called when words are deliberately spelled incorrectly but pronunciation is kept unchanged?
Awarded Mar 13, 2015 at 22:13
Origin of "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."?
Awarded Feb 28, 2015 at 11:54
Point someone to something
Awarded Jan 15, 2015 at 19:42
Words that change meaning when a letter is added/removed/changed
Awarded Jan 14, 2015 at 11:20
How did "owly" come to mean irritable or grouchy?
Awarded Dec 31, 2014 at 0:08
Is "missing person" considered a compound noun?
Awarded Dec 28, 2014 at 21:04
Word for the inability to do simple things when you don't look at it
Awarded Dec 25, 2014 at 12:38
What is the origin of the phrase "bullet points"?
Awarded Dec 23, 2014 at 16:16
Why is “wavelength” one word when “wave height” isn't?
Awarded Dec 13, 2014 at 5:52
Connotation of the phrase "bidding big"
Awarded Dec 13, 2014 at 4:35
Meaning of Top Gun quote
Awarded Dec 13, 2014 at 1:36
Can "barge in" be used as an informal and quirky way of saying "come in" and "come on in"?
Awarded Nov 27, 2014 at 12:11
Is the idiom "what price [something]?" used here in the sense of "how about [something]?" - or not?
Awarded Nov 26, 2014 at 10:14
Term for inefficiency inherent in hierarchical allocation
Awarded Oct 30, 2014 at 15:34
'-gate' as a suffix to coin words related to scandals and corruption cases [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 26, 2014 at 13:53
Is this expression a well-established proverb or just a slight variation of a well-established one?
Awarded Oct 23, 2014 at 18:01
"Have been having classes" or "have had classes for three months"?
Awarded Oct 19, 2014 at 17:47
In film, what specific term describes the distinction between "live action", "CG" and "traditional animation"?
Awarded Oct 18, 2014 at 19:02
Are "bear someone out" and "back someone up" sometimes interchangeable?
Awarded Oct 4, 2014 at 0:18
When do you leave out the preposition in a relative clause?
Awarded Sep 22, 2014 at 3:50
different versions of "take into account"
Awarded Sep 19, 2014 at 7:37
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