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Why "bu" in burial is pronounced as "be" in bed?
Awarded Jun 14 at 1:27
Meaning of "press upon"
Awarded Jun 13 at 8:26
Is there a phrase like "etymologically related" but for food?
Awarded Jun 13 at 6:01
Is there one word for "not challenged enough"?
Awarded Jun 13 at 5:26
Word for a country declaring independence from an empire
Awarded Jun 13 at 1:57
Singular or plural verb after parenthetical material containing a conjunction?
Awarded Jun 13 at 0:36
Comma for, e.g., "To the best of our knowledge, ..." and "To achieve this, ..." [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 12 at 20:45
Is "luggage" becoming a countable noun?
Awarded Jun 12 at 14:20
A phone call you ask your friend to make to you in middle of a date
Awarded Jun 12 at 12:17
What are the words ending in "-ey" pronounced [eɪ]?
Awarded Jun 12 at 11:35
What is the word for "other people's thinking"?
Awarded Jun 11 at 22:27
What's the American or British English equivalent to "take a download from", meaning get to know the information from someone?
Awarded Jun 11 at 17:51
Is "mediaeval" an outdated spelling of "medieval"?
Awarded Jun 11 at 17:05
Words to describe a young adult or teen who behaves recklessly and won't listen to advice from older people [closed]
Awarded Jun 11 at 10:28
Idiom for Spanish ‘no escupas para arriba’ (i.e., ‘be careful with the harm you do, it could come back at you’)
Awarded Jun 11 at 9:10
Should I use "your support" or "your supports" when talking to two or more people? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 11 at 8:31
My family vs. my family
Awarded Jun 11 at 8:31
Onomatopoeia for click sound made with tongue and mouth?
Awarded Jun 11 at 3:58
How to describe a shop selling handmade designer goods in one or two words?
Awarded Jun 11 at 3:27
Unproven vs. Unsubstantiated [closed]
Awarded Jun 11 at 2:11
What are the names of the 2 pieces of a quick release strap buckle?
Awarded Jun 11 at 0:11
A word for "a chance to makeup for past mistakes"
Awarded Jun 10 at 22:31
Verb for "Placing undue weight on a specific factor when making a decision"
Awarded Jun 10 at 21:41
(Latin) Abbrevation for 'apropos' / 'regarding' / 'with respect to'
Awarded Jun 10 at 16:25
"Collection of" or "Collection from" [closed]
Awarded Jun 10 at 16:19
'For' versus 'toward'
Awarded Jun 10 at 13:15
What is the term for the person leaving the position and person replacing the position in a secondment
Awarded Jun 10 at 6:33
What's the word that means to help someone in return [closed]
Awarded Jun 9 at 7:34
"the girl with the red dress on" — What licenses the preposition "on"? What does it function as?
Awarded Jun 9 at 3:15
Which question tag is correct? "Shut the door, will you?" or "Shut the door, won't you?" [closed]
Awarded Jun 8 at 19:41
"Bikeway" vs. "bike route" vs. "bike path" vs. "bike trail" vs. "bike track" vs. "bike lane" on US road signs
Awarded Jun 7 at 21:35
Scheduled FOR or IN the next days
Awarded Jun 7 at 16:02
Single word for "separated for a while with the expectation to be reunited"
Awarded Jun 7 at 16:02
“They are…” vs. “these are...” when answering the question" Whose xxx are these? [closed]
Awarded Jun 7 at 14:25
What is the best word to describe the feeling of being nervous, intimidated, excited etc which may be felt upon meeting a person you greatly admire? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 7 at 6:03
Why is an article often used with (the) Rubik's cube, although other "name+'s" constructions usually don't use one?
Awarded Jun 7 at 2:46
Can you use 'fun' as an adjective? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 6 at 7:32
Do we capitalize job titles after a person's name? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 5 at 17:00
How to compare frequency of word use over time between British and American English?
Awarded Jun 5 at 15:17
"to save" or "to be saved"
Awarded Jun 5 at 14:26
Vocative comma before "all"?
Awarded Jun 5 at 13:27
Assume by/by way of /toward contradiction
Awarded Jun 4 at 22:56
What's it called when someone does his work at client's home
Awarded Jun 4 at 14:57
What is a more formal synonym for "getting the job"?
Awarded Jun 4 at 12:41
What is the difference between formal & standard written English? [closed]
Awarded Jun 4 at 11:11
When using an apostrophe at the beginning of someone's name, should the next letter be capitalised?
Awarded Jun 4 at 10:42
Are "measles, mumps, Diabetes, rabies, rickets, shingles" uncountable nouns or singular nouns?
Awarded Jun 4 at 9:17
Capitalization of "RF" versus "dc"
Awarded Jun 4 at 7:25
Is there a word for other fractions analogous to whole, half, quarter?
Awarded Jun 4 at 6:56
To + Noun as Verb? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 3 at 20:15
Can "nude" or "naked" to refer to a half-covered body?
Awarded Jun 3 at 17:42
When did “green field’ and ‘brown field’ come into use as an economic, or investment term, and who rearranged so?
Awarded Jun 3 at 17:42
What is an idiom for saying that someone/something is as bad as someone/something else? [closed]
Awarded Jun 3 at 15:41
"Second lady" vs "vice first lady"
Awarded Jun 2 at 21:41
Difference between "get hands on" and "get" [closed]
Awarded Jun 2 at 16:57
Why is the word building used instead of built?
Awarded Jun 2 at 11:41
When to add "been" to present perfect tense [closed]
Awarded Jun 2 at 4:11
Way to refer to the "act" of praising a person/inflating their ego with the intention of later causing their downfall?
Awarded Jun 2 at 2:25
The opposite of "relational"
Awarded Jun 2 at 0:09
English idiom equivalent to “Like a deaf man at a wedding procession”
Awarded Jun 1 at 21:55
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