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Is there a single word (or a short phrase) meaning "to be used both in the UK and in the US"
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How do I express a time point which is a decade ago, counting from another time point mentioned in a passage?
Awarded Jun 1 at 18:22
What's a word meaning to use one’s hands and feet equally?
Awarded Jun 1 at 17:47
Question tag for "you must have felt it too"?
Awarded Jun 1 at 5:22
What is the origin of “give it the beans!”?
Awarded May 31 at 22:10
Is there a term for 'Era when the gods walked amongst men'?
Awarded May 31 at 16:02
Why there is an "h" in proper names like Afghanistan, Baghdad and Lamborghini?
Awarded May 31 at 9:55
Use of Everyone with Who [duplicate]
Awarded May 31 at 9:01
What does "one away from" ("two away from", etc) mean?
Awarded May 31 at 7:27
Punctuation when writing out a numbered list with the words "one", "two", etc
Awarded May 31 at 6:30
Terminology for diagonal line that also indicates orientation
Awarded May 31 at 4:17
Is there any difference in meaning/usage/etc between the words 'explorative' and 'exploratory'?
Awarded May 31 at 2:46
What does "analytica" mean? [closed]
Awarded May 30 at 21:48
A one-word synonym for "someone who wears his heart on his sleeve"?
Awarded May 30 at 20:18
Word for the day you have spent half of your life with someone
Awarded May 30 at 18:51
Using "to" before a verb [duplicate]
Awarded May 30 at 14:48
An alternative valediction for sailors to “fair winds”
Awarded May 30 at 13:27
Word or Phrase for a lie being told to force someone to do something?
Awarded May 30 at 11:01
Origin of the 'Three Rules of Work', popularly attributed to Einstein
Awarded May 30 at 10:40
Meaning of "Right Out" in Context [closed]
Awarded May 30 at 9:47
Why is Siobhan pronounced with a /v/ sound in English?
Awarded May 30 at 8:10
Word (or phrase) that means something you thought was a great idea, that turns out to be a massive error
Awarded May 29 at 21:21
Difference between "Archival record" and "Archive reference"
Awarded May 29 at 20:10
English equivalent of Argentine "persiana"
Awarded May 28 at 21:27
A word for something that is, "Bizarre" but, "Beautiful"
Awarded May 28 at 15:40
What does "to be a fixture" mean?
Awarded May 28 at 15:34
What is the meaning of To Keep Tally
Awarded May 28 at 12:20
Origin of the phrase "Mustard on the beat"?
Awarded May 28 at 8:08
How to pronounce the "bunched /r/" sound?
Awarded May 27 at 21:11
"Check with" or "check in with"
Awarded May 27 at 15:08
"Whose turn to" vs "Whose turn is it to" [closed]
Awarded May 27 at 9:56
What accent can I put on "u" to make it sound like "you"? [closed]
Awarded May 27 at 3:35
Shakespeare's Macbeth "Conduct me to (mine) host" Mine host vs My Host
Awarded May 27 at 1:41
Why is home electricity supply called "mains"?
Awarded May 26 at 20:41
Looking for a word or phrase to describe the "scars" left behind from any form of "good time"
Awarded May 26 at 15:56
Usage of the word "moan" in Keats's poems
Awarded May 26 at 11:06
The meaning of "blow me down"? [duplicate]
Awarded May 26 at 7:34
Is there any reason for saying "he is good-looking", instead of "he is well-looking"?
Awarded May 26 at 4:03
What is a word for being obviously humorous?
Awarded May 26 at 2:58
Name for the relationship of my wife's father's sister's son to me? [duplicate]
Awarded May 25 at 6:35
Who would use the word "manky"?
Awarded May 25 at 1:21
Synonyms for "as the saying goes"
Awarded May 25 at 0:20
What do you call an old-fashioned poster pole?
Awarded May 24 at 22:40
I am looking for a word to describe a person who takes joy in creating (food, art, etc.) and loves to learn about the world and its cultures
Awarded May 24 at 22:35
"Wish in one hand, tacky in the other. See which fills up first". What's the meaning of "tacky" here?
Awarded May 24 at 21:08
How to rephrase 'questions that concern me'
Awarded May 24 at 19:58
What is the 1896 source for the origin of "dyke"?
Awarded May 24 at 17:42
"Let's take a step back" alternatives for an essay
Awarded May 23 at 23:06
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Please share your insights [closed]
Awarded May 23 at 21:27
When do you answer a question with "would be" instead of "is/are"?
Awarded May 23 at 12:48
How to tell which word a prepositional phrase is modifying?
Awarded May 23 at 3:07
In the direction opposite to me
Awarded May 22 at 23:47
Is there a word that encompasses the meaning of both "sort" and "filter"? [closed]
Awarded May 22 at 22:41
Is there any proverb or idiom that conveys "the world is bound to no man"?
Awarded May 22 at 21:55
Which one would sound better : "are used" or "being used"
Awarded May 22 at 5:11
How to describe a small meaningless argument / fight? [duplicate]
Awarded May 21 at 23:12
Is there a word or phrase to describe a job that requires a college degree?
Awarded May 21 at 18:06
"Architecture": Countable or Uncountable
Awarded May 21 at 15:56
Why is the word "bread" pronounced "bred"?
Awarded May 21 at 13:28
Which is correct in this example? Who or whom? (example upon which my friends and two professional editors could not come to an agreement) [duplicate]
Awarded May 21 at 9:17
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