Questions tagged [list-request]
Requests for lists of words, phrases, or other information. Note, though, that these questions are off-topic. See the Help or the expanded tag info for more details.
12
questions
29
votes
3
answers
5k
views
Can anyone provide me with a list of English words that are their own antonyms? [closed]
I am looking for a list of all English words that are their own antonyms. Off the top of my head, I can only think of "either", "fast", "to dust" and "to lease", but there must be dozens more. Can you ...
94
votes
124
answers
74k
views
What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?
Quite a few words are mispronounced by under-educated people, or people learning English as a second language. Some words are often mispronounced by quite educated people who read, and began reading ...
96
votes
20
answers
580k
views
Which expressions can be used to close an email? [closed]
At the end of written communication like emails and letters, it is customary to use a closing valediction or "complementary close". Which formal and informal expressions can be used to end emails?
58
votes
8
answers
12k
views
What’s purportedly wrong with Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style”?
I was reading the comments on this answer where several users claimed that Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style was “misinformed, hypocritical, and wrong” and “flat-out wrong or totally misleading”...
10
votes
7
answers
73k
views
What are some slang words for "police" in countries besides the US?
In the US we have a number of slang terms that are commonly used to refer to the police:
cops
pigs
five-O
fuzz
buzzkill (referring to their presence messing up the enjoyment of drugs)
I am curious ...
4
votes
5
answers
3k
views
Are there other words with the same weird spelling / pronunciation combo as "victual"?
I've always thought that "victual" was a funny word because its spelling and pronunciation are so alien to anything else I know of in the English language. The free dictionary explains the origin of ...
18
votes
7
answers
24k
views
Words for meat differ from the words for the corresponding animal
In English we have:
"beef" for "cow", "cattle"
"veal" for "calf"
"pork" for "pig"
"mutton" for "sheep"
I'm not aware of this separation for "fish", "goat" or "chicken" (Spanish has "pollo" and "...
15
votes
24
answers
3k
views
Favourite untranslatables [closed]
What are your favourite words and idioms in other languages that don't have good, succinct equivalents in English?
(The issue of whether there is, or could be, a sentence on one language whose meaning ...
13
votes
7
answers
3k
views
Are there commonly used words to denote different gradations of friendship in English?
In English there is only one word for grade of friendship: friends. All of you agree that friends are different: with some of them you just drank beer few times, other you know for many years and you ...
24
votes
5
answers
7k
views
Does America have its Versions of U- and Non-U English?
In Britain and most of Europe, some form of U-speak exists: old-money language has certain features that distinguish it from other language. In Dutch, it doesn't really have a name, but it is still ...
8
votes
4
answers
10k
views
Where can I find a list of English paronyms?
Can anyone point me to a (more or less) complete list of English paronyms (affect/effect, farther/further, alternately/alternatively, interested/interesting, corrupted/corrupt, adopt/adapt, continuous/...
7
votes
12
answers
19k
views
Words with different meanings in American and British English
This is similar to this question, but not quite the same. There are quite a few words which have totally different meanings in American and British English and which are likely to cause confusion ...