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53 votes

1 answer

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What does "c'tee" mean?

asked Oct 3, 2011 at 9:44

31 votes

4 answers

6k views

How was sexual intercourse referred to before 'sex'?

asked Aug 30, 2013 at 11:31

15 votes

5 answers

4k views

Cottage Cheese: So called to differentiate from "expensive" cheese?

asked Dec 19, 2011 at 17:09

10 votes

8 answers

4k views

What is the origin of suffixing "-ass" to adjectives?

asked Apr 12, 2012 at 2:16

10 votes

3 answers

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Verb for "to make bold"

asked Jul 16, 2012 at 8:39

7 votes

9 answers

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Positive euphemisms for desert?

asked Dec 19, 2011 at 23:44

4 votes

3 answers

9k views

Word for "dark" with positive connotation

asked Dec 2, 2014 at 22:41

4 votes

6 answers

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Antonym of benefit

asked Aug 28, 2015 at 13:40

2 votes

1 answer

173 views

Multiple plurals of the word "die"

asked Jul 14, 2023 at 19:21

2 votes

6 answers

278 views

When I inherit, my father does what?

asked Sep 3, 2013 at 9:09

2 votes

3 answers

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When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread?

asked Oct 31, 2012 at 9:57

2 votes

2 answers

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What is the opposite of "euphemism"

asked Mar 12, 2012 at 15:46

2 votes

3 answers

552 views

"Which" or "where"?

asked Mar 20, 2012 at 11:33

2 votes

5 answers

7k views

Is there a word for temporary-but-may-become-permanent?

asked Apr 29, 2012 at 10:41

1 vote

3 answers

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What type of verb is "do"?

asked Aug 15, 2012 at 13:28

1 vote

1 answer

217 views

Why is φύσις often used for "body" in today’s English?

asked Aug 11, 2015 at 12:35

0 votes

2 answers

1k views

What is "I'm gonna serve it to you" trying to convey?

asked Mar 7, 2014 at 8:45

0 votes

1 answer

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Word for "had they not provided for us, we would have learned to provide for ourselves" [closed]

asked Sep 18, 2020 at 15:56

-1 votes

2 answers

45 views

How to properly phrase a sentence in which the two key words of the OR clause use different prepositions

asked Feb 16, 2023 at 20:10

-1 votes

2 answers

3k views

A synonym for 'rich' (varied) without connotations of wealth [duplicate]

asked Aug 30, 2012 at 5:01

-1 votes

5 answers

7k views

"Optional but recommended" vs "optional" [closed]

asked Nov 28, 2012 at 10:05

-2 votes

1 answer

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Pedantic: Is the "triangle" instrument badly named? [closed]

asked Jul 18, 2012 at 16:03

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22 Questions

What does "c'tee" mean?

How was sexual intercourse referred to before 'sex'?

Cottage Cheese: So called to differentiate from "expensive" cheese?

What is the origin of suffixing "-ass" to adjectives?

Verb for "to make bold"

Positive euphemisms for desert?

Word for "dark" with positive connotation

Antonym of benefit

Multiple plurals of the word "die"

When I inherit, my father does what?

When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread?

What is the opposite of "euphemism"

"Which" or "where"?

Is there a word for temporary-but-may-become-permanent?

What type of verb is "do"?

Why is φύσις often used for "body" in today’s English?

What is "I'm gonna serve it to you" trying to convey?

Word for "had they not provided for us, we would have learned to provide for ourselves" [closed]

How to properly phrase a sentence in which the two key words of the OR clause use different prepositions

A synonym for 'rich' (varied) without connotations of wealth [duplicate]

"Optional but recommended" vs "optional" [closed]

Pedantic: Is the "triangle" instrument badly named? [closed]