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Is “I'm working totes” new slang?

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 1:48

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Is there a word for a question asked despite knowing the answer, but meant to elicit a response for the sake of the audience?

answered Nov 5, 2017 at 1:54

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Truefully vs Truthfully -- interchangeable?

answered Oct 9, 2017 at 23:13

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A situation when two or more people speak at the same time

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 5:38

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A word for "a message to myself"

answered Oct 11, 2022 at 6:42

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A better word than "babysitter" for an adult

answered May 19, 2017 at 22:24

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Is there a word or phrase that describes old articles published again?

answered Dec 12, 2021 at 7:51

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What is the English idiomatic equivalent to the Russian “бряцать регалиями” (to “rattle one’s medals”)?

answered Mar 15, 2022 at 23:38

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What to call "casual" or "commonplace" death?

answered Jul 15, 2020 at 5:00

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Someone whose aspirations exceed abilities or means

answered Jun 5, 2019 at 2:54

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What is this strange sentence by Walt Whitman?

answered Jun 5, 2017 at 5:18

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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"

answered May 18 at 8:21

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Is this emotion envy?

answered May 15, 2017 at 1:16

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What is the word for dragging motion of a finger on a trackpad?

answered Apr 6, 2017 at 5:13

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A term for ads masquerading as independent journalism

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 23:47

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Is there an English idiom for when you must commit to a course of action even if it turns out to be the wrong one?

answered Jan 3, 2022 at 23:00

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A proverb that expresses the idea that an unaddressed problem will lead to consequences?

answered Mar 21, 2022 at 23:55

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word for temporarily ordering a worker to a new position because of an emergency

answered Nov 9, 2020 at 13:16

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Name of fastening metal pieces holding the cardboard back to a picture frame?

answered Jun 23, 2017 at 8:52

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Is there a idiom to express a retail operation that closes its door as fast as it starts?

answered Oct 22, 2017 at 21:35

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Is there a word for a fictional character who's obviously a copyright friendly version of another character?

answered Mar 19, 2017 at 2:40

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How common are "arrove" and "arriven" (vs. "arrived")?

answered Apr 13, 2017 at 0:27

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Meaning of "or we have headphones or we don't, so..."

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 22:12

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What are the long metal things in stores that hold products that hang from them?

answered Aug 21, 2023 at 2:17

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(Please see the image) would this be called "leaning against a table" or is there a better phrase for it?

answered Apr 8, 2023 at 8:02

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Why does "know" start with k but "gnostic" start with g?

answered Mar 19, 2022 at 22:50

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"Whomever" as both object and subject

answered Nov 19, 2020 at 11:04

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How to express in a diplomatic, but not too subtle, way that an old (and popular) notion should be dismissed in favor of a new (and better) one?

answered Apr 2, 2017 at 22:53

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How would you say "a car manufactured by Toyota"?

answered Jun 24, 2017 at 18:53

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What do we call personnel who serve VIPs?

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 19:44

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Is “I'm working totes” new slang?

Is there a word for a question asked despite knowing the answer, but meant to elicit a response for the sake of the audience?

Truefully vs Truthfully -- interchangeable?

A situation when two or more people speak at the same time

A word for "a message to myself"

A better word than "babysitter" for an adult

Is there a word or phrase that describes old articles published again?

What is the English idiomatic equivalent to the Russian “бряцать регалиями” (to “rattle one’s medals”)?

What to call "casual" or "commonplace" death?

Someone whose aspirations exceed abilities or means

What is this strange sentence by Walt Whitman?

Is there a single word (or a short phrase) meaning "to be used both in the UK and in the US"

Is this emotion envy?

What is the word for dragging motion of a finger on a trackpad?

A term for ads masquerading as independent journalism

Is there an English idiom for when you must commit to a course of action even if it turns out to be the wrong one?

A proverb that expresses the idea that an unaddressed problem will lead to consequences?

word for temporarily ordering a worker to a new position because of an emergency

Name of fastening metal pieces holding the cardboard back to a picture frame?

Is there a idiom to express a retail operation that closes its door as fast as it starts?

Is there a word for a fictional character who's obviously a copyright friendly version of another character?

How common are "arrove" and "arriven" (vs. "arrived")?

Meaning of "or we have headphones or we don't, so..."

What are the long metal things in stores that hold products that hang from them?

(Please see the image) would this be called "leaning against a table" or is there a better phrase for it?

Why does "know" start with k but "gnostic" start with g?

"Whomever" as both object and subject

How to express in a diplomatic, but not too subtle, way that an old (and popular) notion should be dismissed in favor of a new (and better) one?

How would you say "a car manufactured by Toyota"?

What do we call personnel who serve VIPs?