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17 votes

5 answers

4k views

Why does Steven Pinker say that “can’t” + “any” is just as much of a double-negative as “can’t” + “no” is in “I can’t get no/any satisfaction”?

asked Jan 9, 2021 at 13:35

11 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse?

asked Apr 26, 2017 at 22:25

7 votes

2 answers

189 views

Is there a term for turning a short statement into a long essay just to make sure no one gets offended?

asked May 18, 2016 at 2:51

6 votes

1 answer

433 views

When did the California Vowel Shift begin?

asked Aug 27, 2021 at 19:59

5 votes

3 answers

338 views

Are Canadianisms like "aboat" equally common on the American side of the border, adjacent to it?

asked Feb 20, 2022 at 23:41

5 votes

3 answers

6k views

When did the British and the Americans start to pronounce "o" (as in "God") differently?

asked Mar 16, 2017 at 21:15

5 votes

12 answers

18k views

Word for person willing to argue contradictory things depending on what suits him

asked Jan 19, 2013 at 21:15

4 votes

2 answers

10k views

Can I use the present perfect tense with a specific time expression? [closed]

asked Apr 8, 2014 at 2:46

4 votes

3 answers

860 views

An adjective to describe eyes like these?

asked Aug 11, 2021 at 4:30

4 votes

1 answer

94 views

Is there a term in business for when employees do not give their ideas or inventions to the employer?

asked May 12 at 17:02

3 votes

2 answers

113 views

Word/phrase for "created by someone with poor imagination"

asked Nov 30, 2018 at 7:29

3 votes

2 answers

479 views

Regional meanings of the word "Yankee"

asked Nov 11, 2020 at 22:12

2 votes

2 answers

2k views

Why do we say "eat healthy" instead of "eat healthily"? [duplicate]

asked Apr 25, 2018 at 17:14

2 votes

6 answers

285 views

"tyranny-of-the-people-with-a-chip-on-their-shoulder-and-time-to-burn"

asked Feb 3, 2021 at 1:28

1 vote

3 answers

177 views

Should 'dotard' be considered archaic?

asked Dec 6, 2019 at 1:41

1 vote

2 answers

283 views

Is it grammatical to say "... is both popular and has presented ...'

asked Nov 14, 2023 at 18:20

0 votes

1 answer

131 views

Is Wikipedia's example of parallelism incorrect?

asked Nov 17, 2023 at 20:29

0 votes

2 answers

581 views

Is "they" plural or singular when it's someone's preferred pronoun? [duplicate]

asked Feb 19, 2020 at 17:59

0 votes

0 answers

59 views

Could anyone ID this accent?

asked May 29, 2020 at 0:50

0 votes

0 answers

67 views

Why don't dictionaries include the most common meaning of the word "punt"? [duplicate]

asked Apr 5, 2019 at 4:20

0 votes

2 answers

3k views

When is it OK to start a sentence with "But"? [duplicate]

asked Apr 5, 2018 at 10:39

-1 votes

1 answer

228 views

"Which type of nuts ARE/IS the heathiest?" [duplicate]

asked Jun 8, 2019 at 14:56

-1 votes

1 answer

31k views

Why is Levi's pronounced the way it is? [closed]

asked May 18, 2016 at 2:40

-1 votes

1 answer

939 views

Dialect using "woman" instead of "women"?

asked Jul 5, 2021 at 19:58

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24 Questions

Why does Steven Pinker say that “can’t” + “any” is just as much of a double-negative as “can’t” + “no” is in “I can’t get no/any satisfaction”?

Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse?

Is there a term for turning a short statement into a long essay just to make sure no one gets offended?

When did the California Vowel Shift begin?

Are Canadianisms like "aboat" equally common on the American side of the border, adjacent to it?

When did the British and the Americans start to pronounce "o" (as in "God") differently?

Word for person willing to argue contradictory things depending on what suits him

Can I use the present perfect tense with a specific time expression? [closed]

An adjective to describe eyes like these?

Is there a term in business for when employees do not give their ideas or inventions to the employer?

Word/phrase for "created by someone with poor imagination"

Regional meanings of the word "Yankee"

Why do we say "eat healthy" instead of "eat healthily"? [duplicate]

"tyranny-of-the-people-with-a-chip-on-their-shoulder-and-time-to-burn"

Should 'dotard' be considered archaic?

Is it grammatical to say "... is both popular and has presented ...'

Is Wikipedia's example of parallelism incorrect?

Is "they" plural or singular when it's someone's preferred pronoun? [duplicate]

Could anyone ID this accent?

Why don't dictionaries include the most common meaning of the word "punt"? [duplicate]

When is it OK to start a sentence with "But"? [duplicate]

"Which type of nuts ARE/IS the heathiest?" [duplicate]

Why is Levi's pronounced the way it is? [closed]

Dialect using "woman" instead of "women"?