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How can I describe being temporarily stupid?
Awarded Sep 22 at 6:40
How to pronounce the "s" in "apples" in English and American English?
Awarded Sep 21 at 6:34
How do native speakers say 'the light bulb has stopped working'
Awarded Sep 18 at 22:57
What is a noun expressing a very young person who has advanced skills even higher than adults?
Awarded Sep 11 at 13:48
Is "slightly ajar" a tautology?
Awarded Sep 7 at 11:56
Why can I write "Please open window" without an article?
Awarded Jul 27 at 9:49
Are some schools teaching "They" as genderless singular?
Awarded Jul 7 at 12:35
What is the difference among "Sign up", "Sign in" and "Log in"?
Awarded Jun 30 at 10:28
How do you read "10/10"?
Awarded Jun 24 at 13:41
What adverb could I use before "apologizing" to mean "a lot"?
Awarded Jun 16 at 10:05
What is the phrase expressing that someone promised to meet you, but then canceled the meeting without telling you in advance?
Awarded May 8 at 17:20
Can we say "swimsuit" for any kind of swimwear (either gender)?
Awarded May 5 at 6:48
What is a word with a negative connotation that describes a person who talks as if he or she knows everything?
Awarded Feb 1 at 21:26
Is the phrase "I read that in Spock" correct?
Awarded Jan 10 at 21:55
Difference between "I like swimming" and "I like to swim"?
Awarded Dec 15, 2022 at 16:25
Does "You little liar" mean "You tell small and not so serious lies" or just "You tell lies in general"?
Awarded Dec 9, 2022 at 5:12
Is 'neon' used in daily life to refer to modern things?
Awarded Nov 22, 2022 at 13:32
What sense does "I approve of this message" make?
Awarded Nov 3, 2022 at 1:10
What do you call those "round checkboxes"?
Awarded Oct 25, 2022 at 21:25
What do you call a desperate attempt unlikely to succeed?
Awarded Oct 18, 2022 at 1:31
Cut the price "by" or "to" or "in" half?
Awarded Oct 7, 2022 at 0:16
Why is "Dick" a nickname for "Richard"?
Awarded Sep 16, 2022 at 17:26
Do Americans say “My car's tire has a slow puncture” in everyday English?
Awarded Aug 12, 2022 at 15:27
What does the phrase "in plan" mean in this Wikipedia page? (is this a typo?)
Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 12:57
Can I say down north as well as down south?
Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 12:57
Why is it "your" and not "yours" in "to see your on Amazon account activity"
Awarded Jul 28, 2022 at 9:25
Agnostic vs Atheist
Awarded May 30, 2022 at 12:10
Next month, I _______ John for 20 years
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 15:32
What is the meaning of "dog-food" here?
Awarded May 23, 2022 at 23:04
“file doesn’t exist” or “file doesn’t exists”
Awarded May 18, 2022 at 8:41
Is "until" inclusive or exclusive?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 19:47
How to interpret 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'?
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 19:50
What's the word for a piece of catchy melody in a music?
Awarded Apr 10, 2022 at 19:56
Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing
Awarded Mar 16, 2022 at 16:10
It was a fitting only dinner in Texas for us
Awarded Feb 27, 2022 at 1:31
Do we say "it is on the news" in both American and British English?
Awarded Feb 22, 2022 at 23:17
What does the word "truant" mean in this context?
Awarded Feb 3, 2022 at 19:56
If a sentence ends with an abbreviation (e.g. "[...] he lived in the U.S."), does that mean "U.S" is a correct abbreviation?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 3:07
What does 'do steak and chips' mean?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 20:01
Are idioms not recommended in a formal situation?
Awarded Oct 15, 2021 at 15:06
What's the name of this walking style used by Luna Lovegood?
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 21:35
The Ö letter in "Coördinator"
Awarded Oct 2, 2021 at 12:25
What does "confused TF out of" mean?
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 11:09
Do we say - "in the meeting" or "at the meeting"
Awarded Sep 24, 2021 at 18:47
Why can’t we call a person who taught students a “previous teacher” in this situation?
Awarded Sep 9, 2021 at 22:26
Why can’t I say “I hung a picture on the wall on the chair”?
Awarded Sep 8, 2021 at 16:16
"There is a lot " vs. "There are lot"
Awarded Sep 5, 2021 at 8:11
Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?
Awarded Sep 4, 2021 at 3:11
Does this make sense to a native speaker? "despite the real Jones is living in a cave!"
Awarded Sep 2, 2021 at 14:06
banned in vs banned from?
Awarded Aug 18, 2021 at 17:27
Which is more appropriate? "I was married" OR "I have been married"?
Awarded Aug 13, 2021 at 21:42
Why isn’t “the passengers were perished” correct?
Awarded Jul 28, 2021 at 16:56
Is 'much funny' a correct English expression? If it's not, then how can we replace it?
Awarded Jul 21, 2021 at 23:05
What is the word for "searching for leftovers" in a destroyed minimart in a zombie infested world?
Awarded Jul 19, 2021 at 4:47
Is it "the" or "a" in “The life of __ peasant”?
Awarded Jul 9, 2021 at 17:33
Walk around nonchalantly in one word
Awarded Jul 7, 2021 at 17:55
What is the word that expresses both 'Clock' and 'Watch'?
Awarded Jul 6, 2021 at 22:25
Meaning of "I just look out and go" in "Doctors will be, walk a couple of miles every day. And I just look out and go, can't be bothered."
Awarded Jun 19, 2021 at 17:05
Can I use "they" to refer to my own skills?
Awarded Jun 2, 2021 at 23:18
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Awarded Jun 1, 2021 at 17:36
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