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Why has "pence" been used in this sentence, not "pences"?
Awarded Mar 25, 2019 at 18:10
Can I say "fingers" when referring to toes?
Awarded Mar 20, 2019 at 21:15
"An hour" or "a hour"
Awarded Mar 20, 2019 at 20:55
What does *dead* mean in *What do you mean, dead?*?
Awarded Mar 10, 2019 at 9:40
“I had a flat in the centre of town, but I didn’t like living there, so …”
Awarded Mar 10, 2019 at 7:45
Is "cogitate" used appropriately in "I cogitate that success relies on hard work"?
Awarded Mar 9, 2019 at 0:35
Why doesn't "adolescent" take any articles in "listen to adolescent agonising"?
Awarded Mar 7, 2019 at 16:15
Difference between 'stomach' and 'uterus'
Awarded Mar 7, 2019 at 7:15
What are "industrial chops"?
Awarded Mar 1, 2019 at 6:15
Is it really OK to use "because of"?
Awarded Feb 28, 2019 at 16:30
Phrases that express "afraid of wife" in English
Awarded Feb 22, 2019 at 20:50
What does "don't have a baby" imply or mean in this sentence?
Awarded Feb 22, 2019 at 15:25
Why does the phrase "drop dead gorgeous" mean "very gorgeous"?
Awarded Feb 10, 2019 at 3:25
"He borrowed me some money."; right or wrong?
Awarded Feb 1, 2019 at 21:00
Can "strong" be used as a noun?
Awarded Feb 1, 2019 at 8:15
What is the meaning of the phrase "tack against"?
Awarded Jan 29, 2019 at 23:05
“The,” “a” or no article: “See you in _____ court.”
Awarded Jan 22, 2019 at 19:55
Why is "He is the kind of person who, if he had lived ..., people would not have been able to categorise him." ungrammatical?
Awarded Jan 11, 2019 at 12:50
Explain why "Who is she playing the piano?" is incorrect
Awarded Jan 10, 2019 at 16:40
"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
Awarded Dec 31, 2018 at 22:55
How to understand "I had two try"
Awarded Dec 7, 2018 at 0:45
How do you describe a nut which does not tighten
Awarded Dec 5, 2018 at 17:10
Why usually is the word "halfway" used with "down" rather than "up"?
Awarded Nov 26, 2018 at 22:45
What does "Scary-lookin' fing, inee" mean?
Awarded Nov 12, 2018 at 14:45
Why do the British use the word "flipping" for emphasis?
Awarded Nov 9, 2018 at 2:15
Is there an idiom about how humanely killing something is better than letting it live in pain?
Awarded Nov 8, 2018 at 19:50
How do you describe an anomaly in the car body! deformation? Sunken?
Awarded Nov 4, 2018 at 1:45
What does "my name was down for Eton" mean?
Awarded Oct 30, 2018 at 18:45
What's the meaning of " you're being G.O. Sixteened."?
Awarded Oct 24, 2018 at 0:30
When is the past perfect exactly needed?
Awarded Oct 22, 2018 at 11:05
A word or a phrase for "riding a bicycle on only one wheel"
Awarded Oct 5, 2018 at 4:35
What does "go blue" mean here?
Awarded Sep 21, 2018 at 14:40
A pro and a con at the same time
Awarded Sep 6, 2018 at 15:40
What does "He has insurance, but Christ" mean?
Awarded Aug 25, 2018 at 17:20
What's the difference between "vanilla" and "plain" when talking about yogurts?
Awarded Aug 17, 2018 at 7:30
What's the correct unit for homework?
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 23:11
What do you call the act of drinking a whole bottle of, say, water in one go?
Awarded Aug 14, 2018 at 17:20
Idiom for blaming a bad act on the devil
Awarded Aug 13, 2018 at 14:55
What's the meaning "be from money"?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 8:10
What do you call an action that is less serious than a "crime" (that is not illegal, just against rules)?
Awarded Aug 4, 2018 at 20:50
"a dollar and change". What does "change" mean?
Awarded Jul 28, 2018 at 20:45
Husband is dead: He and his wife {are/were} great scientists
Awarded Jul 19, 2018 at 0:47
Using present simple when talking about a past event in spoken English
Awarded Jul 16, 2018 at 21:03
Verb for "just opening a bit" a window or door
Awarded Jul 10, 2018 at 9:39
What is the meaning of "stool” in the context of getting a job?
Awarded Jul 4, 2018 at 7:20
How to say something like "my company" without sounding like I own the company?
Awarded Jun 29, 2018 at 5:45
"My son/daughter" or "Our son/daughter"?
Awarded Jun 28, 2018 at 19:21
The meaning of "half woman, half girl"
Awarded Jun 20, 2018 at 11:14
What do you call the "ceiling" of a table?
Awarded Jun 20, 2018 at 9:57
"It's them as should be sorry!" grammar
Awarded Jun 16, 2018 at 21:33
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is (not?)
Awarded Jun 13, 2018 at 9:13
How can you recognize if an "uncle" is father's brother or mother's brother? (Is there any "default option"? )
Awarded Jun 5, 2018 at 17:21
What's the meaning of "You get that much because that’s how much you get"?
Awarded Jun 5, 2018 at 4:55
Great Expectations [is written vs has been written] by Charles Dickens
Awarded May 26, 2018 at 2:15
What's the meaning of "to doctor the books"?
Awarded May 20, 2018 at 20:21
Spelling/pronunciation of "gross" different from "moss","floss", "loss", "toss" etc
Awarded May 4, 2018 at 14:32
Single word request for rings formation on water
Awarded Apr 24, 2018 at 12:39
Do native speakers pronounce "found the remark" without the "the"?
Awarded Apr 20, 2018 at 14:07
Saying for "Bomb proof"
Awarded Apr 19, 2018 at 0:08
"Crashing at the Y" What does it mean?
Awarded Apr 16, 2018 at 18:30
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