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Are you an English? Are you a British?
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What's the meaning of “has by”?
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Call it a day meaning
Awarded Jan 22 at 21:09
He missed the car in front by that much
Awarded Jan 20 at 9:11
What are the terms for months with 30 days and for months with 31 days?
Awarded Jan 20 at 7:18
Can we say 'she got out of her/the bed’ with a determiner?
Awarded Jan 18 at 6:31
Why do people say “too little too xyz” instead of “a little too xyz”
Awarded Jan 16 at 23:42
How do you pronounce FAQs?
Awarded Jan 16 at 6:10
Why is it “she really done me”?
Awarded Jan 15 at 8:25
the meaning of “And there you have it!”
Awarded Jan 14 at 15:06
Why is there a 'p' in “assumption” but not in “assume”?
Awarded Jan 11 at 10:41
Why is “others” used here?
Awarded Jan 11 at 4:27
Using a verb as subject of a sentence
Awarded Jan 10 at 21:33
Does a code snippet compile? Or does it get compiled?
Awarded Jan 10 at 16:58
Difference between a “block” and a “building” in this situation
Awarded Jan 10 at 13:20
Was “twelve” pronounced as “TPELF”?
Awarded Jan 9 at 12:17
128-bit vs 128 bits
Awarded Jan 8 at 17:15
mRNA-1273 vaccine: How do you say the “1273” part aloud?
Awarded Jan 6 at 14:56
What does “eternal skill” mean?
Awarded Jan 5 at 12:11
What does on the ballot mean?
Awarded Jan 2 at 12:51
pull a Jefferson
Awarded Jan 2 at 2:45
“a” or “the” article before a compound noun
Awarded Dec 28 '20 at 20:17
Why isn't there a way to say “catched up”? We can only say “caught up”
Awarded Dec 25 '20 at 16:34
Is “Don't be” correct as a response to “I am sorry”?
Awarded Dec 25 '20 at 12:57
Is it correct to say “I am scoring my girlfriend/my boss” when your girlfriend/boss acknowledge good things you are doing for them?
Awarded Dec 18 '20 at 14:20
What does “Rabid, rabid” mean
Awarded Dec 15 '20 at 10:42
she kicked me right in the teeth. Is there a pun in this phrase?
Awarded Dec 14 '20 at 18:16
“Every” or “Not one”?
Awarded Dec 14 '20 at 11:03
Does “who are naked” mean “who are very poor”?
Awarded Dec 10 '20 at 23:40
What does “ima” mean in “ima sue the s*** out of em”?
Awarded Dec 8 '20 at 21:56
Comprehension of 'he doesn't say NOT after everything'
Awarded Dec 8 '20 at 5:50
The sentence structure “it is because of… that…”
Awarded Dec 7 '20 at 16:25
Is “ciao” equivalent to “hello” and “goodbye” in English?
Awarded Dec 7 '20 at 2:32
What does “scrap” mean in "“father had taught them to do: drive semis, weld, scrap.” - book “Educated” by Tara Westover?
Awarded Dec 5 '20 at 15:01
When to use in writing the characters “=” and “:”?
Awarded Dec 3 '20 at 13:50
in order for I to do something — “for I”? why not “for me”?
Awarded Nov 29 '20 at 13:05
What does YMCA stand for here?
Awarded Nov 29 '20 at 2:42
a rite of passage
Awarded Nov 25 '20 at 3:22
“BETA” is Latin for still doesn't work?
Awarded Nov 21 '20 at 19:41
Why is the W silent in “sword” but not in “swore”?
Awarded Nov 19 '20 at 12:32
“In page” or “on page”, which preposition?
Awarded Nov 17 '20 at 8:48
What does “penny roll” mean in this sentence?
Awarded Nov 16 '20 at 5:55
What would you call a criminal who is responsible for driving a car and helping the others escape?
Awarded Nov 14 '20 at 17:35
Using the verb 'have' instead of the verb 'eat'
Awarded Nov 13 '20 at 5:27
What is the word used to express “investigating someone without their knowledge”?
Awarded Nov 13 '20 at 1:01
“Spare time” or “Spend time”
Awarded Nov 10 '20 at 14:10
Why are “south” and “southern” pronounced with different vowels?
Awarded Nov 9 '20 at 22:01
Which is correct: “on foot” or “by foot”?
Awarded Nov 9 '20 at 19:08
Why don't foreign phrases such as “mot juste” get anglicized when used in English?
Awarded Nov 9 '20 at 11:40
Can you use “What is today's day?”
Awarded Nov 1 '20 at 12:42
Is “beyond your comprehension” an offensive phrase?
Awarded Oct 30 '20 at 17:52
Ambiguity in “his son killed his mother”
Awarded Oct 30 '20 at 12:03
“Roll a 40 down the street” meaning
Awarded Oct 27 '20 at 4:11
Having considered . . . into account
Awarded Oct 25 '20 at 8:42
What is the joke in this context? (a “spring” in my step)
Awarded Oct 21 '20 at 19:05
“White glass” or “transparent glass”?
Awarded Oct 21 '20 at 15:33
Can “nor” follow a positive phrase?
Awarded Oct 17 '20 at 13:31
Using the comma separator before 'such that'
Awarded Oct 11 '20 at 17:42
Should I write “X and I”, “X and me”, “I and X”, or “me and X” in a conjoined object?
Awarded Oct 11 '20 at 8:15
What does Trump mean here with “They don’t need more as they are going up for the shot.”?
Awarded Oct 10 '20 at 17:12
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