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call it -- what does this term mean? Context: I can't. I'm calling it. I'm calling it

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stangdon

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"On the open down"?

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DialFrost

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"The dog ate one of the boys’ breakfast."

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MarcInManhattan

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What does a “complete symphony” mean?

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Mary

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Oh Cone-ada! Ice Cream

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JBH

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Is "singular they" widely used?

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Laurel

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Questioning with how in the middle of sentence

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cruthers

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Hearing the noise vs Hearing noise

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Steve Bennett

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Next month, I _______ John for 20 years

Awarded May 24 at 5:50

Colin Fine

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What does Chaos Tax mean?

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Astralbee

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Is there a passive construction for 'I have a pen.'

Awarded May 20 at 22:26

Tᴚoɯɐuo

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Who's that book by? vs. Whom's that book by?

Awarded May 12 at 16:25

gotube♦

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What does down the hall mean?

Awarded May 8 at 10:49

fluffy

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years (of) experience

Awarded May 6 at 17:55

Maulik V

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Is there any sound that expresses anger?

Awarded May 6 at 1:20

DialFrost

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Is the term "beltway pansy" used in modern English?

Awarded Apr 29 at 22:16

Juhasz

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"I only have a friend” vs "I only have one friend”

Awarded Apr 26 at 8:50

Eden0516

"Each of them is" or "each of them are"?

Awarded Apr 22 at 6:26

Andy Schweig

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Long form of "typo"

Awarded Apr 17 at 2:18

Eden0516

Why is a comma necessary after "holding" in "based on, or holding, the belief"?

Awarded Apr 12 at 21:40

BoomChuck

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Can I call a door to the left 'left door'?

Awarded Apr 12 at 16:10

Azor Ahai -him-

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What would you call it if you want to convert the simple binding of a book to the form shown in the picture?

Awarded Apr 9 at 14:26

Mohsen from Iran

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"The following" vs. "Following"

Awarded Apr 9 at 7:32

stangdon

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Does "like" require an "etc." along with it?

Awarded Apr 3 at 6:15

Kate Bunting

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Which is correct: "a html game" or "an html game"?

Awarded Apr 2 at 13:35

James K

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If I want to avoid the possessive apostrophe, could I write "John his new tires are great" instead of "John's tires are great"?

Awarded Apr 1 at 21:02

stangdon

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How "looking forward to watching me play" makes sense grammatically

Awarded Mar 27 at 10:10

Eli Harold

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What does "I need a 10 in silver" mean?

Awarded Mar 18 at 14:11

Eli Harold

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What does "expensive dinosaur" means?

Awarded Mar 15 at 21:22

Nuclear Hoagie

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To use "don't" and "no" in one sentence to make it negative

Awarded Mar 14 at 8:08

Billy Kerr

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The history of the "morning after" pill doesn't explain its name

Awarded Mar 11 at 15:26

Vegawatcher

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What does "fells" mean here?

Awarded Mar 7 at 14:55

Colin Fine

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What does "numbers" mean in the picture?

Awarded Feb 28 at 19:27

Jörg W Mittag

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When I tell a story in the past, shouldn't I use past tense when the verbs are describing states?

Awarded Feb 25 at 21:08

Richard Winters

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Built-in, In-built, Inbuilt and Builtin - I'm confused

Awarded Feb 22 at 20:41

dslake

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a rehearsal for a gunfight set

Awarded Feb 22 at 1:37

Richard Winters

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A group of dogs emerge or emerges?

Awarded Feb 21 at 13:45

gotube♦

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What would "Secure in his knowledge of the cosmic nature of eating" mean in this context?

Awarded Feb 17 at 19:25

James K

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What does "the Buckeye" mean in this context?

Awarded Feb 17 at 9:22

Ethan Bolker

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Is it "in a contest" or "at a contest"?

Awarded Feb 16 at 9:41

J.R.♦

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Can we leave out "to" after go?

Awarded Feb 15 at 16:22

MarcInManhattan

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Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?

Awarded Feb 12 at 15:05

SF.

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Refering to plural using it/they

Awarded Feb 10 at 11:56

Michael Harvey

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When a company launches a new product do they "come out" with a new product or do they "come up" with a new product?

Awarded Feb 10 at 3:26

SamBC

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What does 'sus' mean in the sentence "People who joined Facebook after 2017 are sus."?

Awarded Feb 8 at 20:15

Richard Winters

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Correct plural usage for "hundreds" and "thousands"

Awarded Feb 8 at 9:03

user3169

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What is the meaning of "Things the way they were"?

Awarded Feb 8 at 0:20

BobRodes

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What does "You got three hours?" mean?

Awarded Feb 4 at 23:36

Andrew Tobilko

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What does "I'm there" mean?

Awarded Feb 4 at 20:57

stangdon

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What does the word "truant" mean in this context?

Awarded Feb 3 at 14:11

James K

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Can I use the idiom "every time" this way?

Awarded Jan 31 at 8:55

SegNerd

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What does "burning in my loins" mean in this context?

Awarded Jan 30 at 19:20

tkp

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What is the difference between "regarding" and "about"?

Awarded Jan 27 at 8:51

LawrenceC

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Is it enough or are these enough?

Awarded Jan 25 at 0:50

hrgo

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"In my early 20s, ..." or "In my earlier 20s, ...."

Awarded Jan 25 at 0:50

Astralbee

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How are tennis scores like "3-6 6-4 6-1" pronounced?

Awarded Jan 20 at 22:05

Kate Bunting

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Is this structure idiomatic: "I seem to remember...." to mean you only remember a little

Awarded Jan 18 at 8:56

Peter

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What is the difference between "How about" vs "What about"?

Awarded Jan 10 at 4:27

JavaLatte

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"If anyone knows" or "Does anyone know"?

Awarded Jan 7 at 10:11

bytebuster

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What's the meaning of "No Agencies Please"?

Awarded Jan 6 at 12:48

Mary

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