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Pronunciation of the prefix "anti" in American English
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"Minus" a logarithm
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Is saying "I am excited to eat grapes" correct to imply that you like eating grapes?
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"James flicked a peanut at her." — What can "flicked" mean here?
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Why is it the indefinite article in 'training of an older generation'? Shouldn't it be 'the' here?
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What is the thin flat piece of wood that you have when you sharpen your pencil called?
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
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Dinner is lunch?
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Does "I slept in" imply I did it on purpose or by accident?
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Why do commit title sentences start with an infinitive without to?
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Why does 'on steroids' suggest the meaning of exaggeration or enhancement?
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I've started or I started
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What does “nine bells” mean?
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A word for the tracks a tractor leaves in a farm field?
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Words like "gender-specific" formed with "specific"
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What's the difference between "might..." and "might potentially... "?
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Does “you can go now” sound rude? Context provided in question
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Can we say "the pot is leaking" or "the pot leaks" when the pot is empty?
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I wonder if the sentence is grammatically correct? "I wonder who it was defined man as a rational animal." Am I missing something?
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I __________ you to see a doctor. "would take" or "am taking"?
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What does this sentence on BBC means: ""All baa myself: Is this Britain's loneliest sheep?"
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What's the difference between "in winter" and "in the winter"?
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Can the conjunction "while" always be replaced by "whereas"?
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'User Manual' or 'User's Manual'?
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Anyone succeeded to teach/recognize the difference in L and R listening wise?
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Meaning of a poster: "Give up, give in or give everything"
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The slang term for books made of paper
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Closest in meaning to "It isn't necessary for you to complete this by Tuesday." - is the question's answer wrong? [closed]
Awarded Oct 7 at 12:43
In almost all dictionaries the transcription of "solely" has two "L" — [ˈs ə u l l i]. Does it mean to say "solely" with one "L" is unnatural?
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Why do native speakers sometimes use present continuous when it seems like it should be present simple?
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A common term for errors that are the result of other errors?
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Isn't it convenient to pronounce "-man" in "salesman" and "-men" in "salesmen" differently as you do it in "man [mæn]" and "men [men]"?
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Which is your favourite X or what is your favourite X?
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Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"
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Does the phrase "Tom has been seeing Mary for a while" always imply they have a romantic relationship?
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What is a noun expressing a very young person who has advanced skills even higher than adults?
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Why is there an indefinite article before the proper noun in "He lacked the analytic processing power of a Hamilton"?
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What does "you a stranger" mean?
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Seemingly unnecessary verbs in comparisons: "He runs faster than Robert (does)"
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Can we use "gift" for non-material thing, e.g. "My dad took me to the amusement park as a gift"?
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What is the meaning of tron in jumbotron?
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What happened to the verb in the sentence "she literally out here just flexing..."? [closed]
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What's the difference between "up that street" and "down that street"?
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"There, but for the grace of God, go I" - Breaking this down grammatically
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What's the difference between verbs pee and piss?
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Why does this sentence have a "back": "Loving India back since 1924."
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Which sentence is most appropriate? "Next year Anny and I {will have been / will be} married for 25 years"
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Why does this BBC presenter say "put pay", whereas dictionaries say "put paid"?
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meaning of "the man" in historical context
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Why can I write "Please open window" without an article?
Awarded Jul 26 at 1:21
To be aware of or to be in the loop about something
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Can we say "I'll be there one hour later" instead of "I'll be there in an hour"?
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Using “used to” vs "would" when expressing something done in the past
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decade, century, millennium, what is next?
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What do you call the battery slot's ends?
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Is there a word or phrase that means "use other people's wifi or Internet service without consent"?
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Is there an idiom that means "revealing a secret unintentionally"?
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What would you call this weird metallic apparatus that allows you to lift people?
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The neuroscientist says "Baby approved!" What does that mean?
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"Oh, cough on me, why don't you?": Does this sentence mean the person is angry or is making a suggestion to do it more?
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