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Is there any way other than cramming to guess meaning of a phrasal verb?
Awarded Mar 15 at 14:35
What does the following conversation mean?
Awarded Jan 6 at 10:45
“Isn't it time you stopped acting the goat”- Is this correct grammatically?
Awarded May 29 '19 at 5:00
What is the meaning of “he's nice, if rather patronizing”?
Awarded Aug 18 '17 at 12:31
How much more time are you going to stay online?
Awarded Jun 1 '17 at 10:52
What do we call the process of cutting pencils down to expose more lead?
Awarded Apr 3 '17 at 11:26
Does “I am not discussing it” mean “I am not going to discuss it”?
Awarded Feb 23 '17 at 18:30
“Despicable Me”: can “me” be used in such a way?
Awarded Dec 14 '16 at 20:20
What is the word for “swallow a word”?
Awarded Jul 23 '16 at 12:16
Is there a word for superstitions which are meant for good?
Awarded Jul 12 '16 at 10:07
What's the best way (word or phrase) to say “out of pattern”?
Awarded Jul 4 '16 at 2:01
“A friend told me” vs “My friend told me” vs “One of my friends told me”
Awarded Apr 25 '16 at 0:31
“Congratulations on …” or “congratulations for …”?
Awarded Apr 11 '16 at 10:56
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Awarded Jan 5 '16 at 19:24
Can we add “more” with an adjective to convert it into comparative degree? [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 4 '15 at 13:53
Is “Look down upon us” correct?
Awarded Dec 1 '15 at 0:25
Is “Holy” used with anything?
Awarded Nov 5 '15 at 6:52
What is the word for the ability to foresee?
Awarded Nov 1 '15 at 22:53
Confusion regarding the meanings of “till” and “until”
Awarded Aug 4 '15 at 13:52
What is the word for “practice/habit of giving false hope”?
Awarded Apr 5 '15 at 22:52
What does “It is as good as any” mean?
Awarded Feb 20 '15 at 20:32
Will you mind [mine/my/me] interrupting you?
Awarded Jan 18 '15 at 6:47
What is the meaning of “Well, what do you know” here in “The Dark Knight Rises”?
Awarded Jan 16 '15 at 23:40
“When I grow up, I am going to be a doctor”- Is it correct?
Awarded Oct 12 '14 at 10:06
Usage of “mad” and “crazy” in conversational english?
Awarded Sep 19 '14 at 10:20
What's the name of the characteristic of being “open hearted”?
Awarded Sep 16 '14 at 9:16
What is the word for the words which are not spoken, but should be understood?
Awarded Sep 8 '14 at 23:22
Pronunciation of “gibberish” and “direction”?
Awarded Sep 5 '14 at 16:03
What is the meaning of “shall we say” here?
Awarded Aug 16 '14 at 20:10
Should I write “X and I”, “X and me”, “I and X”, or “me and X” in a conjoined object?
Awarded Jul 11 '14 at 6:46
How can knowing a root word help me?
Awarded Mar 28 '14 at 6:36
When converting a statement to a question, where in the sentence should I put “to be”?
Awarded Mar 4 '14 at 15:29
Is it wrong to say “You are smarter than me”?
Awarded Feb 19 '14 at 14:31
Should we not start sentences with “And” , “But” ,“So” and “Because”?
Awarded Jan 26 '14 at 12:28
How can I guess if some letter in some word is silent or not?
Awarded Jan 26 '14 at 11:42
Is “What happened to him” correct?
Awarded Jan 21 '14 at 6:09
How are silent letters important?
Awarded Dec 1 '13 at 22:47
Should nouns after “any” be singular or plural?
Awarded Nov 25 '13 at 9:47
What defines a native English Speaker?
Awarded Nov 25 '13 at 6:15
Is “rain is falling” entirely wrong?
Awarded Sep 23 '13 at 18:58

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