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TimR
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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Studied Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan English, and Modern English as an undergrad and then in graduate school. Taught freshman English classes in fiction, poetry, and expository prose for five years.

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I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"
Mar 22, 2017
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"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
Dec 27, 2018
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Is there an idiom about how humanely killing something is better than letting it live in pain?
Nov 7, 2018
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"He borrowed me some money."; right or wrong?
Jan 29, 2019
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What does "call BS" mean in the sentence "We call BS"?
Feb 18, 2018
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Can we say "bed of disease"
Sep 17, 2017
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What is the difference between feet and very feet?
Jul 31, 2017
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In “a so-called "HPACK Bomb" attack”, if "so-called" is not sarcasm then what is it?
Jun 13, 2017
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“Jump out the car” Vs. “jump off the car”?
Dec 17, 2017
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Is there an idiomatic way to say "go to the path of no way out"?
Jun 6, 2018
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If cow = beef, pig = pork, and deer = venison, then where is the word for human = [flesh as food source]?
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What is the meaning of "You've never met a graph you didn't like?"
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Is there a word for a woman who has recently given birth?

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