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Do you perceive nouns ending with -a as somewhat feminine? [closed]

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I can downplay. Can I upplay?

Is it grammatical to say "according to the law" instead of "according the law"?

What is the difference between revenge and avenge?

What should I use, "in her stead" or "instead of her"?

What's the difference between verbs pee and piss?

What do you call in the USA the people of English ancestry?

How to distinguish in English "to produce smell" from "to try to detect smell"

Is the sentence "A father of mine is ill." correct?

Are the questions of the form "A is B?" acceptable in English?

"I decided the target for our firm IS TO BE TO provide better services."

What is "Confused I am"?

Do you perceive nouns ending with -a as somewhat feminine? [closed]

Why "Windows market share", not "Windows use share"?

What do you call the sanitary equipment?

It turned out not the case vs it turned out not to be the case

What is the difference between the pronunciation of "a" and "e" in a closed syllable?

What do you call works in a flat after it has been built?

Word for a really black African-American

Plural for words borrowed directly from Russian

What article should I use with the word sarcasm?

How to distinguish words hare, here, hair, heir, hire, her, higher, hear?

A general word for leg wear?

What is the English word for "military certificate"?

Is there a semantic difference between advisor and adviser?

The term for putting wallpapers on the walls

"What is [the] statistics on traffic accidents?" - do I need (an/the) article here?

What do you call this place where various goods are sold?

Is Google Translate transcription scheme of English words suitable?

Why "give me", not "give to me"?

What is the difference between giving up and giving in?