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Why 11 am + 1 hour == 12:00 pm?

answered Jan 5, 2018 at 12:27

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Husband is dead: He and his wife {are/were} great scientists

answered Jul 12, 2018 at 16:10

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"Add-in salt to injury"?

answered Nov 5, 2016 at 23:41

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Explanation for a joke about a three-legged dog that walks into a bar

answered Jul 24, 2019 at 9:24

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What do we call the half closing of eyes?

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 11:25

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Can I use "You can" rather than "Could you" in restaurants?

answered Jan 26, 2020 at 11:41

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Is the expression "very worth" proper English, and if not, what are some alternatives?

answered Jun 3, 2020 at 9:59

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Single word request for rings formation on water

answered Sep 15, 2013 at 11:06

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A undershirt or an undershirt?

answered Jan 12, 2020 at 17:42

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I ___(to read) your book. It's fantastic. I'll finish it tonight

answered Jun 18 at 9:55

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When you're having a cat nap and a bad car accident happens

answered Jan 3, 2017 at 8:14

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Is the 'a nice' in 'a nice to have' grammatical?

answered Aug 26 at 9:29

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Difference between 'One to One' and 'One on One'

answered Aug 5, 2013 at 6:32

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Can we say "leftover pizza" to refer to some pizza that is bigger than crumbs but much smaller than a slice?

answered Jun 17, 2022 at 13:47

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Is "Raining Cats and dogs" still used nowadays?

answered Aug 22, 2016 at 13:36

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What do you call neither spicy nor sweet food?

answered Jan 5, 2020 at 11:24

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Why can't we say "I have been having a dog"?

answered Apr 1, 2019 at 20:19

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He was playing for two hours or he had been playing for two hours

answered Jan 29 at 14:29

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Why can't you say: "You have been having a haircut." when you see your friend in the street with his new shorter hair?

answered Jan 28 at 9:01

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What do you call that side of a plank that you create if you cut it in two?

answered Aug 24, 2020 at 15:46

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How do I start a sentence with a date?

answered Jan 22, 2018 at 10:43

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Most common adjectives to describe the intensity of drunkenness

answered Sep 20, 2016 at 11:50

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What is the name of such a "lamp"?

answered Mar 8, 2018 at 19:00

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"as rich as him", "as rich as he" or "as rich as he is"

answered Jan 31, 2017 at 10:44

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Can we say "Mike has a date with Mary tonight" when they have been a romantic couple for years?

answered Sep 10 at 10:29

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I __________ you to see a doctor. "would take" or "am taking"?

answered Oct 30 at 12:01

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She's been banned from tennis for five years

answered Jan 9, 2022 at 9:57

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What does "embraced its re-discovered freedoms with gusto" mean?

answered Jul 5, 2020 at 12:55

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What do we call glasses with thick lenses

answered Sep 28, 2018 at 5:30

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Female Devil (and other -ess problems)

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Why 11 am + 1 hour == 12:00 pm?

Husband is dead: He and his wife {are/were} great scientists

"Add-in salt to injury"?

Explanation for a joke about a three-legged dog that walks into a bar

What do we call the half closing of eyes?

Can I use "You can" rather than "Could you" in restaurants?

Is the expression "very worth" proper English, and if not, what are some alternatives?

Single word request for rings formation on water

A undershirt or an undershirt?

I ___(to read) your book. It's fantastic. I'll finish it tonight

When you're having a cat nap and a bad car accident happens

Is the 'a nice' in 'a nice to have' grammatical?

Difference between 'One to One' and 'One on One'

Can we say "leftover pizza" to refer to some pizza that is bigger than crumbs but much smaller than a slice?

Is "Raining Cats and dogs" still used nowadays?

What do you call neither spicy nor sweet food?

Why can't we say "I have been having a dog"?

He was playing for two hours or he had been playing for two hours

Why can't you say: "You have been having a haircut." when you see your friend in the street with his new shorter hair?

What do you call that side of a plank that you create if you cut it in two?

How do I start a sentence with a date?

Most common adjectives to describe the intensity of drunkenness

What is the name of such a "lamp"?

"as rich as him", "as rich as he" or "as rich as he is"

Can we say "Mike has a date with Mary tonight" when they have been a romantic couple for years?

I __________ you to see a doctor. "would take" or "am taking"?

She's been banned from tennis for five years

What does "embraced its re-discovered freedoms with gusto" mean?

What do we call glasses with thick lenses

Female Devil (and other -ess problems)