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What does the word "just" mean in this context?

answered Jul 13, 2020 at 22:16

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Is there a rule that prohibits us from using 2 possessives in a row?

answered May 28, 2019 at 21:09

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

answered Jan 26, 2020 at 19:24

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Is there a difference between "should not have done something" and "needn't have done something"?

answered Jun 15, 2017 at 11:15

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Started in 1987 vs. Starting in 1987

answered Mar 19, 2019 at 7:21

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The neuroscientist says "Baby approved!" What does that mean?

answered Jul 8 at 0:26

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What do you call this way of stacking rectangular objects on each other?

answered Jul 6, 2016 at 20:43

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coronavirus - Why no 'c' capital? Why is there no space?

answered Mar 28, 2020 at 11:58

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Why is it correct to say "me busy."?

answered Apr 7, 2020 at 1:17

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"Outside there is a money receiver which only accepts coins" - or "that only accepts coins"? Which relative pronoun is better?

answered Mar 7, 2021 at 16:00

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What's the natural way to ask about the current degrees of the weather?

answered Jun 5, 2020 at 17:14

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Why can’t I say “I hung a picture on the wall on the chair”?

answered Sep 5, 2021 at 17:07

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What do you call this nearby position?

answered Jun 30, 2020 at 21:21

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When italicizing, do I have to include 'a,' 'an,' and 'the'?

answered Dec 19, 2020 at 23:57

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What do you call a ball of yarn/thread?

answered Feb 14 at 12:53

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From that day she won't / wouldn't talk to me

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 17:09

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I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"

answered Mar 22, 2017 at 18:47

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Why "stepped off the train" instead of "stepped off a train"?

answered Dec 7, 2022 at 11:13

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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 22:32

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

answered Jun 18 at 14:04

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What does "to speak without notes" imply when giving praise to a speaker?

answered Jun 20 at 3:08

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What does the sentence "haptic feedback on your device gives the game a satisfying analogue feel" mean here?

answered May 18, 2021 at 16:59

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What do you call the bunch of hair you grow long on the back of your head?

answered Sep 10, 2016 at 14:02

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It takes a bigger man to walk away from a fight

answered Apr 21, 2020 at 21:27

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When do we use "no women" instead of "no woman"?

answered Sep 2, 2019 at 13:18

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"to fink meself lucky"

answered Oct 14, 2019 at 11:56

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What's the difference between "Welcome to Berlin!" and "Welcome in Berlin!"

answered Feb 7, 2020 at 15:02

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Cardinal numbers and articles

answered Apr 22, 2017 at 21:13

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He was granted more than $600,000 in compensation for what he said are injuries from the event, mostly toxicity

answered Jun 14, 2018 at 19:10

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How to understand "As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school." in this context?

answered Oct 5, 2018 at 18:05

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What does the word "just" mean in this context?

Is there a rule that prohibits us from using 2 possessives in a row?

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

Is there a difference between "should not have done something" and "needn't have done something"?

Started in 1987 vs. Starting in 1987

The neuroscientist says "Baby approved!" What does that mean?

What do you call this way of stacking rectangular objects on each other?

coronavirus - Why no 'c' capital? Why is there no space?

Why is it correct to say "me busy."?

"Outside there is a money receiver which only accepts coins" - or "that only accepts coins"? Which relative pronoun is better?

What's the natural way to ask about the current degrees of the weather?

Why can’t I say “I hung a picture on the wall on the chair”?

What do you call this nearby position?

When italicizing, do I have to include 'a,' 'an,' and 'the'?

What do you call a ball of yarn/thread?

From that day she won't / wouldn't talk to me

I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"

Why "stepped off the train" instead of "stepped off a train"?

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

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

What does "to speak without notes" imply when giving praise to a speaker?

What does the sentence "haptic feedback on your device gives the game a satisfying analogue feel" mean here?

What do you call the bunch of hair you grow long on the back of your head?

It takes a bigger man to walk away from a fight

When do we use "no women" instead of "no woman"?

"to fink meself lucky"

What's the difference between "Welcome to Berlin!" and "Welcome in Berlin!"

Cardinal numbers and articles

He was granted more than $600,000 in compensation for what he said are injuries from the event, mostly toxicity

How to understand "As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school." in this context?