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Can fluent English speakers distinguish between “steel”, “still”, and “steal”?

answered Jul 10, 2019 at 16:40

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Can "he" and "man" refer to all genders?

answered Feb 19, 2020 at 9:34

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Are the terms "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" limited to some age in the spoken language?

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 21:36

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

answered Sep 1, 2019 at 17:49

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

answered Mar 27, 2020 at 16:44

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Why can't I contract "it has" sometimes?

answered Sep 12, 2020 at 22:27

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Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"

answered Sep 13 at 17:16

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What does "for a million bucks" mean in "I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks"?

answered Oct 14, 2021 at 5:38

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What does Trump mean here with "They don’t need more as they are going up for the shot."?

answered Oct 9, 2020 at 19:40

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What does "some type of sheep meat" mean

answered Mar 1, 2021 at 8:21

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Can I say down north as well as down south?

answered Jan 22, 2022 at 12:32

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Using present simple when talking about a past event in spoken English

answered Jul 15, 2018 at 11:27

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Why are there two “is”’s in: Why is yawning is contagious?

answered Apr 23, 2022 at 10:49

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What word can be used to describe a bug in a movie?

answered Aug 8, 2019 at 10:32

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What does YMCA stand for here?

answered Nov 28, 2020 at 11:44

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

answered Feb 1, 2022 at 23:03

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"I only have a friend” vs "I only have one friend”

answered Apr 24, 2022 at 5:49

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What does "worry" mean in "The old farmer would stroke his whiskers and worry"?

answered Jun 7, 2020 at 8:39

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100 apples are/is considered as a large number of apples

answered Oct 26, 2017 at 8:21

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Is "beyond your comprehension" an offensive phrase?

answered Oct 29, 2020 at 12:35

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Is "slightly ajar" a tautology?

answered Aug 16 at 6:48

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verb describing "stomach's singing"

answered Dec 31, 2019 at 11:13

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What does "She ran up the stairs two at a time." mean?

answered Mar 22, 2020 at 9:14

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in/at one fell swoop(=at one time) What's fell here?

answered Apr 2, 2021 at 7:32

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Does a code snippet compile? Or does it get compiled?

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 8:40

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"It's them as should be sorry!" grammar

answered Jun 13, 2018 at 8:54

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How to understand "barbershop" in the context of "The Knick"?

answered May 15 at 5:37

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Any difference between these sentences: "Why did you have me born?" and "Why did you give birth to me?"

answered Sep 7, 2022 at 6:57

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Is it possible to talk with "a staff"?

answered Feb 22 at 6:46

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Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?

answered Aug 29, 2021 at 9:05

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Can fluent English speakers distinguish between “steel”, “still”, and “steal”?

Can "he" and "man" refer to all genders?

Are the terms "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" limited to some age in the spoken language?

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

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

Why can't I contract "it has" sometimes?

Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"

What does "for a million bucks" mean in "I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks"?

What does Trump mean here with "They don’t need more as they are going up for the shot."?

What does "some type of sheep meat" mean

Can I say down north as well as down south?

Using present simple when talking about a past event in spoken English

Why are there two “is”’s in: Why is yawning is contagious?

What word can be used to describe a bug in a movie?

What does YMCA stand for here?

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

"I only have a friend” vs "I only have one friend”

What does "worry" mean in "The old farmer would stroke his whiskers and worry"?

100 apples are/is considered as a large number of apples

Is "beyond your comprehension" an offensive phrase?

Is "slightly ajar" a tautology?

verb describing "stomach's singing"

What does "She ran up the stairs two at a time." mean?

in/at one fell swoop(=at one time) What's fell here?

Does a code snippet compile? Or does it get compiled?

"It's them as should be sorry!" grammar

How to understand "barbershop" in the context of "The Knick"?

Any difference between these sentences: "Why did you have me born?" and "Why did you give birth to me?"

Is it possible to talk with "a staff"?

Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?