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oerkelens

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Netherlands

465 Answers

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The origin of 'feed' in 'line feed'

answered Nov 30, 2017 at 13:59

59 votes

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Is 'mating' only used with males? What if I use it with females? Is it incorrect?

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 14:23

50 votes

Are some schools teaching "They" as genderless singular?

answered Sep 7, 2018 at 9:37

48 votes

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Is Let us = Let's?

answered Aug 20, 2015 at 11:59

45 votes

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

answered Jan 5, 2018 at 11:51

37 votes

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a most talented writer - why not "the most talented writer"?

answered Nov 18, 2014 at 15:41

34 votes

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How serious is the comma rule between coordinate adjectives?

answered Dec 8, 2017 at 11:22

32 votes

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Use of 'without' in 'the howling of wolves without grew louder...'

answered Jul 20, 2016 at 12:32

32 votes

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Should I hyphenate "Thank You"

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 14:57

30 votes

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What do StackExchange "beta" and "meta" mean?

answered Sep 25, 2014 at 6:21

29 votes

Water as a verb

answered Nov 21, 2017 at 10:29

29 votes

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What to call light food served at cocktail parties, that can be eaten on the thumb?

answered Jun 17, 2014 at 13:27

28 votes

Why do native speakers use "vent your anger" rather than "erase your anger"?

answered Dec 3, 2014 at 8:27

25 votes

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On the market or In the market?

answered Feb 19, 2014 at 6:50

23 votes

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"co-worker" vs. "colleague"

answered Feb 11, 2015 at 13:21

21 votes

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Difference between "I'm in the school" and "I'm in school"

answered Oct 22, 2014 at 16:15

21 votes

Which one is the correct word, "people" or "people's"?

answered Jul 13, 2016 at 10:26

21 votes

Russia 'Fired Rockets INTO Ukraine' - BBC

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 7:38

20 votes

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What does “A man passed him, and a man and a woman, talking” mean?

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 13:49

17 votes

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use of everything and anything

answered Apr 17, 2014 at 7:09

16 votes

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The order of letters in the English alphabet

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 13:50

15 votes

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Why is there no plural 's' after "hundred" or "thousand" in cardinal numbers?

answered Nov 5, 2014 at 16:30

15 votes

How to use 'get lost' to mean 'get lost'?

answered Apr 4, 2014 at 7:00

14 votes

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"Dracula when I saw was the last movie." Why is this sentence wrong?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 13:14

14 votes

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Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?

answered Sep 4, 2014 at 12:12

14 votes

Should we say "what are your name?" not "what is your name?"?

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 11:48

13 votes

Convert 'is based' to active voice

answered May 24, 2015 at 17:56

13 votes

What's the difference between "vanilla" and "plain" when talking about yogurts?

answered Aug 15, 2018 at 22:41

13 votes

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About the phrase "You suck"

answered Apr 23, 2014 at 10:44

12 votes

Why has "strangely" been used instead of "strange" in the sentence "Harry felt strangely"?

answered Jun 6, 2017 at 16:56

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