User Franck Dernoncourt

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How can one wish someone a "good night" when they sleep during the day?

asked Apr 20, 2021 at 19:24

15 votes

10 answers

4k views

What's the name for the string attached to a zipper to help close or open a bag?

asked Jan 30, 2021 at 22:24

15 votes

8 answers

6k views

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

asked Jun 3, 2020 at 4:30

15 votes

7 answers

6k views

Contrary of "As its/their name indicates"

asked Jul 22, 2014 at 1:58

12 votes

5 answers

50k views

Informatics vs. Computer Science

asked Jul 7, 2014 at 0:48

11 votes

3 answers

8k views

Meaning of "call the code"

asked Aug 18, 2016 at 18:08

11 votes

7 answers

3k views

"$x USD" vs. "x USD": does the $ serve any purpose?

asked Apr 28, 2021 at 20:27

11 votes

8 answers

3k views

Do how-to questions end with a question mark?

asked Dec 19, 2022 at 9:58

10 votes

5 answers

1k views

Isn't it redundant to say "X could conceivably ..."?

asked Nov 28, 2014 at 19:12

10 votes

2 answers

2k views

What's the name of this binding type where the pages of a book are bound at different locations?

asked Mar 11 at 23:58

9 votes

5 answers

2k views

Neutral equivalent to the attributive use of the adjective "so-called"

asked Sep 12, 2016 at 13:56

8 votes

10 answers

2k views

English equivalent for French "manquer de réussite" in a soccer game

asked Jul 8, 2014 at 21:39

8 votes

3 answers

4k views

V-ing and V-ing is vs. V-ing and V-ing are

asked Jul 12, 2015 at 16:57

8 votes

4 answers

2k views

Is there any difference between humblebrag and false modesty?

asked Jun 1, 2022 at 11:27

7 votes

1 answer

21k views

"in bold letters" vs. "in bold"

asked Aug 4, 2016 at 19:14

6 votes

1 answer

335 views

When to use "of"? "noun1 noun2" vs. "noun2 of the noun1"

asked Aug 15, 2014 at 22:55

6 votes

2 answers

958 views

Rules for repeating "to"

asked Nov 15, 2014 at 22:23

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

English equivalent for French “la rentrée"?

asked Jun 21, 2014 at 20:30

6 votes

5 answers

2k views

Log in vs. login

asked Nov 20, 2022 at 7:14

5 votes

3 answers

6k views

It's clobbering time

asked Nov 22, 2015 at 15:17

5 votes

2 answers

25k views

i-th vs. iᵗʰ vs. ith

asked Dec 31, 2015 at 16:57

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

" 'Low' back pain" vs. " 'Lower' back pain"

asked Sep 1, 2016 at 16:31

5 votes

1 answer

453 views

Why are the small barcode stickers placed on checked bags sometimes nicknamed "bingo tags" or " bingo stickers"?

asked Feb 4, 2019 at 21:34

5 votes

2 answers

25k views

in/at the intersection of/between

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 9:13

4 votes

2 answers

3k views

What is the difference between "increasingly less" and "decreasingly"?

asked Nov 11, 2016 at 20:13

4 votes

2 answers

7k views

What is the difference between "researcher" and "research scientist"?

asked Aug 11, 2016 at 15:29

4 votes

3 answers

2k views

How to say "just a precision" properly in English?

asked Jul 4, 2019 at 5:56

4 votes

3 answers

370 views

"Whether X or whether Y" vs. "Whether X or Y"

asked Dec 30, 2022 at 9:23

4 votes

2 answers

649 views

What's the etymology of "rack focus"?

asked Mar 7, 2022 at 6:58

4 votes

2 answers

727 views

What's the difference between “crisscross" and “cross"?

asked May 29, 2021 at 22:03

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How can one wish someone a "good night" when they sleep during the day?

What's the name for the string attached to a zipper to help close or open a bag?

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

Contrary of "As its/their name indicates"

Informatics vs. Computer Science

Meaning of "call the code"

"$x USD" vs. "x USD": does the $ serve any purpose?

Do how-to questions end with a question mark?

Isn't it redundant to say "X could conceivably ..."?

What's the name of this binding type where the pages of a book are bound at different locations?

Neutral equivalent to the attributive use of the adjective "so-called"

English equivalent for French "manquer de réussite" in a soccer game

V-ing and V-ing is vs. V-ing and V-ing are

Is there any difference between humblebrag and false modesty?

"in bold letters" vs. "in bold"

When to use "of"? "noun1 noun2" vs. "noun2 of the noun1"

Rules for repeating "to"

English equivalent for French “la rentrée"?

Log in vs. login

It's clobbering time

i-th vs. iᵗʰ vs. ith

" 'Low' back pain" vs. " 'Lower' back pain"

Why are the small barcode stickers placed on checked bags sometimes nicknamed "bingo tags" or " bingo stickers"?

in/at the intersection of/between

What is the difference between "increasingly less" and "decreasingly"?

What is the difference between "researcher" and "research scientist"?

How to say "just a precision" properly in English?

"Whether X or whether Y" vs. "Whether X or Y"

What's the etymology of "rack focus"?

What's the difference between “crisscross" and “cross"?