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Is "I was had" standard English?

asked May 28, 2016 at 19:15

7 votes

2 answers

7k views

Wiggle vs. jiggle

word-usage

asked Apr 11, 2016 at 20:18

5 votes

4 answers

14k views

"People with messy handwriting have brain working faster than their hands" Why no determiner?

determiners

asked Apr 8, 2016 at 18:45

4 votes

1 answer

1k views

"there's no risk in X" vs "there's no risk of X" vs "there's no risk to X"?

prepositions word-difference

asked Apr 29, 2016 at 10:19

3 votes

1 answer

4k views

What do you call the gesture of mildly hitting someone else with your elbow?

expressions

asked May 22, 2016 at 22:41

3 votes

1 answer

613 views

Why is "advanced english class" not capitalized in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"?

writing literature orthography

asked Apr 14, 2016 at 14:02

3 votes

3 answers

3k views

Meaning of "In among"

word-usage grammar

asked Apr 24, 2016 at 10:25

2 votes

2 answers

6k views

"Remnants" vs "remains"

word-difference

asked Mar 20, 2016 at 16:17

2 votes

3 answers

2k views

An idiomatic expression for when you miss the line you were reading

phrase-request idiom-request

asked Mar 25, 2016 at 12:45

2 votes

2 answers

117 views

Where is "to do a magical turn" used to describe an illegal U-turn?

american-english expressions translation

asked Jun 10, 2016 at 18:08

2 votes

4 answers

2k views

An American equivalent for "to do the dirty on someone"?

american-english expressions british-english australian-english

asked Jun 17, 2016 at 13:37

1 vote

4 answers

3k views

A self-deprecating word for really white skin?

expressions

asked Jul 1, 2016 at 8:11

1 vote

1 answer

199 views

"If each of us worked as hard as [we/he/she/they] should" What's the right pronoun?

relative-pronouns

asked Mar 26, 2016 at 22:19

1 vote

2 answers

527 views

What does "It's a bloody steal—go for it, governor!" mean?

meaning-in-context

asked Apr 3, 2016 at 11:19

1 vote

1 answer

467 views

What is "to nick" in "to nick a comment"?

meaning meaning-in-context

asked Mar 21, 2016 at 21:20

1 vote

1 answer

2k views

What does "You would / I did / But really" mean?

expressions

asked Mar 19, 2016 at 16:18

0 votes

2 answers

354 views

Meaning of "it will not do to risk a fainting fit."

expressions collocations

asked May 7, 2016 at 19:25

0 votes

2 answers

214 views

How do you say "patio de vecinos" in English?

word-request translation

asked Jun 4, 2016 at 22:33

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18 Questions

Is "I was had" standard English?

Wiggle vs. jiggle

"People with messy handwriting have brain working faster than their hands" Why no determiner?

"there's no risk in X" vs "there's no risk of X" vs "there's no risk to X"?

What do you call the gesture of mildly hitting someone else with your elbow?

Why is "advanced english class" not capitalized in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"?

Meaning of "In among"

"Remnants" vs "remains"

An idiomatic expression for when you miss the line you were reading

Where is "to do a magical turn" used to describe an illegal U-turn?

An American equivalent for "to do the dirty on someone"?

A self-deprecating word for really white skin?

"If each of us worked as hard as [we/he/she/they] should" What's the right pronoun?

What does "It's a bloody steal—go for it, governor!" mean?

What is "to nick" in "to nick a comment"?

What does "You would / I did / But really" mean?

Meaning of "it will not do to risk a fainting fit."

How do you say "patio de vecinos" in English?