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How should I refer to a friend who is a girl but not a girlfriend?

answered Jan 24, 2013 at 6:33

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Is there any difference between “which” and “that”?

answered Jan 23, 2013 at 21:20

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The college in 'Electoral College'

answered Dec 20, 2016 at 11:25

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Would it be "went to sleep at one yesterday" or ”...today"?

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 3:17

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Why did he reject my thank you?

answered Sep 13, 2014 at 12:22

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An idiomatic expression for the situation when a punisher in fact punishes himself rather than the one he intended to punish

answered Sep 20, 2017 at 18:42

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"Wow, what a car!" - Is it okay if I say 'Wow, what the car!"

answered Jul 7, 2014 at 11:50

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:11

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What does "it's in the game" mean?

answered Jun 17, 2015 at 18:00

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Assigned to a job I know nothing about it - is there an idiom for that idea?

answered Sep 8, 2016 at 2:25

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Why are 'beef' and 'pork' and 'mutton' used to refer to the meat of cows and pigs and sheep?

answered Aug 31, 2014 at 12:02

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"(Noun) the sh*t out of this" — What nouns work?

answered Feb 26, 2016 at 18:58

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:21

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Is it correct English to write "John he is my husband," or, "Mary she went to the store?"

answered Jun 18, 2017 at 14:07

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"How it works?" vs "How does it work?"

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 13:14

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“file doesn’t exist” or “file doesn’t exists”

answered May 21, 2014 at 22:10

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What's the meaning of "Ordinary shampoos need not apply!" on a shampoo bottle?

answered Jun 29, 2016 at 10:31

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Are there any solid reasons for the "-st", "-nd", "-rd", and "-th" suffixes for numbers?

answered Dec 20, 2013 at 5:21

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How to pronounce "friends"?

answered Nov 1, 2015 at 17:13

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What does dead mean in What do you mean, dead??

answered Mar 8, 2019 at 14:02

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:25

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Is the particle 'up' redundant in phrases like 'to pick up berries'?

answered Jun 6, 2017 at 18:59

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:31

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:39

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Is "she don't" sometimes considered correct form?

answered Nov 3, 2016 at 0:39

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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

answered Nov 16, 2013 at 12:06

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What makes an Indian English accent hard to understand?

answered Jan 29, 2014 at 17:31

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What is the difference between "wait" and "await"?

answered Jul 18, 2013 at 23:34

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A dog followed the man into the store

answered Jan 18, 2019 at 11:06

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is "I'll" correct as a short answer?

answered Jan 11, 2017 at 20:05

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How should I refer to a friend who is a girl but not a girlfriend?

Is there any difference between “which” and “that”?

The college in 'Electoral College'

Would it be "went to sleep at one yesterday" or ”...today"?

Why did he reject my thank you?

An idiomatic expression for the situation when a punisher in fact punishes himself rather than the one he intended to punish

"Wow, what a car!" - Is it okay if I say 'Wow, what the car!"

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

What does "it's in the game" mean?

Assigned to a job I know nothing about it - is there an idiom for that idea?

Why are 'beef' and 'pork' and 'mutton' used to refer to the meat of cows and pigs and sheep?

"(Noun) the sh*t out of this" — What nouns work?

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

Is it correct English to write "John he is my husband," or, "Mary she went to the store?"

"How it works?" vs "How does it work?"

“file doesn’t exist” or “file doesn’t exists”

What's the meaning of "Ordinary shampoos need not apply!" on a shampoo bottle?

Are there any solid reasons for the "-st", "-nd", "-rd", and "-th" suffixes for numbers?

How to pronounce "friends"?

What does dead mean in What do you mean, dead??

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

Is the particle 'up' redundant in phrases like 'to pick up berries'?

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

Is "she don't" sometimes considered correct form?

Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?

What makes an Indian English accent hard to understand?

What is the difference between "wait" and "await"?

A dog followed the man into the store

is "I'll" correct as a short answer?