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Andrew Grimm

Member for 10 years, 10 months
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andrewjgrimm.wordpress.com
Sydney, Australia

74 Questions

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64 votes

7 answers

14k views

Why is "a Japanese" offensive?

asked Jan 24, 2013 at 7:15

29 votes

5 answers

8k views

How much should I trust Wiktionary?

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 1:25

26 votes

2 answers

1k views

Does "It snowed hard Monday" require an "on"?

asked Jan 28, 2013 at 9:50

17 votes

4 answers

7k views

Is "Can I help you" a suitable expression for offering help to a stranger?

asked Jan 29, 2013 at 13:52

15 votes

2 answers

16k views

Why should the "T" in "T-shirt" be capitalized?

asked Feb 9, 2013 at 11:50

15 votes

2 answers

43k views

Capitalization of first letter after a dash

asked Apr 26, 2013 at 12:39

14 votes

6 answers

4k views

Determining someone's gender from their name

asked Mar 20, 2013 at 12:31

14 votes

3 answers

7k views

Should "bring a plate" be taken literally?

asked Jan 26, 2013 at 6:38

14 votes

4 answers

11k views

Difference between "resultant" and "resulting"?

asked Jan 27, 2013 at 6:01

12 votes

3 answers

1k views

Why "about" in "she kept walking about the room"?

asked Jan 24, 2013 at 12:05

12 votes

3 answers

7k views

Noun used as an adjective in "passenger seat"?

asked Feb 1, 2013 at 17:17

10 votes

2 answers

6k views

Use "woman" or "person" for female version of "how to be a good man"?

asked Jan 26, 2013 at 7:06

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is there a strategy Japanese ELLs can use to spell English words derived from Japanese?

asked Mar 26, 2013 at 11:44

10 votes

2 answers

14k views

Better term than "massage shop"

asked Mar 11, 2013 at 12:53

10 votes

2 answers

126k views

What does "same same but different" mean?

asked Mar 16, 2013 at 23:15

9 votes

3 answers

18k views

Understanding difference between "intense" and "intensive"

asked Jan 24, 2013 at 8:29

8 votes

4 answers

537 views

Can "bento" be used without "box"?

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 1:39

8 votes

2 answers

2k views

Term for someone who has lost his immediate family

asked Mar 11, 2013 at 10:01

6 votes

3 answers

118k views

When can you use "I'm afraid that ..."?

asked Feb 7, 2013 at 22:24

6 votes

2 answers

10k views

What does "that would be that" mean?

asked Jan 25, 2013 at 11:18

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

Tense used when describing the object of a past tense action

asked Jan 26, 2013 at 7:44

5 votes

1 answer

126 views

Is "besides" slightly derogatory of previously listed items?

asked Jan 27, 2013 at 10:32

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is it uncommon to end a sentence with a contraction?

asked Feb 18, 2013 at 7:11

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

Is "First bite" genuine English, or wasei-eigo?

asked Feb 4, 2013 at 9:30

5 votes

4 answers

243 views

More natural term than "printed book"

asked Mar 15, 2013 at 9:43

5 votes

3 answers

593 views

Meaning of "rape" in "Rape of Nanking"

asked Jun 8, 2013 at 7:06

5 votes

2 answers

7k views

Can "dress" mean "skirt"?

asked Sep 21, 2013 at 6:00

4 votes

1 answer

8k views

Should "Nordic" be capitalized when used in "Nordic combined" or "Nordic walking"?

asked Sep 22, 2013 at 9:33

4 votes

4 answers

7k views

Is "Nanjing" as likely to be understood as "Nanking"?

asked Apr 14, 2013 at 11:30

4 votes

1 answer

482 views

Is "Whore" archaic in Australian English?

asked Sep 14, 2014 at 3:31

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