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Shouldn't it be “Nobody touch him!”

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May 27 at 14:24 Eddie Kal♦ 16.9k

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“The Jesus who said” - why is there a definite article before the proper name “Jesus”?

Dec 30 '18 at 0:37 V2Blast 176

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“Crashing at the Y” What does it mean?

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Apr 5 '18 at 17:23 Eddie Kal♦ 16.9k

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Is it “words in a song,” “words to a song,” or “words of a song”?

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Jan 22 '18 at 17:42 Andrew 86.2k

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Can “staff” ever be pluralized?

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May 31 '18 at 11:10 Jodrell 161

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What do “blacks” and “missions” refer to in this context about Australia?

meaning meaning-in-context word-meaning australian-english

Apr 10 '18 at 5:27 smci 266

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What do “high sea” and “carry” mean in this sentence?

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Mar 29 '19 at 13:45 SamBC 21.7k

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What does “ground” mean in this sentence? And what is the sentence saying?

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Nov 8 '18 at 23:49 1006a 4,000

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What does “tea juice” mean in this context?

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May 27 '19 at 21:49 Michael Harvey 35.3k

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What does “getting lean on feelings” mean?

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May 15 '18 at 18:09 green_ideas 1,457

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What does “cue in to” mean?

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Jan 19 '18 at 10:10 Jelila 415

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What does “shotgun unity” refer to here in this sentence?

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Mar 31 '19 at 18:24 JBH 2,588

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What is “puck” in coffee brewing?

meaning meaning-in-context word-meaning

May 2 '18 at 15:11 Eddie Kal♦ 16.9k

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“Good for the eye” or “good for the eyes” or “good for eyes”?

articles definite-article singular-vs-plural

Feb 21 '18 at 18:07 Peter M. - stands for Monica 237

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Is “coach” a proper noun in this case?

nouns proper-nouns capitalization

Sep 23 '18 at 19:36 Tᴚoɯɐuo 117k

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The usage of “amateur night” as an adjective

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Aug 30 '18 at 17:42 Eddie Kal♦ 16.9k

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“6-foot tall” or “6-feet tall”?

singular-vs-plural hyphens orthography measure-expressions

Aug 17 '18 at 21:23 Paul Dexter 2,016

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Does the past perfect tense make sense in this sentence? “Sent from an ”is“ to a ”was“ before he'd had his breakfast.”

tense past-tense sequence-of-tenses

Dec 17 '17 at 2:14 Will Crawford 940

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What is a spanking machine? [closed]

meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning

Aug 6 '19 at 22:24 J.R.♦ 109k

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Is the definite article necessary in “one of the only two stores”?

articles definite-article

Nov 2 '18 at 9:27 user5948 1

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Why can articles be omitted in this sentence?

articles indefinite-article zero-article

Aug 19 '18 at 6:27 fixer1234 5,389

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Does “outside” as a preposition also mean “besides”?

meaning meaning-in-context word-meaning

Jul 24 '18 at 21:30 Frank G 71

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“How much are you into us for already?”

meaning phrase-meaning register

May 24 '18 at 2:20 dwilli 4,074

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What does this sentence “the hacks used to die” mean?

meaning meaning-in-context sentence-meaning

Apr 29 '18 at 19:00 Michael Harvey 35.3k

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Is “Colorado” also a fish?

meaning meaning-in-context word-meaning

Apr 27 '18 at 23:12 Eddie Kal♦ 16.9k

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“In their thousands” and “in the thousands”

meaning-in-context phrase-meaning idiomatic-language

Mar 15 '18 at 2:47 Will Crawford 940

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“A great medal of people”?

meaning-in-context

Dec 7 at 23:20 mjjf 738

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Why is the definite article needed in “border on the ridiculous”?

articles definite-article

Apr 26 '19 at 17:43 David Siegel 22.2k

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Is “prose” ever a count noun?

uncountable-nouns countability countable-nouns

Oct 7 '18 at 21:15 alephzero 3,363

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Using “fashion” countably vs. uncountably: “in (a) timely/similar/dramatic fashion”

uncountable-nouns countable-nouns

Jul 25 '18 at 13:24 lly 4,452

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392 Questions

Shouldn't it be “Nobody touch him!”

“The Jesus who said” - why is there a definite article before the proper name “Jesus”?

“Crashing at the Y” What does it mean?

Is it “words in a song,” “words to a song,” or “words of a song”?

Can “staff” ever be pluralized?

What do “blacks” and “missions” refer to in this context about Australia?

What do “high sea” and “carry” mean in this sentence?

What does “ground” mean in this sentence? And what is the sentence saying?

What does “tea juice” mean in this context?

What does “getting lean on feelings” mean?

What does “cue in to” mean?

What does “shotgun unity” refer to here in this sentence?

What is “puck” in coffee brewing?

“Good for the eye” or “good for the eyes” or “good for eyes”?

Is “coach” a proper noun in this case?

The usage of “amateur night” as an adjective

“6-foot tall” or “6-feet tall”?

Does the past perfect tense make sense in this sentence? “Sent from an ”is“ to a ”was“ before he'd had his breakfast.”

What is a spanking machine? [closed]

Is the definite article necessary in “one of the only two stores”?

Why can articles be omitted in this sentence?

Does “outside” as a preposition also mean “besides”?

“How much are you into us for already?”

What does this sentence “the hacks used to die” mean?

Is “Colorado” also a fish?

“In their thousands” and “in the thousands”

“A great medal of people”?

Why is the definite article needed in “border on the ridiculous”?

Is “prose” ever a count noun?

Using “fashion” countably vs. uncountably: “in (a) timely/similar/dramatic fashion”