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Does "take a second" mean "take a second look"?

asked Oct 12, 2015 at 18:39

15 votes

8 answers

4k views

"the police conspiracy" vs. "the police's conspiracy"

asked Apr 1, 2016 at 12:51

14 votes

6 answers

8k views

The phrase "to the Right of Attila the Hun"

asked Jun 15, 2020 at 20:36

9 votes

5 answers

3k views

listener to or listener of

asked Feb 6, 2015 at 11:44

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3 answers

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How should I understand this line from Pulp Fiction?

asked Mar 12, 2015 at 15:19

8 votes

4 answers

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We have to go. It is time we…

asked Feb 8, 2015 at 18:10

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

the hidden comic effect in one limerick

asked Oct 13, 2015 at 11:57

8 votes

1 answer

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Looking for opposite expression to "She looks twice her age"

asked Oct 7, 2015 at 13:07

8 votes

2 answers

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"The irony was lost on no one, least of all"

asked Feb 18, 2016 at 14:23

7 votes

1 answer

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The function of "it" in "I hate it when..."

asked Aug 3, 2015 at 13:52

7 votes

2 answers

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"…are not having to live in bunkers…"

asked Jul 31, 2022 at 16:21

6 votes

3 answers

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Author of two previous novels, his third…

asked Nov 24, 2018 at 19:15

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reported speech and usage of "will" or "would" -- "I told him that I will (would?) be there at three o'clock on Friday."

asked Oct 7, 2015 at 19:25

6 votes

1 answer

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Can "revolution that would transform" be rewritten as "revolution that transformed"?

asked Sep 7, 2015 at 13:06

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2 answers

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on either side of them

asked Feb 10, 2015 at 12:23

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2 answers

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two kinds of passive voice

asked Mar 10, 2015 at 15:41

6 votes

1 answer

491 views

What does "you are one off us" mean?

asked Nov 2, 2015 at 14:03

6 votes

1 answer

377 views

"the glacial pace at which justice has arrived"

asked Mar 26, 2016 at 10:53

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

What are constructions like "the getting-to-know-you stuff" called?

asked Mar 4, 2016 at 15:10

5 votes

3 answers

649 views

heat-wave that would make the West Indies seem like an extension of Alaska

asked Mar 15, 2016 at 10:38

5 votes

2 answers

399 views

Meaning of "to be sporting designer stubble"

asked Aug 1, 2016 at 11:25

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2 answers

427 views

how to parse one news title

asked Dec 15, 2015 at 20:43

5 votes

1 answer

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"did little to raise the tone"

asked Dec 26, 2015 at 13:51

5 votes

2 answers

320 views

as he jumped off

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 11:39

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Have somebody doing something

asked Oct 4, 2014 at 13:08

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2 answers

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My wife will be angry, unless I'm home by 7.00

asked Sep 3, 2015 at 11:32

5 votes

6 answers

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"We asked because of what she laughed" - why is the sentence wrong?

asked Sep 23, 2015 at 11:12

5 votes

2 answers

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"Would" in a backshifted reported context

asked Oct 5, 2015 at 20:00

5 votes

1 answer

144 views

If you'll pick up some snacks, I'll get the beer

asked Oct 6, 2015 at 11:38

5 votes

6 answers

1k views

he was a third member vs. he was the third member

asked Oct 18, 2015 at 14:17

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Does "take a second" mean "take a second look"?

"the police conspiracy" vs. "the police's conspiracy"

The phrase "to the Right of Attila the Hun"

listener to or listener of

How should I understand this line from Pulp Fiction?

We have to go. It is time we…

the hidden comic effect in one limerick

Looking for opposite expression to "She looks twice her age"

"The irony was lost on no one, least of all"

The function of "it" in "I hate it when..."

"…are not having to live in bunkers…"

Author of two previous novels, his third…

reported speech and usage of "will" or "would" -- "I told him that I will (would?) be there at three o'clock on Friday."

Can "revolution that would transform" be rewritten as "revolution that transformed"?

on either side of them

two kinds of passive voice

What does "you are one off us" mean?

"the glacial pace at which justice has arrived"

What are constructions like "the getting-to-know-you stuff" called?

heat-wave that would make the West Indies seem like an extension of Alaska

Meaning of "to be sporting designer stubble"

how to parse one news title

"did little to raise the tone"

as he jumped off

Have somebody doing something

My wife will be angry, unless I'm home by 7.00

"We asked because of what she laughed" - why is the sentence wrong?

"Would" in a backshifted reported context

If you'll pick up some snacks, I'll get the beer

he was a third member vs. he was the third member