User Michael Rybkin

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a most talented writer - why not "the most talented writer"?

asked Nov 18, 2014 at 15:37

27 votes

5 answers

904 views

a joyous and restful three days -- a three days?

asked Mar 27, 2015 at 15:38

21 votes

4 answers

2k views

"you can just move on in" -- isn't the wording strange a little bit? Why not just say "you can just move in"?

asked Nov 29, 2015 at 22:08

19 votes

6 answers

5k views

What is the meaning of "you know, be the pie"?

asked May 27, 2014 at 12:32

17 votes

5 answers

10k views

"said" as an adjective

asked Aug 5, 2014 at 1:24

15 votes

6 answers

36k views

help you learn vs. help you to learn

asked Dec 16, 2015 at 18:32

15 votes

4 answers

12k views

in order for I to do something -- "for I"? why not "for me"?

asked Mar 24, 2015 at 1:34

14 votes

4 answers

3k views

What does "the C++ track" mean?

asked Apr 21, 2015 at 9:02

14 votes

6 answers

241k views

swag (slang) -- what does this word really mean?

asked Jan 28, 2015 at 2:43

14 votes

2 answers

2k views

"Zero tolerance for walkers, or them to be." -- grammar, meaning?

asked Feb 11, 2015 at 11:26

13 votes

2 answers

2k views

R-Ariz. -- what does this shorthand stand for? [duplicate]

asked Dec 30, 2014 at 14:21

13 votes

2 answers

3k views

knocked several people down -- what does this mean? (context provided)

asked Nov 3, 2016 at 10:31

12 votes

2 answers

4k views

dog's-eye view -- meaning

asked Jul 29, 2015 at 11:42

11 votes

9 answers

5k views

you're out a dollar -- what does that actually mean?

asked Apr 27, 2015 at 15:30

11 votes

3 answers

2k views

black—his gloves of finest mole -- what is mole?

asked Apr 27, 2015 at 18:38

11 votes

5 answers

7k views

what kind of an animal vs. what kind of animal

asked Apr 4, 2015 at 10:12

10 votes

6 answers

38k views

call it -- what does this term mean? Context: I can't. I'm calling it. I'm calling it

asked Dec 22, 2015 at 3:17

10 votes

4 answers

6k views

What do I do now? Punt! -- what exactly is meant by "punt" here?

asked Nov 22, 2015 at 15:50

10 votes

1 answer

3k views

A most interesting book – "a" instead of "the"

asked May 22, 2014 at 18:00

9 votes

3 answers

860 views

thousands of people rallied, MOST peacefully... -- most people rallied peacefully or did they rally most peacefully?

asked Nov 25, 2014 at 12:06

9 votes

5 answers

3k views

"police said" - why not "the police said"?

asked Jun 12, 2015 at 3:36

9 votes

3 answers

2k views

based on MAC address -- why not "based on MAC addresses"?

asked Nov 17, 2016 at 8:38

9 votes

2 answers

949 views

l am a young king, but l am king -- why no article in front of the second "king"? [duplicate]

asked Sep 21, 2016 at 14:24

8 votes

2 answers

552 views

he looked relaxed, if pale -- "if pale"?

asked Mar 17, 2015 at 4:58

8 votes

4 answers

786 views

a guard of honor march to -- is "march" a verb?

asked Mar 17, 2015 at 11:14

8 votes

1 answer

149 views

a role in whatever Western diplomatic effort might eventually bring the war to an end -- why is there no "that" after "effort"?

asked Nov 30, 2015 at 17:51

8 votes

4 answers

976 views

if none observe me -- why not "if none observes me"?

asked Oct 11, 2015 at 14:00

8 votes

1 answer

9k views

error out -- what exactly does this phrasal verb mean?

asked Dec 12, 2015 at 14:58

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

Hungary 1956 or Czechoslovakia 1968 this is not

asked Oct 5, 2015 at 0:42

8 votes

2 answers

13k views

Did I ever! -- what does this emphatic statement exactly mean when you say it?

asked Nov 20, 2014 at 6:12

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a most talented writer - why not "the most talented writer"?

a joyous and restful three days -- a three days?

"you can just move on in" -- isn't the wording strange a little bit? Why not just say "you can just move in"?

What is the meaning of "you know, be the pie"?

"said" as an adjective

help you learn vs. help you to learn

in order for I to do something -- "for I"? why not "for me"?

What does "the C++ track" mean?

swag (slang) -- what does this word really mean?

"Zero tolerance for walkers, or them to be." -- grammar, meaning?

R-Ariz. -- what does this shorthand stand for? [duplicate]

knocked several people down -- what does this mean? (context provided)

dog's-eye view -- meaning

you're out a dollar -- what does that actually mean?

black—his gloves of finest mole -- what is mole?

what kind of an animal vs. what kind of animal

call it -- what does this term mean? Context: I can't. I'm calling it. I'm calling it

What do I do now? Punt! -- what exactly is meant by "punt" here?

A most interesting book – "a" instead of "the"

thousands of people rallied, MOST peacefully... -- most people rallied peacefully or did they rally most peacefully?

"police said" - why not "the police said"?

based on MAC address -- why not "based on MAC addresses"?

l am a young king, but l am king -- why no article in front of the second "king"? [duplicate]

he looked relaxed, if pale -- "if pale"?

a guard of honor march to -- is "march" a verb?

a role in whatever Western diplomatic effort might eventually bring the war to an end -- why is there no "that" after "effort"?

if none observe me -- why not "if none observes me"?

error out -- what exactly does this phrasal verb mean?

Hungary 1956 or Czechoslovakia 1968 this is not

Did I ever! -- what does this emphatic statement exactly mean when you say it?