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Is it correct to say "I am scoring my girlfriend/my boss" when your girlfriend/boss acknowledge good things you are doing for them?

answered Dec 18, 2020 at 13:21

14 votes

"Outside there is a money receiver which only accepts coins" - or "that only accepts coins"? Which relative pronoun is better?

answered Mar 7, 2021 at 20:45

8 votes

Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?

answered Aug 31, 2021 at 11:38

7 votes

Do native speakers use the phrase "set channels"?

answered Sep 21, 2020 at 17:07

5 votes

Is the response "It's 10 minutes walking" correct and natural?

answered Sep 6 at 20:27

4 votes

Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?

answered Sep 25 at 12:29

4 votes

Why is “Dunerider” 4 syllables instead of 3 syllables?

answered Feb 28, 2021 at 15:38

4 votes

Is there a formal word or expression for "snail mail"?

answered Sep 30, 2021 at 1:24

4 votes

Why does "graphic" mean violent or gory?

answered Sep 26, 2022 at 19:41

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Am I telling the time correctly on the analog clock?

answered May 10 at 13:43

3 votes

What is the difference between "a spade" and "a shovel"?

answered May 10 at 10:51

2 votes

How do English-speaking kids loudly request something?

answered Sep 6, 2019 at 1:27

1 vote

Words to describe pleasure in keeping something or an activity secret

answered Oct 30, 2019 at 18:27

1 vote

How can 'scam' be an agent?

answered Jun 27, 2014 at 7:49

1 vote

"Bring to light", another usage of it

answered Mar 27, 2019 at 15:11

1 vote

is it correct to say "When it started to rain, I was in the open air."

answered May 13, 2019 at 23:54

1 vote

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"Tennis and basketball are played on a court." OR "Tennis and basketball are played on courts."

answered Apr 9, 2020 at 19:06

1 vote

What is 'provocateur'? Is it idiomatic?

answered Sep 2, 2020 at 14:40

1 vote

Is "gaped," "gawked," and "beamed" usually paired with "at subject"?

answered Sep 2, 2020 at 16:32

1 vote

Does either 'messy' or 'untidy' necessarily imply 'dirty'?

answered Mar 14, 2021 at 18:40

1 vote

Is it called "platform"?

answered Nov 18, 2020 at 16:22

1 vote

What's the difference between "conflicted relationships" and "conflicting relationships"?

answered Jul 2 at 22:53

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What's the difference between "conflicted relationships" and "conflicting relationships"?

answered Jul 2 at 22:59

0 votes

Is 'by the bye' an acceptable variant of 'by the by'?

answered Jul 18 at 18:56

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"All the beach bodies were sold out"? Can a body be sold?

answered Aug 22, 2020 at 15:36

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Do we say "to hold the stick of the ice cream"?

answered Mar 17, 2020 at 0:17

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Is there a phrase or expression that means "riding a horse with another person"?

answered Sep 4, 2022 at 16:12

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What does the phrase "in plan" mean in this Wikipedia page? (is this a typo?)

answered Sep 9, 2021 at 19:42

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answered May 5, 2021 at 20:52

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Meaning of "shrift"

answered May 25, 2021 at 19:21

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Is it correct to say "I am scoring my girlfriend/my boss" when your girlfriend/boss acknowledge good things you are doing for them?

"Outside there is a money receiver which only accepts coins" - or "that only accepts coins"? Which relative pronoun is better?

Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl?

Do native speakers use the phrase "set channels"?

Is the response "It's 10 minutes walking" correct and natural?

Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?

Why is “Dunerider” 4 syllables instead of 3 syllables?

Is there a formal word or expression for "snail mail"?

Why does "graphic" mean violent or gory?

Am I telling the time correctly on the analog clock?

What is the difference between "a spade" and "a shovel"?

How do English-speaking kids loudly request something?

Words to describe pleasure in keeping something or an activity secret

How can 'scam' be an agent?

"Bring to light", another usage of it

is it correct to say "When it started to rain, I was in the open air."

"Tennis and basketball are played on a court." OR "Tennis and basketball are played on courts."

What is 'provocateur'? Is it idiomatic?

Is "gaped," "gawked," and "beamed" usually paired with "at subject"?

Does either 'messy' or 'untidy' necessarily imply 'dirty'?

Is it called "platform"?

What's the difference between "conflicted relationships" and "conflicting relationships"?

What's the difference between "conflicted relationships" and "conflicting relationships"?

Is 'by the bye' an acceptable variant of 'by the by'?

"All the beach bodies were sold out"? Can a body be sold?

Do we say "to hold the stick of the ice cream"?

Is there a phrase or expression that means "riding a horse with another person"?

What does the phrase "in plan" mean in this Wikipedia page? (is this a typo?)

Ferrari engines factory

Meaning of "shrift"