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Ways to say 'get smaller', 'decrease in size' in one word

answered Feb 10, 2019 at 15:45

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Do native speakers use "ultima" and "proxima" frequently in spoken English?

word-request

answered Mar 17, 2019 at 14:53

43 votes

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Is it really OK to use "because of"?

phrase-usage

answered Feb 24, 2019 at 0:25

28 votes

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When a company launches a new product do they "come out" with a new product or do they "come up" with a new product?

word-usage phrase-meaning

answered Apr 4, 2019 at 21:37

27 votes

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What does "tick" mean in this sentence?

meaning

answered Mar 20, 2019 at 14:29

26 votes

Is "cogitate" used appropriately in "I cogitate that success relies on hard work"?

word-usage word-choice

answered Mar 7, 2019 at 16:33

26 votes

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“The,” or no article: “All _____ time.”

articles zero-article

answered Feb 7, 2019 at 12:57

25 votes

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What do you call a Matrix-like slowdown and camera movement effect?

word-request

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 21:30

23 votes

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What do "high sea" and "carry" mean in this sentence?

meaning phrase-meaning terminology

answered Mar 28, 2019 at 22:57

21 votes

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"Starve to death" Vs. "Starve to the point of death"

meaning

answered Feb 24, 2019 at 20:22

20 votes

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What does "south of due west" mean?

meaning phrase-meaning

answered Feb 22, 2019 at 12:51

16 votes

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Isn't the word "experience" wrongly used in this context?

word-usage word-request do-support

answered Mar 18, 2019 at 16:36

15 votes

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Why is "Reports" in the sentence below without the article "The"?

articles american-english

answered Apr 7, 2019 at 20:22

15 votes

When -s is used with third person singular. What's its use in this context?

subject-verb-agreement

answered Apr 15, 2019 at 10:45

14 votes

What's the meaning of “spike” in the context of “adrenaline spike”?

expressions terminology

answered Mar 15, 2019 at 14:06

14 votes

SB and STH in dictionaries

word-meaning abbreviations dictionaries

answered Mar 26, 2019 at 22:14

13 votes

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A word that means fill it to the required quantity

word-request

answered Apr 11, 2019 at 16:21

13 votes

Are police here, aren't it\they?

singular-vs-plural

answered Mar 30, 2019 at 13:49

13 votes

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weren't playing vs didn't play

tense past-simple past-continuous

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 18:30

12 votes

What does "don't have a baby" imply or mean in this sentence?

meaning meaning-in-context word-request idioms

answered Feb 21, 2019 at 9:57

12 votes

The totem pole can be grouped into

definite-article generic-noun-phrases reference

answered Feb 19, 2019 at 15:27

11 votes

What is the difference between "shut" and "close"?

word-meaning difference

answered Mar 13, 2019 at 9:32

11 votes

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How to say "How to aim [well/right/correctly]"?

word-choice

answered Feb 8, 2019 at 14:45

10 votes

Is "conspicuously missing" or "conspicuously" the subject of this sentence?

meaning-in-context parsing

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 12:55

10 votes

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Grey hair or white hair

vocabulary

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 10:43

10 votes

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Does the phrase "more obvious" mean "just barely noticeable among many" in certain contexts?

phrase-meaning phrases comparative-constructions

answered Mar 10, 2019 at 11:35

9 votes

Is "for causing autism in X" grammatical?

phrases idiomatic-language

answered Mar 29, 2019 at 23:43

9 votes

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Is there any instance where "x y" doesn't mean the same thing as "y of x"?

grammar

answered Feb 1, 2019 at 13:17

8 votes

Is this food a bread or a loaf?

word-request image-identification food

answered Apr 8, 2019 at 12:44

8 votes

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What is the meaning of the noun "magoo" as in "conservative media magoos"?

word-meaning

answered Mar 22, 2019 at 19:57

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Ways to say 'get smaller', 'decrease in size' in one word

Do native speakers use "ultima" and "proxima" frequently in spoken English?

Is it really OK to use "because of"?

When a company launches a new product do they "come out" with a new product or do they "come up" with a new product?

What does "tick" mean in this sentence?

Is "cogitate" used appropriately in "I cogitate that success relies on hard work"?

“The,” or no article: “All _____ time.”

What do you call a Matrix-like slowdown and camera movement effect?

What do "high sea" and "carry" mean in this sentence?

"Starve to death" Vs. "Starve to the point of death"

What does "south of due west" mean?

Isn't the word "experience" wrongly used in this context?

Why is "Reports" in the sentence below without the article "The"?

When -s is used with third person singular. What's its use in this context?

What's the meaning of “spike” in the context of “adrenaline spike”?

SB and STH in dictionaries

A word that means fill it to the required quantity

Are police here, aren't it\they?

weren't playing vs didn't play

What does "don't have a baby" imply or mean in this sentence?

The totem pole can be grouped into

What is the difference between "shut" and "close"?

How to say "How to aim [well/right/correctly]"?

Is "conspicuously missing" or "conspicuously" the subject of this sentence?

Grey hair or white hair

Does the phrase "more obvious" mean "just barely noticeable among many" in certain contexts?

Is "for causing autism in X" grammatical?

Is there any instance where "x y" doesn't mean the same thing as "y of x"?

Is this food a bread or a loaf?

What is the meaning of the noun "magoo" as in "conservative media magoos"?