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When do we put a comma before "so that"?

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2 answers

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Is there an idiom that means "that something seems to be brewing"? [closed]

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5 answers

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What do you call a plan that's an alternative plan in case your initial plan fails?

word-request

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16 votes

4 answers

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What do you call the main part of a joke?

word-request

asked Apr 17, 2019 at 10:48

2 votes

1 answer

9k views

Do we say "on" or "in the highway"?

grammar

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19 votes

4 answers

7k views

What do you call something that goes against the spirit of the law, but is legal when interpreting the law to the letter?

word-request

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11 votes

11 answers

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Doing something right before you need it - expression for this?

word-request

asked Apr 3, 2019 at 0:36

0 votes

2 answers

3k views

What's the most effective way to say "work for free, not for money, but for experience/training"?

phrase-request

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2 answers

3k views

What do you call the holes in a flute?

word-request

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1 vote

1 answer

2k views

When to use "in the vicinity", "in your vicinity" and "in the vicinity of" [closed]

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asked Mar 24, 2019 at 3:16

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1 answer

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"One of each" vs "one of each one"

grammar

asked Apr 20, 2019 at 2:55

8 votes

4 answers

2k views

Is there a concise way to say "all of the X, one of each"?

phrase-request

asked Apr 15, 2019 at 10:27

1 vote

1 answer

2k views

Are "with a view to" and "with a view towards" synonymous?

meaning idioms

asked Apr 1, 2019 at 23:58

0 votes

1 answer

2k views

Difference between "talk back at you" and "talk back to you"

meaning

asked Apr 8, 2019 at 23:36

12 votes

3 answers

2k views

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

word-request

asked Apr 6, 2019 at 20:43

1 vote

3 answers

1k views

What do you call the series of digits "010101010" used by computers?

word-request

asked Apr 8, 2019 at 22:10

0 votes

3 answers

1k views

When to use the idiom "set someone up"?

meaning idioms

asked Mar 25, 2019 at 2:00

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1 answer

1k views

Is there any idiom similar to "some things are better left unsaid"?

idiom-request

asked Apr 7, 2019 at 12:30

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1 answer

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What are the differences between "at war with" and "at war against"

grammar meaning

asked Apr 16, 2019 at 23:16

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2 answers

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Is dried pee considered dirt?

meaning

asked Mar 31, 2019 at 18:45

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1 answer

1k views

What's the difference between "walk someone over to" and "walk over to"

grammar idioms phrasal-verbs

asked Apr 14, 2019 at 23:03

1 vote

2 answers

1k views

What do you call a sudden movement of the neck and head that you do when you think about something stupid or do something stupid?

word-request

asked Apr 13, 2019 at 0:57

1 vote

3 answers

829 views

What do you call someone who is focused too much on the technicalities of a law rather than the big picture?

word-request

asked Mar 24, 2019 at 13:41

0 votes

2 answers

802 views

Are "as if nothing" and "as if it were nothing" synonymous?

idiomatic-language

asked Mar 31, 2019 at 15:54

-1 votes

2 answers

749 views

Is there a word for a crime against God himself?

word-request

asked Apr 6, 2019 at 1:03

0 votes

1 answer

708 views

What's the difference between "peeing on the streets" and "peeing in the streets"?

grammar meaning

asked Mar 29, 2019 at 23:48

2 votes

2 answers

685 views

What do you call the infoboxes with text and sometimes images on the side of a page we find in textbooks?

word-request

asked Mar 25, 2019 at 21:55

2 votes

1 answer

636 views

Is there an idiom that means "taking revenge for X"?

idiom-request

asked Mar 21, 2019 at 0:52

4 votes

2 answers

565 views

What do you call a phrase that's not an idiom yet?

word-request

asked Apr 16, 2019 at 0:32

0 votes

1 answer

535 views

What's the correct way to capitalize "Spider-Man web slinger toy"? [closed]

capitalization

asked Apr 6, 2019 at 11:34

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When do we put a comma before "so that"?

Is there an idiom that means "that something seems to be brewing"? [closed]

What do you call a plan that's an alternative plan in case your initial plan fails?

What do you call the main part of a joke?

Do we say "on" or "in the highway"?

What do you call something that goes against the spirit of the law, but is legal when interpreting the law to the letter?

Doing something right before you need it - expression for this?

What's the most effective way to say "work for free, not for money, but for experience/training"?

What do you call the holes in a flute?

When to use "in the vicinity", "in your vicinity" and "in the vicinity of" [closed]

"One of each" vs "one of each one"

Is there a concise way to say "all of the X, one of each"?

Are "with a view to" and "with a view towards" synonymous?

Difference between "talk back at you" and "talk back to you"

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

What do you call the series of digits "010101010" used by computers?

When to use the idiom "set someone up"?

Is there any idiom similar to "some things are better left unsaid"?

What are the differences between "at war with" and "at war against"

Is dried pee considered dirt?

What's the difference between "walk someone over to" and "walk over to"

What do you call a sudden movement of the neck and head that you do when you think about something stupid or do something stupid?

What do you call someone who is focused too much on the technicalities of a law rather than the big picture?

Are "as if nothing" and "as if it were nothing" synonymous?

Is there a word for a crime against God himself?

What's the difference between "peeing on the streets" and "peeing in the streets"?

What do you call the infoboxes with text and sometimes images on the side of a page we find in textbooks?

Is there an idiom that means "taking revenge for X"?

What do you call a phrase that's not an idiom yet?

What's the correct way to capitalize "Spider-Man web slinger toy"? [closed]