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

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4 answers

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

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16 votes

4 answers

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What do you call the main part of a joke?

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asked Apr 17, 2019 at 10:48

12 votes

3 answers

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

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11 votes

11 answers

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

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8 votes

4 answers

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

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7 votes

2 answers

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What do you call the holes in a flute?

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3 answers

26k views

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

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asked Mar 29, 2019 at 23:40

4 votes

2 answers

565 views

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

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asked Apr 16, 2019 at 0:32

3 votes

2 answers

357 views

What do you call a floor made of glass so you can see through the floor?

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asked Apr 17, 2019 at 22:06

3 votes

2 answers

83 views

Is there a verb for accepting a hitchhiker into your car?

word-request

asked Apr 15, 2019 at 0:26

3 votes

2 answers

202 views

"In the right combination" vs "with the right combination"?

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asked Mar 30, 2019 at 3:20

3 votes

2 answers

336 views

Fly on a jet pack vs fly with a jet pack?

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asked Mar 24, 2019 at 23:40

3 votes

3 answers

87 views

Words invented or redefined by one person

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asked Apr 7, 2019 at 22:18

2 votes

1 answer

55 views

Is there a word for inserting a random line from a different language during a conversation?

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asked Apr 10, 2019 at 22:38

2 votes

1 answer

9k views

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

grammar

asked Mar 20, 2019 at 0:31

2 votes

1 answer

636 views

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

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asked Mar 21, 2019 at 0:52

2 votes

2 answers

133 views

When to put a comma before but?

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asked Mar 23, 2019 at 1:03

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is dried pee considered dirt?

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asked Mar 31, 2019 at 18:45

2 votes

1 answer

508 views

What do you call the container where you extract cow milk into?

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asked Apr 1, 2019 at 1:08

2 votes

1 answer

54 views

A more succinct way of saying "everyone you have on your Facebook friend list"?

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asked Mar 30, 2019 at 13:53

2 votes

2 answers

679 views

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

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asked Mar 25, 2019 at 21:55

2 votes

1 answer

69 views

What do you call the fact of ignoring certain facts purposely?

word-request

asked Apr 15, 2019 at 23:39

2 votes

2 answers

367 views

What adjective is used to describe something that's used, but that's not intended to be used in a particular way or for a particular purpose?

word-request

asked Apr 15, 2019 at 23:44

2 votes

1 answer

41 views

What verb do you use with the word "drain blaster"?

word-request

asked Apr 15, 2019 at 23:53

2 votes

3 answers

270 views

Is "for causing autism in X" grammatical?

phrases idiomatic-language

asked Mar 29, 2019 at 23:34

1 vote

1 answer

38 views

Should it be "on your job" or "during your job"?

grammar

asked Apr 13, 2019 at 23:16

1 vote

2 answers

294 views

Is it "who they think he is" or "that they think he is"

grammar

asked Apr 14, 2019 at 4:56

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

4 answers

297 views

What do you call an argument that doesn't address the point?

word-request

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125 Questions

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

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

What do you call the main part of a joke?

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

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

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

What do you call the holes in a flute?

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

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

What do you call a floor made of glass so you can see through the floor?

Is there a verb for accepting a hitchhiker into your car?

"In the right combination" vs "with the right combination"?

Fly on a jet pack vs fly with a jet pack?

Words invented or redefined by one person

Is there a word for inserting a random line from a different language during a conversation?

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

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

When to put a comma before but?

Is dried pee considered dirt?

What do you call the container where you extract cow milk into?

A more succinct way of saying "everyone you have on your Facebook friend list"?

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

What do you call the fact of ignoring certain facts purposely?

What adjective is used to describe something that's used, but that's not intended to be used in a particular way or for a particular purpose?

What verb do you use with the word "drain blaster"?

Is "for causing autism in X" grammatical?

Should it be "on your job" or "during your job"?

Is it "who they think he is" or "that they think he is"

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 an argument that doesn't address the point?