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Why is, "If I don't use the microphone, nobody will hear me," not considered a double negative

answered Sep 17, 2020 at 14:22

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What does the slang word "hammered" actually mean?

answered Jul 6, 2015 at 13:35

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Why "clothespin" and not "clothpin"?

answered Nov 3, 2022 at 12:56

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Why is there no plural 's' after "hundred" or "thousand" in cardinal numbers?

answered Nov 5, 2014 at 19:25

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Putin's vice like grip -- what does "vice" mean here?

answered Jun 5, 2015 at 16:53

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What is this mop-like tool called in English?

answered Dec 10, 2017 at 12:37

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Object of the verb "pay"

answered Aug 26, 2020 at 15:36

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How do we express we want someone to do what we say without any negotiation?

answered Jan 17, 2022 at 15:10

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Pick a number between one and ten

answered May 28, 2015 at 15:16

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"On the grounds that" suggests the reason isn’t really a good one

answered Jul 11, 2021 at 15:45

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Proper use of "the" in American English

answered Sep 15, 2020 at 17:30

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When to use conjunction and when not?

answered Oct 30, 2016 at 14:53

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Noun + anonymous examples

answered Oct 31, 2014 at 22:49

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How much is right to do something?

answered Nov 23, 2014 at 18:36

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Do we say "please lay the chair down"?

answered Sep 18, 2020 at 15:56

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How can this be correct, because it is from a native english movie: "I am a strong as a boy" (yes you read it right, not "as strong as")

answered Feb 12 at 16:24

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What does "rounding a corner" mean?

answered Mar 16 at 12:02

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What does the pronoun "them" refer to?

answered Jun 1, 2022 at 15:01

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How do you say plugged a running stream of water into a tube?

answered Aug 4, 2021 at 21:53

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Sequence of tenses: They created a device that is able or was able?

answered Sep 17, 2020 at 13:24

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Is it common to pronounce two /tjuː/?

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 10:53

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Which's correct no file "in" the path or no file "on" the path?

answered Aug 20, 2020 at 14:25

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Meaning of "for" in these examples

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 18:16

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What is the meaning of "Make a love of someone"?

answered Jan 31, 2015 at 16:13

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Can "that is " be used to explain multiple things

answered Apr 13, 2015 at 10:53

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'Make recommendations on how to...'

answered Jul 10, 2015 at 18:56

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What's the best way to convey that I'm not a toff (rich kid)?

answered Nov 19, 2015 at 18:25

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What does the word "out" mean in the sentence "the correlation is very out"?

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 12:23

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Am I a Vegetarian?

answered Jun 21, 2015 at 3:13

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the usages of while

answered Aug 5, 2014 at 21:48

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Why is, "If I don't use the microphone, nobody will hear me," not considered a double negative

What does the slang word "hammered" actually mean?

Why "clothespin" and not "clothpin"?

Why is there no plural 's' after "hundred" or "thousand" in cardinal numbers?

Putin's vice like grip -- what does "vice" mean here?

What is this mop-like tool called in English?

Object of the verb "pay"

How do we express we want someone to do what we say without any negotiation?

Pick a number between one and ten

"On the grounds that" suggests the reason isn’t really a good one

Proper use of "the" in American English

When to use conjunction and when not?

Noun + anonymous examples

How much is right to do something?

Do we say "please lay the chair down"?

How can this be correct, because it is from a native english movie: "I am a strong as a boy" (yes you read it right, not "as strong as")

What does "rounding a corner" mean?

What does the pronoun "them" refer to?

How do you say plugged a running stream of water into a tube?

Sequence of tenses: They created a device that is able or was able?

Is it common to pronounce two /tjuː/?

Which's correct no file "in" the path or no file "on" the path?

Meaning of "for" in these examples

What is the meaning of "Make a love of someone"?

Can "that is " be used to explain multiple things

'Make recommendations on how to...'

What's the best way to convey that I'm not a toff (rich kid)?

What does the word "out" mean in the sentence "the correlation is very out"?

Am I a Vegetarian?

the usages of while