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How do you read "10/10"?

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Why do commit title sentences start with an infinitive without to?

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

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What does the slang word "hammered" actually mean?

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Why "clothespin" and not "clothpin"?

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

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

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What is this mop-like tool called in English?

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Object of the verb "pay"

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

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Proper use of "the" in American English

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Pick a number between one and ten

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

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When to use conjunction and when not?

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Noun + anonymous examples

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How much is right to do something?

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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")

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What does "rounding a corner" mean?

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What does the pronoun "them" refer to?

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

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Do we say "please lay the chair down"?

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What is the meaning of"Words are cheap.The biggest thing you can say is ‘elephant'— meaning?

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Is it common to pronounce two /tjuː/?

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

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

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Meaning of "for" in these examples

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

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Can "that is " be used to explain multiple things

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'Make recommendations on how to...'

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

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How do you read "10/10"?

Why do commit title sentences start with an infinitive without to?

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?

Proper use of "the" in American English

Pick a number between one and ten

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

When to use conjunction and when not?

Noun + anonymous examples

How much is right to do something?

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?

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

Do we say "please lay the chair down"?

What is the meaning of"Words are cheap.The biggest thing you can say is ‘elephant'— meaning?

Is it common to pronounce two /tjuː/?

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

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

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)?