The English Oracle

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Why can't "thanks" ever be singular as a noun?

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Exclamation point inside a sentence

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Can “alma mater” refer to any school you’ve graduated from, not just college?

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Name of excerpt at start of a book

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"Version" vs. "edition"

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A word that means "nostalgia for an experience that I did not have."

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What is the shortcut style of writing used by Indian English speakers called?

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Opposite of "expanded"?

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"One of this and that" or "One of this or that"?

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Is "to" really part of the infinitive?

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Is there a word or phrase for these specific types of memories?

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Can "while you're at it" be used in non-physical contexts?

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Is there a Latin, or English, phrase or acronym for "in summary"?

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What is the meaning of Terry Pratchett's idiom/pun "coming and going"?

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How to punctuate lists in general?

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What do you call the time period between notification of an event and the event?

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Is "grounds" ever used for things other than coffee?

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Are there any "fake" French words used in English?

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English equivalent of Polish saying "[You've got] freedom Thomas in your own house!"

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Is there a word that means "this deal will not involve credit"?

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Is there a single word that means a life change for the worse?

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Is there a noun that means "the state of being flustered"?

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The history of the English "postmeridian"

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A word for when a word is used incorrectly (grammatically) but can still be parsed in a grammatically correct way?

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Comma after nonrestrictive adverbial (dependent) clause at the end of the sentence

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Can et al. be applied to companies?

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Captain America said "if you get killed, walk it off!" How to understand "walk it off"?

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Why do we say that someone “practices” law or medicine?

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How should a person holding a foreign military rank be addressed?

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What is the idiom, expression or proverb for 'If you let them use you once they will use you for life'?

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"Copies of documents" vs. "copy of documents"

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"Split in" vs "split into"

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Idioms and other expressions that point to the farm / countryiside origins of a person that now lives in an urban setting

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"All I need (is/are) cigarettes and alcohol": which one is correct?

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Graduate student in or of?

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Order of "not" with infinitive

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People's names as names for genitalia?

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Why does "fishwife" mean "mean woman"?

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Can we call a person who loses things a "loser"?

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Why is a "fountain pen" so called?

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Insight Vs Insights

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Can "Claptrap" be used to mean low quality?

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Is this usage of "reign" correct?

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Why do we refer to computers and other machines as being up or down?

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Meaning of "to get stuffed"

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What is the source of the word "keystone" in reference to pricing a product

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Meaning of "reductio ad Hitlerum"

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What is the origin of "long" and "short" in finance?

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"May I ask if..."

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What's the difference between "lingo" and "jargon"?

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