The English Oracle

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"All The Best" vs "Best of Luck"

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What is "outheroding"?

486

"A cup of hot coffee" or "A hot cup of coffee"

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'How to' vs. 'How do I'

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Is 'server', as used of restaurant server, only an AmE expression?

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Term for belief in the existence of souls

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The single word for "Volume per second"

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Alternative expression for "bang for your buck"

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Do “chorus” and “refrain” have different connotations?

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What is a one-person business called?

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Is there a common word for floor and ceiling?

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Why there is no article before words like queen and king?

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Does "ducking" have anything to do with a canard?

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Is there a historical trend towards shorter sentences?

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"Does it make sense?" or "Do you understand me?"?

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What is an adjective to describe someone who constructs their moral views based on convenience?

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What does "several states of mind away" mean? Does it mean a strange place or something else?

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Should “Hell” be capitalized?

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Word for someone who is hungry for power and control

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Indefinite article in the "An [adjective] [number] [plural noun]" construction

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"Have you?" vs "do you?" in awkward sentence

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Why is "rollback it" incorrect?

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"Compose" and "comprise"

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Is "mother tongue" exactly the same as "native language"?

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Word for "distance in time"

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Why is anyone in a porn movie considered a porn star?

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Synonymous idiom for "A stopped clock is right twice a day"

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When writing large numbers, should a comma be inserted?

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Origin of "to be into [someone] for [a sum of money]"

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Difference between "close up" and "close down"

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What is the best format to use when writing out dates?

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To use "test" as an adjectival noun, is the proper form "test" or "testing"?

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What does “I hit Delete” mean?

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Meaning of “But I repeat myself” in Mark Twain's quote?

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Difference between "unnecessary" and "not necessary"

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How to translate a Brazilian term that means "sell company cars"

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How can I say I can't guarantee information I'm about to give is correct?

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Is "to fight with" ambiguous?

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Idiom or phrase that calls for solidarity with others in problem

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What is the origin of being "in the pudding club"?

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Why is he saying ”This is us” when it means “This is ours”?

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Ods-plutra-nailes

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Did gamblers get their lingo "hijacked?"

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Quoting vs Citing

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Word for "parents with children who have moved out"?

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"also is" at the end of sentence

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Usage of "last leg"

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Is it wrong to say "cook a cake"?

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Is "hell of a" positive or negative?

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Plural form of 'schema'

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