The English Oracle

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Origin of British term "to bits"

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Is one allowed to use capitalization for emphasis?

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Is the -old morpheme in 'threshold' an OE locative?

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Is it "a user" or "an user"

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What word best means "the state of being an expert"?

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What is the error called when two letters are mistakenly swapped?

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What is the difference in meaning and usage between the words "topic", "theme", "subject"?

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Other word for discrimination based on demographic categories?

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When using online dictionaries to verify word meanings, do different geographical regions turn to different dictionaries?

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Is the term "halfcast" racist?

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Opposite idiom for going with the flow

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Succinct word or phrase to begin quoting approximately what someone said

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Alternative for overchallenged

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What's one word for the phrase 'the act of taking your head back on seeing something strange'?

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What is a Joke?

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Is there anything wrong with the word “denigrate”?

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Do mutiny and mutation have a common root?

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"I will make me a ..." or "I will make myself a ..."

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Where does 'nom nom nom' come from?

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Help Fixing Yoda-like Sentence Structure?

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Why is a bathroom sometimes called a "john"?

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Are sentences that have multiple "WH Question" words considered grammatical?

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'Potential' as an adjective

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"Semitic" and "anti-Semitic"

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Is there an English phrase for an inability to actually *leave* already?

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On the specifics of illegitimate children

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What is the word for the kind of thing that legal laws can apply to?

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Which term is correct — "Afghan" or "Afghani"?

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Spelling or grammar error?

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Word for "software with a large size"?

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How do you mean vs What do you mean?

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What's a good word to describe someone who is prone to sudden changes of mood?

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Difference between "presently" and "shortly"

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Are 'consecutively' and 'successively' the same?

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“Analogous” vs. “analogical”

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Word opposite of risk but still entailing uncertainty

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A word to describe someone who is oblivious to the atmosphere in a group conversation

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"Referrer" versus "referral" versus "referer"

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Meaning of "let bygones be bygones"

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Etymology of "regression"

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Is a comma necessary before "for which"?

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"This question has been asked at Stack Overflow" vs. "on Stack Overflow"

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Usage of brackets/parentheses (etc)

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Is there an aphorism for doing a self-defeating act?

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What do you call it when someone assumes the job of someone else who is out on vacation?

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Ironic phrase like Russian’s “no, didn’t hear”

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Use of "facetious"

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Which word is technically correct in English: debrick or unbrick?

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Can a noun (such as “duct tape”) be used as a verb?

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A special use of "should"?

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