The English Oracle

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A word for someone trying to make people underestimate him

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What does the suffix “-saurus” mean?

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Comma after also at the beginning of a sentence

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Is "still" being used correctly in "I love you still"?

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Why do people say "over-" and "underwhelmed" but never just "whelmed"?

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"Opportunity of purchasing" vs "Opportunity to purchase"

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Does the word "table" have anything to do with a table?

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Word for swinging a weapon upward?

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Why are news headlines in present tense if they refer to past events?

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Word or phrase for a formerly good deal

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Verb meaning "redeemed", but without implying a previous corruption

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Use of "whatever" vs "whatsoever"

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"Pretend to not" vs. "Pretend not to"

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Some Chicken, Some Neck, what did Churchill mean?

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What is meant by "pun intended"?

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How to express a risk of breaking a target/objective

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What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?

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Is the phrasal verb “buck up” used only in British English, not in American English?

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Non-religious word for "blessed"

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Are the allies always good guys?

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Meaning of "to pivot to do something"

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Opposite word for “cursive”, as related to writing

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"I am gonna have to" vs. "I have to"

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What is a good replacement for "ununderstandable"?

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What is the difference in usage between "lethal" and "fatal"?

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What's this type of hairdo called?

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What do "Sech" and "Vich" mean in this sentence?

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"Don't take it personally" vs. "Don't take it personal"

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An adjective to describe a person who has come back from failure

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What is the proper term for when an animal is "pregnant" with eggs instead of live young?

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How to use the term "carbon copy" in business emails?

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Roy Hodgson's "Church in the centre of the village" expression

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What does ‘Receive’ mean in ‘Bush did not always receive a timely consideration of his option'?

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Is "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" still considered ungrammatical?

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Single word for people who are like "a frog in the well"

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In agriculture, what do you call a section within an orchard?

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"Except for" vs. "except on"

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Is there a name for an answer to a question that does nothing but rephrase the question in an answer form?

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Why do non-native English speakers get the present participle wrong?

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"Success", "Failure" and what's in-between?

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Is there an English word to describe when a sound "protrudes"?

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Word describing people who need to establish trust, But aren't friends

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How to say "the project that we are working on" in a short phrase?

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Is there an alternate term for "the power behind the throne?"

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Meaning of "all shelves about me towards the worse"?

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How can I politely express that "I have understood"?

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Short word to describe someone wearing smartglasses

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What’s the difference between "tire" and "tyre"?

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Which is right: "drop-down" or "drop down"?

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Short for "common wishes that everybody says she has?"

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