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A word/phrase describing the sound of leaves?
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"Please advise" -- why is this a common turn of phrase for foreign speakers of English?
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Anywhere where or anywhere?
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Why does 'coed' only mean female coeducational students?
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‘Not as simply’ versus ‘not as simple’
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Is "uncarefully" a word?
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Linguistic name for verbs like 'want', 'expect', 'beg',
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Origin of reading a decimal point as "spot"
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When part of an object becomes the name for the whole
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Pronunciation of "cache"
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Is "vast majority" something to avoid?
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Hard work is "washed away" - Correct word?
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Which was the original word- "pock" or "pox"?
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Origin of "bug" in reference to software
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Transfer vs. transmit
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“Practise the piano” vs. “practise medicine”
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Is there a term for a question and answer pair?
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Why would a cynic be offended by fantasy?
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What does the phonetic symbol after the comma mean here?
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Opposite of subsequent (non-chronological/logical)
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Single word for profit or loss
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Water caltrop in American English
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What is going on grammatically in the opening line of One Hundred Years of Solitude?
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Is the phrase "make waves" used with the sense "create a snowball effect"?
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Gender neutral term for "maiden name"?
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Origin of "egg on my face"
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"then" vs "and then"
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