The English Oracle

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What does "lassar" mean in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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What does "It is a means to an end, not an end in itself" mean?

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What do "former" and "latter" refer to, here?

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"I have a one son" What's the rule explaining that mistake?

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Correct term for having lost (not cut) one's hair

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Comma placement in "I, too"

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What does the word "as-yet-unknown" mean?

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Equivalent word for 'overseas' for a non-island country?

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What’s the term for “hearing” words when you read or think?

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Word that describes terms that exclude or divide people

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What is the meaning of "pole of time" here?

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"Doubt" vs. "suspect"

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What's the term for "government worker"?

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What's the word for "tiny pieces of food stuck in between teeth"?

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What's the corresponding term for the mouth?

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Did Milton really invent cooking?

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Word/phrase/idiom to describe avoiding answering a question by stating the question doesn't need to be asked

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“As true as I’m riding this bicycle”

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Keen on vs keen to

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Is “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet” a common or respectable English expression?

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English notation for hour, minutes and seconds

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The traditional grammar term for 'nominals'

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Actual usage of the word "Dryly"

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Is there any shorter pronunciation of W than double-U?

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Is there a word for "to make humble" with a positive connotation?

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Why is "fulfil" spelt as "fulfill" in American English?

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Word for "blissfully oblivious"?

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Is there a schwa in the middle of Coleridge?

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Is there English counterpart to Japanese proverb, 一期一会 , meaning "Cherish once -in -a-lifetime encounter"?

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"Is missing" vs. "is missed"

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Is 'mini' a word in its own right?

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Ending a sentence with a preposition?

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The name of my toes

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Was I driving more than 5 mph under the speed limit, or less than 5 mph under the speed limit?

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Is there a term for someone performing worse at something because they are being watched?

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What is "outheroding"?

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Fishing terminology: What phrase describes a fish getting caught on the hook?

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Does calling something a 'Novelty Act' bring down its image?

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Insight Vs Insights

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Insight into the pronunciation of the word algae?

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What is it called when an interjection is inserted inside another word?

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Why is "I see a few trees" correct but "I see a many trees" not?

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What were nightmares called before "nightmare" was used in that sense?

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More idioms like "needle in a haystack" relevant to hidden/hard to find items?

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Does absence of articles in computer-related sentences look natural?

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Is there a rule for pronouncing “th” at the beginning of a word?

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"Your fly is open" "You mean my flies?"

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"Todo list" or "to-do list"

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"I am going to attend" vs "I am attending"

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"Ironic" vs "ironical"

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