The English Oracle

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How should one address a police officer in the US?

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Are there big difference in the degree of zeal among "fan, enthusiast, maniac, fiend, geek, zealot”? If Yes, what are they in order of the enthusiasm?

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What would you call someone who makes no lasting impression?

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Polite alternative for "none of your business"

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"In order to...", "To..." or "For..."

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What is the origin of surnames based on color?

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What is the meaning of the pejorative form of “gay”?

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Word for someone who always corrects misspellings

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Is it ever worth the time and effort to correct someone else's grating grammatical mistakes?

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Why would he do this to me?

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Are chemical element names capitalized?

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Is "He is risen" Correct?

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Omitting "and" in a sentence

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Should Kyle be corrected, and if he doesn't, why?

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When to use "nude" and when "naked"

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Including units of a measure in a range

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Is it correct to use the conjunction “or” more than twice in one sentence?

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Technical Term for Incorrect Homonym/Synomym Error

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What's the difference between the universe and the cosmos?

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In "Enter John", is John in the nominative or accusative case?

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What is the difference between “take to court,” “take the court,” and “take someone to court”?

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Why does "it" have a dehumanizing connotation?

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What does the word "respectively" mean in software development?

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Where does "otay" come from?

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Answer to "enjoy your meal"

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Does "Magna Carta" require an article?

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Idiom meaning inferring too much from the available evidence

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What is the meaning of "often mistaken, never in doubt"?

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How is the pronunciation of r before th? Specific case: "north"

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"temporal" vs. "temporary"

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"Infective" or "Infectious"

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Word meaning "open to being persuaded by a strong argument"?

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Is 'had have + past participle' a correct grammatical form?

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Sorry for the vulgarism, but is "motherf**ker" considered more insulting or racially offensive in some parts of the US?

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Is "half-a-dozen" an accepted term?

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What does the phrase "good for you" mean?

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Why do we use back and forward instead of backward and forward?

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When are relative pronouns omitted in a sentence?

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Which is correct: "This is her" or "This is she"?

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"The service is temporarily unavailable" vs. "...not available"

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Word for someone who is "quietly reliable"

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A word that means "small gift"?

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Is there a term for a foreign word that looks like an English word but has a completely different meaning?

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Is It Redundant To Use "But" Before "Alas"?

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What do you call someone who is able to learn the new technologies?

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Difference between "retro" and "vintage"

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A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?

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What could be a word for this concept?

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Word for a rare astronomic event usable as metaphor for rare life situations

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Hire an employee (a consultant)?

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