How come 'ou' was reduced to 'o' in the US?
7.4K
Initial capitalization of foreign surnames when starting a sentence
34.6K
An idiom to describe someone who thinks he/she is wiser than others
19.8K
Killer Queen. The usage of noun sequences of length two and more. Ambiguity of nouns phrases in English
1.8K
What is a 'Swivel Servant'?
508
Analogue of "most recent" for events in the future
3.9K
Origin of "they don't know they're born"?
30.1K
What is the origin of "right as rain"?
100K
The meaning of "by so" in the sentence
6.2K
Word for "influencing or manipulating people without their knowledge"
20.1K
What word can I use for unclear music?
3K
What's the difference between backward(s) and backwardly?
225
What term is used for the closing of a letter?
147.9K
"I, for one, don't know "
37.3K
"Mom and Dad" vs "Dad and Mom"
30.9K
Difference between "not every" and "every ... is not"
7.3K
English equivalent to the Indian saying "Like a thief being stung by a scorpion"
6.6K
Why don't we use the definite article before these examples?
2.6K
Does "mislead" imply intent?
5.8K
How neutral is "then think again"?
190
What's the right word for "unclearity"?
28.5K
The verb agreement for "one" when used as a subject
322
"At the beginning" or "in the beginning"?
405.6K
Can the expression "fully booked" be used metaphorically legitimately?
30.7K
Newest/latest/last version of a product
12.3K
What's the difference between "to frighten" and "to scare"?
14.1K
Is there a word or expression for a small crush on someone?
61.9K
When did the term "flip flop" displace the term "thong" in North America for a type of sandal?
61.5K
Are "like" and "such as" completely synonymous?
2.2K
What does "money is like mush not not" mean?
5K
Why "present simple" and not "simple present"?
15.3K
English equivalent for new Brazilian Portuguese slang term “desaplaudido”?
295
"Too serious" vs "too seriously"
75.5K
As vs That in this sentence
2.9K
Is it acceptable to mix Latin with English?
1.6K
Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?
212.3K
Word for "distance in time"
7.8K
What countries use "bond" to refer to a security deposit?
347
What is potass?
5.7K
word(s) to describe someone judge others by one tiny detail
35.9K
Weird future tense usage
1.5K
What term describes enjambment alluding to a taboo word?
1K
Meaning of "The second step was to break the hold of Ottoman culture on Turkey itself."
840
What is the meaning of the phrase "chance would be a fine thing"?
15.3K
What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized?
8.2K
Is there a technical or semi-technical expression for occasionally misreading words?
3.7K
What is the word for multiple letters that behave like a single sound?
13.6K
Preposition for referring to a tool
1.3K
'I would be grateful if you ...' or 'I will be grateful ...'?
477.4K
Is there a common term for source and destination?
9.8K