The English Oracle

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How come 'ou' was reduced to 'o' in the US?

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Initial capitalization of foreign surnames when starting a sentence

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An idiom to describe someone who thinks he/she is wiser than others

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Killer Queen. The usage of noun sequences of length two and more. Ambiguity of nouns phrases in English

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What is a 'Swivel Servant'?

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Analogue of "most recent" for events in the future

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Origin of "they don't know they're born"?

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What is the origin of "right as rain"?

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The meaning of "by so" in the sentence

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Word for "influencing or manipulating people without their knowledge"

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What word can I use for unclear music?

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What's the difference between backward(s) and backwardly?

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What term is used for the closing of a letter?

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"I, for one, don't know "

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"Mom and Dad" vs "Dad and Mom"

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Difference between "not every" and "every ... is not"

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English equivalent to the Indian saying "Like a thief being stung by a scorpion"

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Why don't we use the definite article before these examples?

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Does "mislead" imply intent?

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How neutral is "then think again"?

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What's the right word for "unclearity"?

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The verb agreement for "one" when used as a subject

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"At the beginning" or "in the beginning"?

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Can the expression "fully booked" be used metaphorically legitimately?

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Newest/latest/last version of a product

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What's the difference between "to frighten" and "to scare"?

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Is there a word or expression for a small crush on someone?

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When did the term "flip flop" displace the term "thong" in North America for a type of sandal?

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Are "like" and "such as" completely synonymous?

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What does "money is like mush not not" mean?

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Why "present simple" and not "simple present"?

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English equivalent for new Brazilian Portuguese slang term “desaplaudido”?

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"Too serious" vs "too seriously"

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As vs That in this sentence

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Is it acceptable to mix Latin with English?

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Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?

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Word for "distance in time"

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What countries use "bond" to refer to a security deposit?

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What is potass?

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word(s) to describe someone judge others by one tiny detail

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Weird future tense usage

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What term describes enjambment alluding to a taboo word?

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Meaning of "The second step was to break the hold of Ottoman culture on Turkey itself."

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What is the meaning of the phrase "chance would be a fine thing"?

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What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized?

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Is there a technical or semi-technical expression for occasionally misreading words?

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What is the word for multiple letters that behave like a single sound?

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Preposition for referring to a tool

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'I would be grateful if you ...' or 'I will be grateful ...'?

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Is there a common term for source and destination?

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