The English Oracle

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Is "Customizable" a valid English word?

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"Ponder about" or just "ponder"?

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What is the word for "to put something on a skewer"?

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English equivalent to "a small fruit in an elephant's mouth"

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Usage of diacritics in loanwords

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What is the origin/formal definitions of the phrase "pros and cons"?

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Collective word for food and drink

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Is there a double-meaning to "picking my belly button" in this context?

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Difference between 'infectious' and 'contagious'

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Etymology of a "pegged CPU"

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Alternative structures for "not only ... but also ..."?

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What's the word for someone who always likes being different?

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Slang usage of "fish" meaning US Dollar.

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"How" vs. "that" in "You know how we have pizza on Thursdays, right?"

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Synonym for "final" or antonym for "draft"

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Can the verb "wonder" simply take an object?

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Proper preposition for "absolve"

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Formal alternative to bullsh-t

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A word or phrase for 'Holy grail' (a goal impossible to achieve)

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When "be it" is at the beginning of a sentence, what kind of structure do you call it?

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What's the meaning of "get one's finger in the air"?

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Why is it that score is used in singular when referring to several groups of 20?

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Difference between "did + verb" and just "verb+ed"

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Is 'compatriate' really an English word?

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Is there a way to say an object is susceptible to being carried away by wind?

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what is the difference between everywhere and anywhere

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Word for metallic “dust”?

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Words having two prefixes incorporated

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What is the difference between experiment and experimentation?

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Word for people who just comment rather than act on something

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Is "Please be reminded to ..." a valid construction?

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"When would be the best time" vs. "what would be the best time"

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What are the equivalent idioms for "trim the foot to fit the shoe"?

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Words or phrases that describe a person who knows the answer to a problem but is not believed

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Is there any general rule of thumb that can be followed for where and when to add commas and full stops?

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Where does "otay" come from?

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Hypernym for "conjunction" and "disjunction"

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Why do we use the base form of verbs instead of the past form in past tense questions?

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Spelling of Auntie vs Aunty?

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How should terminal punctuation work when quoting a Hebrew snippet in English text?

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Is it rude to refer to janitors as 'floor people'?

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What is the etymology of "yonks"?

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What's the difference between "harrowing" and "poignant"?

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What's a good word for a person that's being followed?

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Is there a word for positive distraction?

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Is there a non-medical name for the curve where index finger and thumb meet?

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"Instable" or "unstable"?

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"Music with rocks in" - British English?

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Feeling of forcing oneself to do something

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Is "proven" very old -fashioned?

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