The English Oracle

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The rain is "lifting"

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Please teach me how to use ‘hot diggity’, and the meaning of ‘corkscrew twists’

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Is there such a word as "foresitter" in English? Can I use it instead of "chairman"?

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"Infer" vs. "imply" — can "infer" imply "imply"?

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Ripe with Opportunity? Or Rife?

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How do "need" and "not" mix and match?

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"the writing is on the wall" vs. "the handwriting is on the wall"

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Why "sense of humour"?

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“Curriculum Vitae” vs “Curriculum Vitæ”

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Asks a question; never responds to answers/comments

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What was this optical apparatus called? (It was used for showing pictures.)

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How to end a letter beginning with "To whom it may concern"

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"Upper bound on" vs. "upper bound of"

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What's a generic name for an attack animal?

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Verb meaning "to partially hide"?

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Which is correct, "neither is" or "neither are"?

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Perception of problems when informed of an issue?

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Is there a word that describes words like 'freeware', 'shareware'?

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Why can't "thanks" ever be singular as a noun?

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What does "Hamlet stool" mean?

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What is the meaning of the phrase 'listing off'?

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Professional word meaning to take a reading from something

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Another expression for an ellipsoid whose major axis is long

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Word for "rush of air"

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"...are what matter" vs. "are what matters"

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Idiom meaning similar people tend to gather

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How to describe someone who doesn't listen well

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Terms for duplicated words

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"Must of " vs "must have"

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Does the term "Asian" have different meanings among various English-speaking countries?

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Is "a whole nother" grammatical?

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Indirect objects that answer the question "by whom"

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Two crows being an attempted murder

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"My colleague's body is amazing"

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Modern replacement for checking frequency tables?

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Spelling of Exemplary versus that of Example

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What do I call doing something complex without writing/visual help?

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What is the origin of the term "screw" in the case of a prison guard?

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What is the etymology and literal meaning of 'Cock a snoot/snook'?

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The counterpart of "facial" for head

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Term for misspelling used as pun of another word

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If trinity means 3 in one, what's the word for one in one, 2 in one, 4 in one, 5 in one?

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Why is it a *canary* in a coalmine?

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How to express $1m in a formal document?

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Is "misconfigured" a word?

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Can "wonder if" be followed by a subjunctive clause only?

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There's a Star in the East

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What is the meaning of 'clusterbourach'?

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Meaning of "quick reply"

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Why is "well" used with linking verbs instead of "good"?

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