The English Oracle

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Enjoys his fair share to work hard and smart to meet commitments

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Is this "over-negation" a grammatical phenomenon or pure coincidence?

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Why does the verb "succeed" change to "successor" as a noun?

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Is there any difference between "a few relatives" and "a few relations"?

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Definite article before specific product names

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Why is Santa Claus a man but Santa Maria a woman?

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Where does the phrase "It's a good job that ..." come from?

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Why do we use the word “second” to mean the 60th part of a minute?

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Word for the inability to explain something to someone due to their complete lack of understanding

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Why didn't "spiel" get spelled with an "sh"?

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What is the verb used to indicate that you have travelled from point A to B by motorboat?

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What is the best way to track down the origin and grammar of this quote?

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Why "hoping against hope"?

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Where does this translation of Saint-Exupery's quote on design come from?

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Contraction of "is not"

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Are there any practices to use onomatopoeia in English for describing the degree of joyfulness / funniness by laughter and sorrow by crying?

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How would a native British speaker say "Betteredge"?

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"Moving house" vs "moving houses"

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Name for using foreign language (especially Latin) to convey a sense of dignity and wisdom

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Punctuation of Initials in Name

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Stack Exchange profile: “This user prefers to keep an air of mystery about them”

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"Influence of media in our lives," or "influence of media on our lives?"

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What words describe the relation between "dollars" and "cents"?

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What's the opposite of eye candy?

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A phrase or a word for not practising what you are preaching

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Is the term "baby kitten" / "baby puppy" superfluous?

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Did Shakespeare really invent 1700 words?

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What is wrong with saying "pleased to meet you"?

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"-ee" and "-er" word endings

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Is the usage of 'personally' in 'I personally don't like something' redundant?

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Is there an alternative term for "boyfriend" when talking about an elderly man?

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Use of "sleek" as a noun

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Less colloquial version of "(X), never mind (Y)"?

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What are some of the most intense and beautiful adjectives that a writer can use to describe the word "laugh"?

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When someone ruins all the good they have ever done!

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Does one "douse" or "dowse" a spotlight or projector?

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The meaning of the word assumed

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'We are neither.' Is that correct?

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Status of 'Dear Both' as a salutation

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Free meaning “free of charge” vs “unoccupied”

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What makes "like" and "so" popular?

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Using a comma before "but"

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What do you call a glade or path created artificially in order to to prevent wildfires?

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Shakespearean discovery of the modern mind

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How can I describe someone who feels little or no emotion?

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Is the “Beltway Stop" a popular metaphor meaning a concurrence of events or things?

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How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced?

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Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse?

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Blown to smithereens

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When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner?

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