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Why and when did 'Down's Syndrome' change to 'Down Syndrome'?

answered Mar 18, 2018 at 16:32

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'Cheddar goes "good" with burgers?' Can "go" be seen as a verb of the senses?

answered Sep 30, 2019 at 22:05

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What does "a shnip" mean?

answered Aug 12, 2020 at 15:37

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Word that means "settle for" that starts with "r"

answered Aug 16, 2016 at 17:48

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How to correctly apply "in which", "of which", "at which", "to which", etc?

answered May 1, 2016 at 19:21

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Why are the French pejoratively referred to as frogs?

answered Feb 11, 2018 at 23:49

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Is the expression “dumber than a sack of bricks” in common usage?

answered Apr 8 at 16:50

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Should I use a comma or dash in this sentence?

answered Jun 16 at 21:10

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Replacement for "pegged" in "pegged for disposal"

answered May 3, 2017 at 16:49

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Can you use 'amok' without 'run'? How?

answered Mar 23, 2023 at 13:51

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What do you call the art of 'proper' bearing? (French 'maintien')

answered May 26, 2020 at 16:24

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What is a word for a big, insurmountable problem?

answered May 11, 2018 at 15:14

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"Can I" vs "May I" in restaurant setting when ordering

answered May 31, 2018 at 12:27

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What word(s) were used to identify the Van Dyke style of beard in the 17th century?

answered Dec 24, 2024 at 16:46

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"Abcs it is, then" with plural nouns?

answered Oct 2, 2023 at 15:16

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What does "go out there" mean as used by athletes in baseball, basketball, etc

answered May 27, 2021 at 21:18

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What to call a small, open stone or cement reservoir that supplies fresh water from a spring or other natural source?

answered May 18, 2019 at 17:19

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What is the correct English word for this piece of paper around these notebooks?

answered Jan 29, 2023 at 19:30

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Alternative for "descend" in the context of computer file systems

answered May 25, 2018 at 11:46

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Is "I gave a hundred dollars to my father, and she did so to her father" grammatical?

answered Sep 16, 2023 at 16:23

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Why doesn't "The Screwtape Letters" have the Saxon genitive in its title?

answered Dec 26, 2023 at 15:55

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Is there a word that means "relax", but with negative connotations?

answered Jul 28, 2022 at 17:20

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Name for “having no concern about the truthfulness of one’s own remarks”

answered Mar 16, 2016 at 14:11

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Right word for repeating something several times to make one believe that the thing is true

answered Aug 13, 2016 at 17:30

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Suitable word for any public figure with comparatively few haters/criticizers

answered Nov 15 at 14:22

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Is there a word for a shift in a road where it remains parallel to its original direction?

answered Mar 15 at 16:50

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“Sivilize”: use of non-standard spelling in “Huckleberry Finn”

answered Mar 22 at 16:22

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What is a "pole-marked" door?

answered Sep 19, 2016 at 13:14

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When do you use "do be" for emphasis?

answered Feb 20, 2024 at 17:06

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"Why it is" vs "Why is it"

answered Mar 14, 2019 at 17:10

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Why and when did 'Down's Syndrome' change to 'Down Syndrome'?

'Cheddar goes "good" with burgers?' Can "go" be seen as a verb of the senses?

What does "a shnip" mean?

Word that means "settle for" that starts with "r"

How to correctly apply "in which", "of which", "at which", "to which", etc?

Why are the French pejoratively referred to as frogs?

Is the expression “dumber than a sack of bricks” in common usage?

Should I use a comma or dash in this sentence?

Replacement for "pegged" in "pegged for disposal"

Can you use 'amok' without 'run'? How?

What do you call the art of 'proper' bearing? (French 'maintien')

What is a word for a big, insurmountable problem?

"Can I" vs "May I" in restaurant setting when ordering

What word(s) were used to identify the Van Dyke style of beard in the 17th century?

"Abcs it is, then" with plural nouns?

What does "go out there" mean as used by athletes in baseball, basketball, etc

What to call a small, open stone or cement reservoir that supplies fresh water from a spring or other natural source?

What is the correct English word for this piece of paper around these notebooks?

Alternative for "descend" in the context of computer file systems

Is "I gave a hundred dollars to my father, and she did so to her father" grammatical?

Why doesn't "The Screwtape Letters" have the Saxon genitive in its title?

Is there a word that means "relax", but with negative connotations?

Name for “having no concern about the truthfulness of one’s own remarks”

Right word for repeating something several times to make one believe that the thing is true

Suitable word for any public figure with comparatively few haters/criticizers

Is there a word for a shift in a road where it remains parallel to its original direction?

“Sivilize”: use of non-standard spelling in “Huckleberry Finn”

What is a "pole-marked" door?

When do you use "do be" for emphasis?

"Why it is" vs "Why is it"