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Why are "i.e." and "e.g." written in lower case with periods, while "NB" is typically written in CAPS with no periods?

40 votes

Confusion from a Vocative Comma before a List

35 votes

What is the origin of the word "doh" (as seen in the world's first crossword puzzle)?

34 votes

Why is it "dog eat dog"?

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Word for anyone inside a car or bus, both passengers and driver

31 votes

Word/phrase for talking tough when afraid

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Is the "convert to decimal form" usage of "decimate" still used?

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Time is to "eternal" as space is to what?

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Is there a non-combative term for the word "enemy"?

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An adverb which means "doing without understanding"

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Was the phrase "white Christmas" indeed coined in the song?

21 votes

Word for "separating a group of similar-but-not-the-same things into categories"?

20 votes

“I am fourteen past”

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Why are whales’ click sequences called codas?

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What does "rantin' sideways" mean?

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At a 2:40 rate — slang for high speed

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Is the "stupid" in "Keep it simple, stupid" a form of address or a second adjective that you should "keep it"?

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Ods-plutra-nailes

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Interesting use of "so much"

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Can a sentence start with relative clause (that, which etc.)?

18 votes

What do you call these symbols on either side of some text?

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Name for case where sentences start lowercase, but proper nouns are still capitalized

18 votes

Is "spell me" not US idiom? Or perhaps archaic now?

17 votes

How to retort when somebody says something you already know?

17 votes

(Please see the image) would this be called "leaning against a table" or is there a better phrase for it?

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Looking for a word or a term similar to Auteur, applicable to app makers

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What part of speech is 'really' when it is spoken in a sentence on its own?

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What's the word for the sound of snow sliding down a roof?

15 votes

Which English word denotes the trivialization of a statement by pretending it's idiosyncratic, a symptom of a personal bias, quirk, or other problem?

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What's a modern term for sucker or sap?

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