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I'm not a linguist - I just play one on tv.

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"Doctor's appointment" or "doctors appointment"?
May 6, 2011
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What does "Google-fu" mean?
Apr 7, 2011
47
"Unregister" vs "Deregister"
May 18, 2011
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Is it proper to use a colon followed immediately by a hyphen?
Jun 22, 2011
40
What is the difference between "gender" and "sex"?
Mar 10, 2011
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Should the number "0" be pronounced "zero" or "oh"?
Mar 10, 2011
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The grammaticality of "that don't impress me much"
Mar 26, 2011
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Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals specified as well?
Apr 12, 2011
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Is there a single word for "one who speaks/boasts a lot about everything"?
Apr 8, 2011
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How did the phrase "are you nuts" come about?
May 5, 2011

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Removing personal data from OSX without deleting user or reinstalling OS
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Difference between high octane and low octane?
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Mobile Safari Viewport - Preventing Horizontal Scrolling?