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Desire is the desire of the Other.

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Why and when did 'Down's Syndrome' change to 'Down Syndrome'?
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'Cheddar goes "good" with burgers?' Can "go" be seen as a verb of the senses?
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46
Difference between "detonate" and "explode"
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41
What does "a shnip" mean?
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39
Word that means "settle for" that starts with "r"
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37
What is a proper synonym for 'keep somebody/something away'?
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35
Why should "are" be used here instead of "is"?
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32
Why can't we say "I have been having a dog"?
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31
What does "the proverbial middle finger" mean?
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31
Why can't we say "I have been having a dog"?
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31
Like a Swiss watch
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30
How to correctly apply "in which", "of which", "at which", "to which", etc?
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29
"Plentiful and rare" in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
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28
An idiom describing a strong desire for alcohol
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27
Why are the French pejoratively referred to as frogs?
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27
What word is used instead of ‘coast’ for rivers?
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26
How to say "to prepare a place for sleeping" (for example to put a sheet, blanket and pillow on the bed)?
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25
What word is used instead of ‘coast’ for rivers?
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23
Is the expression “dumber than a sack of bricks” in common usage?
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22
When can I hyphenate "in-place"?
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22
Why do we say "I love cake" but "I love cars"?
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22
“Equivalent part on my body” or “the equivalent part of my body”?
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21
Should I use a comma or dash in this sentence?
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21
How do native speakers control gender distinction?
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20
Replacement for "pegged" in "pegged for disposal"
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18
Can you use 'amok' without 'run'? How?
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18
What is the meaning of "it" in "as luck would have it"?
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17
Is "Selfsame" dated?
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16
What word(s) were used to identify the Van Dyke style of beard in the 17th century?
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What is a word for a big, insurmountable problem?
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