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47 votes

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How do native English speakers respond to “Thank you”?

word-choice politeness Dec 27 '12 at 18:44 jwpat7

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38 votes

2 answers

Why is “q” followed by a “u”?

orthography Feb 13 '11 at 9:33 kiamlaluno

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36 votes

5 answers

Is “data” considered singular or plural?

word-choice grammatical-number formality uncountable-nouns Feb 26 at 16:13 Tim D

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33 votes

9 answers

When should I use “shall” versus “will”?

word-choice verbs future-tense Apr 5 '12 at 11:32 Carlo_R.

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25 votes

4 answers

How does the phrase “used to” work, grammatically?

grammar idioms terminology Nov 2 '12 at 19:45 RegDwighт

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21 votes

1 answer

“The ticket is printing” vs “…is being printed”

word-choice passive-voice progressive-aspect Jan 28 '12 at 12:50 JSBձոգչ

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21 votes

5 answers

Is there a name for synonyms that appear to have opposite meanings?

single-word-requests synonyms antonyms Apr 2 '12 at 20:34 Jim

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15 votes

20 answers

Are there other idioms like “a stone's throw away” that both describe an activity and act as a measurement?

phrases idioms measuring-units Sep 5 '12 at 18:40 KitFox

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8 votes

2 answers

“Try to save” or “try saving”

phrases verbs Mar 19 '12 at 12:58 user2683

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7 votes

5 answers

What's the tense for repetitive past action?

tenses modal-verbs conditional subjunctive-mood past-habitual Jan 6 at 7:07 tchrist

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6 votes

3 answers

“stay home” vs. “stay at home”

grammaticality Aug 13 '11 at 0:23 wfaulk

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3 votes

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Be mother - Etymology and usage

idioms Jun 26 '12 at 8:25 Hugo

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