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How did Americans greet each other before “Hi”?

word-choice history greetings asked Jun 2 '11 at 15:33

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Can the Meta sites have non-color-based visual cues to help distinguish them from the Main sites?

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What does “P.U.” (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?

etymology abbreviations asked May 18 '11 at 23:27

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What purpose does an '-o' serve?

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22 votes

Words with a leading silent w

pronunciation orthography asked Dec 19 '12 at 12:09

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Does “yar” (or “yarr” or “yargh”) in Pirate English imply an affirmative?

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Attorney at law, is there any other kind?

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Make like a banana

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14 votes

How did English get the “What is your name?” construction?

etymology phrases history asked Jun 6 '11 at 11:44

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Is the pronunciation of the letters “Y” and “I” supposed to be identical?

pronunciation phonology vowels greek asked Sep 12 '11 at 0:27

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