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Is there an English phrase for an inability to actually leave already?

single-word-requests idioms phrase-requests asked Jun 16 '11 at 18:27

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Why is it “geometric” but “theoretical”?

meaning etymology suffixes morphology ic-ical asked Dec 10 '10 at 17:06

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Why do I instinctively want to use the present tense with a conditional?

grammaticality future-tense conditional asked Sep 6 '11 at 23:45

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How to peel chestnuts?

roasting peeling chestnuts asked Nov 8 '10 at 23:43

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What method of counting puts Twelfth Night on January 6th?

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Why is a woman's purse called a “pocketbook”?

meaning etymology nouns history dialects asked Jan 17 '11 at 18:15

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How to pronounce “favicon”?

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Mnemonic for remembering the difference between 'while' and 'until'?

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Does “living in squalor” necessarily imply poverty?

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What kind of flour is needed for strudel/fillo dough?

baking flour hungarian-cuisine asked Oct 5 '10 at 20:46

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Etymology for Mc and O' in names

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Dissolving cocoa powder in milk

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Should you strip meat off bones before putting them in a stock?

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A number of questions “has been” or “have been” asked?

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How can the time variations be explained in the first three books of the 'The Chronicles of Narnia'?

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Difference between “impel” and “compel”

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An International English Olympiad question

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To make something opaque = opaquen?

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Non-offensive substitute for a swear word

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Origin and meaning of “Hello the fire!”

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Pronunciation of “Short-lived”

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Yellow versus orange

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“Why is this not” versus “why is not this”

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