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Bruno Rothgiesser
London, United Kingdom
uk.linkedin.com/in/brunorothgiesser
Age: 32
Solution Architect at BP
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Top Questions
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How can I make my bike (and myself) visible at night?
commuter
safety
visibility
traffic
asked Aug 26 '10 at 18:44
bicycles.stackexchange.com
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Where does the phrase “dry run” come from?
etymology
idioms
asked Aug 12 '10 at 21:56
english.stackexchange.com
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What are the disadvantages of “puncture proof” (or puncture resistant) tires?
tire
puncture
asked Aug 26 '10 at 11:57
bicycles.stackexchange.com
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“Whereäs” as an alternative spelling of “whereas”
etymology
orthography
diacritic
asked Nov 25 '10 at 15:50
english.stackexchange.com
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Pluralization rule for “five-year-old children”, “20 pound note”, “10 mile run”
grammatical-number
asked Aug 19 '10 at 11:51
english.stackexchange.com
13
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Why did “sceptical” become “skeptical” in the US?
etymology
asked Aug 4 '11 at 7:54
english.stackexchange.com
12
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“Whether or not” vs. “whether”
conjunctions
negation
asked Sep 23 '10 at 15:46
english.stackexchange.com
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When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive pronoun?
grammaticality
possessive
gerund
asked Sep 6 '10 at 16:37
english.stackexchange.com
9
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Why is “to get” sometimes used where “to be” could be used?
passive-voice
past-participle
asked Sep 15 '10 at 17:09
english.stackexchange.com
9
votes
“In order to…”, “To…” or “For…”
prepositions
asked Sep 16 '10 at 13:44
english.stackexchange.com
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How did Americans greet each other before “Hi”?
english.stackexchange.com
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What's your most useful cycle accessory?
bicycles.stackexchange.com
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Why are so many new languages written for the Java VM?
stackoverflow.com
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Why does “is” replace “has”?
english.stackexchange.com
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Why the heck are cleated shoes called clipless?
bicycles.stackexchange.com
17
Is “kinda” a word?
english.stackexchange.com
15
What are some examples of awkward sounding but grammatically correct sentences?
english.stackexchange.com
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How to pronounce “beach” and “bitch”? What's the difference?
english.stackexchange.com
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Is “details” singular?
english.stackexchange.com
15
Marking plural of code words
english.stackexchange.com
15
In java, what is the difference between a HashSet and HashMap…?
stackoverflow.com
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Terminology index
bicycles.stackexchange.com
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What is the *best* way to express that an email contains an attachment?
english.stackexchange.com
13
Word for something difficult or nearly impossible to achieve
english.stackexchange.com
12
When should I use “is” and when should I use “are”?
english.stackexchange.com
12
Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?
english.stackexchange.com
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Can “doubt” sometimes mean “question”?
english.stackexchange.com
12
Using true and false in C
stackoverflow.com
11
What is the origin of British/Irish cinema names?
english.stackexchange.com
11
Which is correct: “troubleshooted” or “troubleshot”?
english.stackexchange.com
11
What does “capacity” mean in this question?
english.stackexchange.com
11
What is the “final frontier”?
english.stackexchange.com
11
What method of counting puts Twelfth Night on January 6th?
english.stackexchange.com
11
Word for something difficult or nearly impossible to achieve
english.stackexchange.com
11
Would you hire a developer who doesn't know how to use regular expressions?
stackoverflow.com
11
What is the difference between push and unshift in Perl?
stackoverflow.com
10
What does “Red tape” refer to?
english.stackexchange.com
10
Is it correct to say “What was your name?”?
english.stackexchange.com
10
How to refer to “mainland Europe”
english.stackexchange.com
10
Is “fake teeth” correct?
english.stackexchange.com
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