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Narita-shi, Japan
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When can the -ing form of a verb be placed before a noun?
grammar
word-order
gerund
participle
ing
asked Sep 25 '12 at 0:48
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Refactor Mercilessly or Build One To Throw Away?
refactoring
asked Sep 17 '08 at 1:03
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Can anyone explain the use of determiners in this passage?
articles
determiners
asked Feb 2 '12 at 6:34
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How can a new writer make a realistic estimate of his work rate?
technical-writing
organization
translation
asked Mar 12 '12 at 4:42
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It's so cold that if it rains it'll snow
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What form of verb is “thank” in “thank you”?
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Flatland — What does the author mean by “only hard”?
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17
Given sufficient experience in C/C++, Python and Java, what would be another good language to learn, and why?
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Ways of expressing the lack of ability to refrain from doing something
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16
Can I side-step discrimination against foreigners in Japan?
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15
Unambiguous Way of Stating a Biconditional in Plain English
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14
What does “persay”/“per say” mean?
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14
What is the noun to refer to the 64- or 32-bit -ness of an operating system
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13
Do you use he/she or it to refer to ghost?
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13
Does “woman driver” have a special meaning other than female driver?
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13
What does “sank like a Chevy Volt in water” mean?
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12
“Super-duper ultra mega”
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12
Which preposition to use in “to live in fear […] one's life”
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11
Verb for librarian giving book to library visitor
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10
Should pronunciation of the r in “heart” be the same as r in “rabbit”, in UK English?
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10
Feminine version of “gentleman and a scholar”
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10
Why is this sentence correct? “She suggested that he go to the cinema.”
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10
What's the idiom for getting lost in a (malfunctioning) bureaucracy?
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10
C pointer assignment behavior
stackoverflow.com
10
Are brittle unit tests always a bad thing?
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9
Is it offensive to call a redhead a “ginger”?
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9
Are all of these sentences grammatical?
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9
Is “baddest” a proper word?
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9
is there any reason to write Computer Science, Department of
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8
Is it “Check and mate” or “Checkmate”?
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8
Is the $5 USD bill from Series 2006 supposed to glow brightly under ultraviolet?
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7
What is the meaning of “is must to ”
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7
Should it be “Happy Birthday!” or “Happy birthday!” when used as a two word sentence?
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7
How to avoid ambiguity when referring to a 24-hour period?
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