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Why is it "behead" and not "dehead"?
word-choice
etymology
prefixes
asked Jan 6, 2015 at 18:37
english.stackexchange.com
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What characteristics are unique to English (or at least rare among language as a whole)?
syntax
english
grammar
linguistic-typology
pronunciation
asked Aug 15, 2012 at 18:30
linguistics.stackexchange.com
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Is spoken English more efficient than other languages?
english
translation
asked Sep 10, 2012 at 20:55
linguistics.stackexchange.com
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What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?
phrases
american-english
british-english
legal
asked Oct 17, 2012 at 17:10
english.stackexchange.com
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Has elision revised the standard spelling of any words in the past century?
pronunciation
orthography
asked Oct 16, 2012 at 7:20
english.stackexchange.com
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What term describes enjambment alluding to a taboo word?
single-word-requests
offensive-language
poetry
asked Aug 30, 2012 at 16:30
english.stackexchange.com
13
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How should I handle logger failures?
design-patterns
exceptions
exception-handling
logging
error-handling
asked Dec 12, 2014 at 17:22
softwareengineering.stackexchange.com
11
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Past participle used as a noun?
single-word-requests
nouns
past-participle
asked Aug 8, 2012 at 15:21
english.stackexchange.com
11
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Where is "Wednesday" pronounced "Wedinzday"?
pronunciation
british-english
asked Sep 27, 2012 at 20:21
english.stackexchange.com
9
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What's a word for a person who loves old or ancient things?
single-word-requests
asked Aug 23, 2012 at 20:21
english.stackexchange.com
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Top Answers
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What the #$@&%*! is that called?
english.stackexchange.com
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Word for part of wooden railroad track
english.stackexchange.com
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What are the jimmies that are being rustled?
english.stackexchange.com
14
How do I delete everything below row X in VBA/Excel?
stackoverflow.com
14
What does 'rare device' refer to?
english.stackexchange.com
14
Is there a word to describe someone who tends to disagree with others only to upset them?
english.stackexchange.com
13
Term for knowledge that is unintuitive but obvious in retrospect?
english.stackexchange.com
12
Excel Conditional Formatting 3-color over one row applied to many rows
stackoverflow.com
12
Is there a word meaning "append", but at the beginning, not the end?
english.stackexchange.com
12
Does the Oakland Athletics logo misuse the apostrophe?
english.stackexchange.com
12
When quoting a speaker of another English dialect, should you spell things his way?
english.stackexchange.com
11
apache poi maximum number of rows
stackoverflow.com
11
Word for half-hemisphere / quarter-sphere?
english.stackexchange.com
11
Indicate title without italics or underline
english.stackexchange.com
10
What is the hypernym for "next" and "previous"?
english.stackexchange.com
10
What's the idiom for getting lost in a (malfunctioning) bureaucracy?
english.stackexchange.com
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What is it called when you stay at hospital?
english.stackexchange.com
10
English for French word "équivalence", in an academic context
english.stackexchange.com
9
"Dammit" vs. "damnit"
english.stackexchange.com
9
What is the meaning of "the dogs live in clover"?
english.stackexchange.com
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What is a common word that describes men who don't attract women
english.stackexchange.com
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Equivalent expression to Spanish "cutting by the healthy part"
english.stackexchange.com
8
Meaning of "harsh mistress"
english.stackexchange.com
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Remove duplicates from array using VBA
stackoverflow.com
8
What characteristics are unique to English (or at least rare among language as a whole)?
linguistics.stackexchange.com
8
'Broken Shells Make Temple bells' meaning?
english.stackexchange.com
7
Is there an "opposite" to the idiom "throwing the baby out with the bathwater"?
english.stackexchange.com
7
Dinky cars (toy cars)
english.stackexchange.com
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Why does 'dead on' mean 'very accurate'?
english.stackexchange.com
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Why is there a "ph" in "cipher"?
english.stackexchange.com
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