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StoneyB

St. Louis, MO

A commercial writer for 20 years, a theatre guy for 30 years before that, once a drummer - until I heard Joe Morello.

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How should I refer to a friend who is a girl but not a girlfriend?
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Is there any difference between “which” and “that”?
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Meaning of "He's got more bottle than a milkman"
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The college in 'Electoral College'
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When to use "nude" and when "naked"
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Would it be "went to sleep at one yesterday" or ”...today"?
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Why did he reject my thank you?
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Rhetoric vs. Mathematics: ellipsis/ellipse, parable/parabola, hyperbole/hyperbola
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An idiomatic expression for the situation when a punisher in fact punishes himself rather than the one he intended to punish
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"Wow, what a car!" - Is it okay if I say 'Wow, what the car!"
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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?
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What does "money is like mush not not" mean?
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Is there a collective name for pieces of metal that hold wood together?
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What does "it's in the game" mean?
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Regional dialect or just improper grammar? Eating on leftovers or just eating leftovers
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Why did Blake spell "tyger" with a "y"?
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Saying you don't want something you do because you were denied it
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Assigned to a job I know nothing about it - is there an idiom for that idea?
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Why are 'beef' and 'pork' and 'mutton' used to refer to the meat of cows and pigs and sheep?
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"(Noun) the sh*t out of this" — What nouns work?
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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?
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"How it works?" vs "How does it work?"
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What is the type of English used in the King James Bible called?
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What's the meaning of "Ordinary shampoos need not apply!" on a shampoo bottle?
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What is the "Ocean Sea"?
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Is it correct English to write "John he is my husband," or, "Mary she went to the store?"
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What is the opposite of an epiphany?
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Why is the euphemism "comfort women" so heavily used?
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Are there any solid reasons for the "-st", "-nd", "-rd", and "-th" suffixes for numbers?
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How to pronounce "friends"?
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