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122 votes

How to pass variable number of arguments to a PHP function

php varargs asked Sep 14, 2009 at 16:37
stackoverflow.com

62 votes

Should I use a semicolon or a dash to connect two closely related sentences?

punctuation semicolon dash asked Aug 5, 2010 at 23:02
english.stackexchange.com

43 votes

Trilateration using 3 latitude/longitude points, and 3 distances?

distance algorithm geodesy asked Jul 22, 2010 at 20:19
gis.stackexchange.com

42 votes

In vim, how do I make the left and right arrow keys change line?

vim asked Sep 4, 2009 at 0:15
superuser.com

38 votes

What is the difference between "lay" and "lie"?

verbs differences confusables lie-lay-lain-laid asked Aug 5, 2010 at 22:28
english.stackexchange.com

36 votes

How are 'marry', 'merry', and 'Mary' pronounced differently?

american-english pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling vowels asked Oct 25, 2012 at 18:50
english.stackexchange.com

34 votes

Need to be able to search for "stop words" on English.SE because they are often the most salient search term

feature-request bug status-declined search stackexchange asked Aug 28, 2010 at 18:25
meta.stackexchange.com

28 votes

Generating a frequency map for a string in Scala

string scala map asked Aug 24, 2012 at 7:42
stackoverflow.com

24 votes

Trilateration using 3 latitude and longitude points, and 3 distances

geocoding latitude-longitude trilateration asked May 11, 2010 at 18:58
stackoverflow.com

24 votes

How do you spell Muammar Qaddafi?

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling proper-nouns loan-words asked Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11
english.stackexchange.com

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Top Answers
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Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?
english.stackexchange.com

224
When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
english.stackexchange.com

145
How do I tell if a variable has a numeric value in Perl?
stackoverflow.com

121
"Let's" vs. "lets": which is correct?
english.stackexchange.com

121
Why is there still case sensitivity in some programming languages?
softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

111
"Email" or "e-mail"?
english.stackexchange.com

98
"Less" vs. "fewer"
english.stackexchange.com

78
When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”?
english.stackexchange.com

76
"Fill out a form" or "fill in a form"
english.stackexchange.com

75
How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem
english.stackexchange.com

72
"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement
english.stackexchange.com

70
Is "everyone" singular or plural?
english.stackexchange.com

69
When should I use "a" vs "an"?
english.stackexchange.com

69
Is it correct to use "their" instead of "his or her"?
english.stackexchange.com

68
What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
english.stackexchange.com

68
Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?
english.stackexchange.com

66
Why do some words have two past tense forms (e.g. "dreamed" vs. "dreamt")?
english.stackexchange.com

64
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
english.stackexchange.com

63
Difference between an acronym and abbreviation?
english.stackexchange.com

60
When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?
english.stackexchange.com

60
Which day does "next Tuesday" refer to?
english.stackexchange.com

58
How to pronounce the programmer's abbreviation "char"
english.stackexchange.com

58
Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"
english.stackexchange.com

55
Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"?
english.stackexchange.com

54
"Who wants ice-cream?" — Should I say "(not) I" or "(not) me"?
english.stackexchange.com

52
I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?
english.stackexchange.com

52
Unix grep regex containing 'x' but not containing 'y'
stackoverflow.com

52
How can I explain to people that the phrase “off of ” is grammatically incorrect?
english.stackexchange.com

50
Combine two Arrays into Hash
stackoverflow.com

50
Is there any way to use a "constant" as hash key in Perl?
stackoverflow.com

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