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Mari-Lou A

Italy

It's been suggested that I add the following description on my profile. The linked post also probably says more about "me" than I could or would want to write.

Born in the UK, living in N. Italy for too many years, but a frequent visitor to the UK and Ireland.

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Top Questions
131 votes

Does Stack Exchange have a responsibility to protect the rights of their volunteers?

discussion moderators legal community privacy asked Oct 30, 2019 at 13:51
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94 votes

Is there a gender neutral equivalent of “manspreading”?

single-word-requests phrase-requests american-english gender-neutral asked Jul 26, 2018 at 21:09
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77 votes

Avoid "shipping" news on a Friday evening

discussion moderators code-of-conduct stack-exchange-team asked Oct 4, 2019 at 12:09
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70 votes

Please unlock “Fram's ban on Wikipedia…What can Stack Exchange learn from it?”

discussion moderator-tools meta vote-to-reopen locked-questions asked Nov 21, 2019 at 21:04
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63 votes

What happened to the “ch” in moschito?

etymology pronunciation orthography spanish asked Aug 17, 2017 at 13:48
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53 votes

Is the etymology of "salary" a myth?

etymology history latin loan-words asked Jun 3, 2018 at 10:27
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49 votes

Should I say "ATM" or "cashpoint" in the UK?

american-english british-english contemporary-english transatlantic-differences asked Sep 18, 2017 at 10:56
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41 votes

Why were slum kids called “urchins”?

etymology british-english dickens asked Jul 31, 2018 at 17:33
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40 votes

Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News

meaning american-english phrasal-verbs asked Apr 19, 2017 at 21:16
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40 votes

Did the English call a fruit “openærs” for 700 years?

etymology slang old-english food asked May 5, 2015 at 2:30
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Top Answers
422
Revisiting the "Hot Network Questions" feature, what are our shared goals for having it?
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206
Stack Overflow is doing me ongoing harm; it's time to fix it!
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166
Is that an "r" in "worship" in a text from 1591?
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147
What is a word for a condition one is born with?
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109
Suggestions for Winter Bash 2019
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101
Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?
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94
Why was "An Update to our Community and an Apology" deleted?
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94
How can we put pressure on Stack Exchange Inc. without damaging the community?
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92
Why 11 am + 1 hour == 12:00 pm?
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87
As of August 2020, was the weekly mortality rate in the US the lowest in a decade and the second lowest in the 21st century so far?
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81
Is there a gender neutral equivalent of “manspreading”?
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80
Is there a phrase that means sleeping with someone without sex?
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69
Husband is dead: He and his wife {are/were} great scientists
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69
"Can I" vs "May I" in restaurant setting when ordering
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69
English word for taking a derogatory term and owning it with pride
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67
"Add-in salt to injury"?
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65
"Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?
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65
Feedback post: Moderator review and reinstatement processes
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61
Feedback post: New moderator reinstatement and appeal process revisions
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59
How to explain in my interviews why it took me so long to complete my master's degree?
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57
What's the reasoning behind the vote button tooltips having changed?
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56
What is the English equivalent to the Chinese/Japanese saying, “塞翁失馬— Life is like Old Sai’s horse”?
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55
Explanation for a joke about a three-legged dog that walks into a bar
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54
"Dear Stack Exchange, I am very disappointed in you" - How to construct a strong opening line in a letter?
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48
Why do you stay?
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48
What do you call the facial expression or the state just before bursting into tears?
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48
"Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?
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47
Desperate for advice dealing with maniacal management
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47
"Maths" for "Mathematics"; where does the S come from?
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47
What do we call the half closing of eyes?
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