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What's the difference between "requester" and "requestor"?

differences american-english orthography agent-noun-suffix asked Jun 9, 2011 at 14:42

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Are transparent neon Lego bricks made from a different plastic than usual?

manufacturing colour plastics asked Oct 26, 2011 at 5:00

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27 votes

Where is the world saved on a Minecraft server, and how do I back it up?

minecraft asked Jun 21, 2011 at 22:11

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How do I know whether to attach a direct object pronoun to the infinitive?

pronombres sintaxis infinitivo enclisis asked Nov 17, 2011 at 17:06

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When does copula absence occur in African-American Vernacular English?

english copula asked Sep 14, 2011 at 21:20

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How did the word "lid" come to mean "poor operator" (in the context of telegraphy and amateur radio)?

etymology jargon asked Jun 27, 2011 at 22:58

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What's the difference between "good on you" vs. "good for you", with a sincere meaning something like "you've done a good thing"?

differences prepositions dialects asked May 31, 2011 at 15:38

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15 votes

What is the most idiomatic translation of "no way!"

traduccion asked Nov 21, 2011 at 22:15

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Can I sacrifice the old and weak, or is a graveyard necessary in Black and White?

black-and-white asked Aug 16, 2011 at 22:19

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12 votes

How can I encourage a jade tree to grow a strong trunk?

houseplants jade asked Jul 20, 2011 at 3:57

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Top Answers

"The Dude abides" — what does "abide" mean in that context?

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Why use BCE/CE instead of BC/AD?

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"Eat" is to "feed" as "drink" is to what?

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English counterpart to Japanese signal word, “Dokkoisho”

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What does “22 going on 16” mean?

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Antonym of verb “holster”

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Short word that means "someone who takes notes"

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When did the U.S. President become "Mr. X" instead of "President X"?

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"Clean as a whistle" — why is a whistle considered appropriate for describing cleanliness?

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Antonym of "phobia"

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How come it is "how come" and not "how comes"? Orig:Is "how come" slang?

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What is the basis of purism in LEGO building?

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Why are minifigure head studs now hollow?

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"Types of" followed by singular or plural?

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Someone who stubbornly refuses to talk

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French conjugation, spoken vs written

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How could I express the idea that one person is learning the habits of other person?

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Origin of "chemistry" in reference to that between two people

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Which dialects pronounce "pen" as "pin"?

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What's the difference between "jelly" and "jam"?

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Why is the phrase "should have went" so widely used?

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What does "programming in a vacuum" mean?

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Can an image be redacted, or just text?

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When saying "nominations are in", what does "in" mean?

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"Dead, and never called me mother!"

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How to distinguish between "blasphemy" and "sacrilege" in a non-religious context?

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Can "whore" mean "to hoard things"?

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Difference between "On your mark, get set, go" and "Ready, steady, go"

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What is the word for "Unnecessary detailed information"?

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Where does the phrase "dead simple" originate?

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