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What are the nuances of the British expression "gone" used with time, as in "gone 8" or "gone midnight"?

meaning etymology idioms british-english asked Jun 9, 2016 at 19:16

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How to gracefully usher people out of my office at the conclusion of an appointment?

conversations work-environment asked Jan 29, 2018 at 23:56

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SF novel about one-way scientific expedition to inhabited planet, where telepathic aliens "talk" sort of ++like this++ and ~~this~~

story-identification novel asked May 18, 2017 at 15:55

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What is the origin of the phrase "And scene!"

idioms theater phrase-origin cinema asked Sep 11, 2016 at 18:37

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How did an egg and cheese dish come to be known as "Woodchuck(s)"?

etymology north-american-english food asked Apr 20, 2017 at 5:05

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Are these mispronunciations by my British English text-to-speech engine a reflection of an actual British English usage?

british-english abbreviations pronunciation-vs-spelling asked Jul 15, 2016 at 17:41

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6 votes

What options are available to make Diplomacy accessible to a blind player?

diplomacy accessibility asked May 13, 2017 at 20:59

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Does the "Game of Thrones" browned butter pie crust technique make any sense?

butter pie crust asked Jul 25, 2017 at 2:28

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How to convince my wife that my best friend and I are just friends?

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How do I convince someone formalities between internet friends aren't necessary over a casual, informal text chat?

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If I request a paper through my university library, must they pay a substantial amount of money?

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What do you call these "rolls" on old clothes?

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Writing a recommendation letter for a student I reported for academic dishonesty

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Why is "whomse" not a word?

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What is a person called who writes for a blind person in an examination hall?

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What do we call a person in a war who holds the army's flag?

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What can I do with like-new, recent-edition textbooks that I'm not allowed to sell?

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What's the word for Unnecessary Complexity

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Why, in A Midsummer Night's Dream, does "square" mean "quarrel"?

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Non-vulgar alternative to “Don't care a ____”

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Noun for people/employees/coworkers who tend to say "it's not my job" when asked to do something slightly beyond their norm?

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Is there an English word for the receiver of a confession?

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The pronoun for "many a language"

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What is the sentence that is said before the real statement, to let the other person know what is coming, called?

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Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?

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What does "all your women" mean?

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Difference between "uptown", "downtown" and "midtown"

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Is there a word used to describe a weekend plus a one-day holiday?

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What do you call it when a scam artist modifies the contents of a document to deceive other people?

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What is the most common English term for a person who attempts a coup d'état?

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Do Phineas & Ferb want to annoy Candace?

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What does "ground" mean in this sentence? And what is the sentence saying?

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Moving the lower case ‘c’ up flush with the ‘M’ in the last name MᶜNeil?

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I can't say I blame you vs I don't blame you

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Is there a name for the truncated bedspread that some hotels put on the bottom 25% or so of the bed?

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Word to describe sitting in quiet anger

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What is the origin of the phrase "This is why we can't have nice things"?

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How can the Chinglish expression "you can you up" be translated?

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