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Etymologically, why do "ser" and "estar" exist? / Etimológicamente, ¿por qué existen "ser" y "estar"?

etimología verbos cópulas comparación-de-idiomas preguntas-canónicas asked Oct 20, 2016 at 6:02

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Do any languages use {woman} as the root for human?

etymology historical-linguistics list-of-languages asked Nov 15, 2016 at 22:18

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Should you say "0.9 second" rather than "0.9 seconds"?

grammatical-number science measuring-units asked Dec 30, 2016 at 13:59

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Why are Spanish adverbs formed using the feminine?

etimología genero adverbios asked Oct 15, 2016 at 12:34

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What form of emphasis was used before printing?

history emphasis asked Oct 21, 2016 at 17:43

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12 votes

Where does the @ symbol come from?

etymology symbols asked Oct 15, 2016 at 15:34

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11 votes

Are -èd adjectives still usèd words?

etymology orthography suffixes syllables diacritics asked Aug 23, 2016 at 21:07

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10 votes

What is the etymology of 'gafas'?

etimología asked Nov 3, 2016 at 17:45

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9 votes

Why does "hay" have no pronoun?

uso-de-palabras etimología verbos pronombres haber asked Sep 23, 2016 at 16:31

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7 votes

Why do 'había' and 'habrá' not have trailing 'i/y's?

uso-de-palabras verbos etimología asked Sep 24, 2016 at 8:45

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Word for nemesis that does not refer to a person

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Objects that make you remember

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Word for low level noise among restless crowd, as sign of confusion or complaint?

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A word for "to be physically removed from" a public place, involuntarily

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Alternative to "manned" when referring to an extraterrestrial spacecraft?

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"Team" of companies?

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What is a good antonym for "commiserate"?

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

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Objects that make you remember

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What do you call a person or action who provides information irrelevant to the subject?

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Word meaning you are describing something as if to a child

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Robust to/ against

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Word describing multiple companies under one ownership

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Is there a synonym for nickname including '-onym'?

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"depends on who you ask" vs "depends on whom you ask"

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Good antonym for "pet peeve"

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Should I alter a quote, if in today's world it might be considered racist?

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Plural of Ethos

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What is that wooden path into the beach called?

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Usage of no ... nor

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"Side effects", or "Side-effects"?

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Is there a word for the telling of a story within a story?

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Why is the word "Depute" used in the title of Scottish National Party secondary leader?

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Word meaning you are describing something as if to a child

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How many references to famous Holmeses are there in Sherlock?

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