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What are ideas?
Asked by LostInParadise | 35 responses -
Where does the expression "to gird your loins" come from, and what exactly does it mean?
Asked by occ | 12 responses -
How do you use smileys and emoticons?
Asked by jazzjeppe | 21 responses -
Do New Yorkers really talk like this?
Asked by Judi from iPhone | 15 responses -
Every country has a different name for the various groups of school grades; from high school to elementary school. What's yours?
Asked by zensky | 32 responses -
What is the oldest language still spoken?
Asked by DryaUnda | 28 responses -
In your opinion, who is the greatest public speaker of all time?
Asked by redsfan1324 | 37 responses -
Why do people who misunderstand what you say for something absurd; then decide it is a good idea to discuss how crazy what they thought you had said was?
Asked by Ltryptophan | 26 responses -
Is it... "irresistible" force, or "unstoppable" force?
Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies | 7 responses -
What are some words that sound like what they mean? (onomatopoeia)
Asked by playthebanjo | 31 responses -
Does the apache Indian language have a way of expressing a deontic modal like should not?
Asked by chuboy from iPhone | 2 responses -
How would you re-design fluther to make older questions more accessible and bring them back to life?
Asked by phoebusg | 70 responses -
What's the deal with /e/?
Asked by CugelTheClueless | 6 responses -
Does anyone use this to help them remember the spelling of specific words?
Asked by laurenkem | 26 responses -
What does "short end of the stick" really mean?
Asked by timothykinney | 9 responses -
What is the proper interpretation of this expression: "April showers bring May flowers."?
Asked by benjamin6 | 25 responses -
Is there a word or two that you know in a foreign language?
Asked by Skaggfacemutt | 24 responses -
Now that refudiate is on its way to the dictionary, what should the newly coined word mean?
Asked by ETpro | 7 responses -
In your opinion, what are examples of some of the most beautiful and most ugly languages in the world?
Asked by tups | 32 responses -
Does American English adhere to the double negative law?
Asked by SeaTurtle | 43 responses -
What would the simplest language be like?
Asked by PhiNotPi | 20 responses -
Differences between Northern Californa and the Northeastern US?
Asked by lrk | 9 responses -
Where does the phrase "kudos to..." come from?
Asked by JonnyCeltics | 5 responses -
How did you become fluent in your second (or third) language?
Asked by juniper | 21 responses -
Is non-verbal conceptualization in animals an unspoken language?
Asked by Ltryptophan from iPhone | 19 responses