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What is the origin of the word "oodles"?
Asked by alecst | 8 responses -
Am I the only one that cringes when someone says "Awesome"?
Asked by Magnus | 80 responses -
Does anyone else HATE the word guestimate, and the like?
Asked by JonnyCeltics | 15 responses -
What does "ku cinta pada mu sayang ku" mean?
Asked by timothykinney | 4 responses -
In your opinion, who is the greatest public speaker of all time?
Asked by redsfan1324 | 37 responses -
What does it mean to "objectify" someone?
Asked by nikipedia | 14 responses -
Is there any regional or class variation in the British pronunciation of the "intrusive R"?
Asked by Harp | 7 responses -
Why do different dialects form?
Asked by lrk | 15 responses -
Is there a single word for a group of geographic scopes?
Asked by sferik | 11 responses -
Fare un Cinema or Fare un Film?
Asked by JoeyDesignsStuff | 7 responses -
Where does the phrase "kudos to..." come from?
Asked by JonnyCeltics | 5 responses -
What do people mean when they refer to a "litmus test" (non-scientifically speaking)?
Asked by JonnyCeltics | 5 responses -
What do you think of Oxford's top ten list of most irritating phrases?
Asked by fireside | 52 responses -
Are there any standard or standardish sentences that contain all 44ish English phonemes a la "quick brown fox..."?
Asked by moondog | 3 responses -
What is the opposite of "cherry picking"?
Asked by AlexChoi | 9 responses -
Are certain words self-negating (particularly when used in first person)?
Asked by Nimis | 122 responses -
What's the history of the China Marker's name?
Asked by Evan | 4 responses -
Where is the best education in ancient Greek?
Asked by blakemasnor | 14 responses -
Where can I find a complete list of spelling changes proposed by Noah Webster?
Asked by La_chica_gomela | 3 responses -
What does it mean to "roll the hard six?"?
Asked by JonnyCeltics | 5 responses -
What is a good second language to learn?
Asked by robmizelldotcom | 36 responses -
Which languages are mutually intelligible?
Asked by ezraglenn | 35 responses -
If you created your own language, would you style it after any in particular? What would you call it?
Asked by Knotmyday | 23 responses -
Is there some linguistic logic to whether a word uses an "-ent" or an "-ant" suffix?
Asked by Harp | 2 responses -
Did the term "grounding" as a punishment for kids precede the same term for pilots being prevented from flying?
Asked by ketoneus | 10 responses
