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Is there such a thing as a completely useless human being?
Asked by SmashTheState | 77 responses -
Is someone who is for gun rights “pro-killing”?
Asked by janbb from iPhone | 149 responses -
What is your ultimate big picture?
Asked by mattbrowne | 32 responses -
Attention agnostics and atheists: what constitutes a belief (see details)?
Asked by Mariah | 43 responses -
Why should an attack on a military target be classified as an act of terrorism?
Asked by robmandu | 17 responses -
If you hide something, does it not follow that you have something to hide?
Asked by LostInParadise | 28 responses -
Are people becoming more disconnected? (Details inside)
Asked by Trillian | 19 responses -
What are the American English equivalents for these British English words?
Asked by troubleinharlem | 22 responses -
Can you create a less offensive term for "anchor babies"?
Asked by filmfann | 18 responses -
Is the top of a lid still the top if it is upside down on the table?
Asked by Stinley | 20 responses -
What's the difference between laziness and maximizing efficiency?
Asked by nikipedia | 12 responses -
How would you define the word clever?
Asked by agoodman | 12 responses -
If you make a negative statement in a crowded room, and someone assumes that you are talking about them, is it a personal attack?
Asked by Imadethisupwithnoforethought | 20 responses -
Why are matches (you know, those little sticks dipped in sulphur and stuff you light things with) called “matches”? What do they match?
Asked by canidmajor | 16 responses -
Do political vegetarians and vegans have an issue with cannibalism?
Asked by SecondHandStoke | 11 responses -
A question for the native English speakers?
Asked by Fyrius | 29 responses -
Do you correct people's wording, grammar, and/or spelling on the internet?
Asked by Dansedescygnes | 60 responses -
Where you live, do you hear (or use) the phrase "If you don't like the weather here, just wait a while"?
Asked by rojo | 28 responses -
It's your 50th birthday and your friend knows it. He says: "you look good for 40." Is this a compliment?
Asked by seazen | 31 responses -
How would you explain the uses of "that" in English, or the uses of the gerund, in a comprehensive way?
Asked by Soubresaut | 20 responses -
When Americans use the term 'world famous' what exactly does this mean?
Asked by mattbrowne | 20 responses -
If something appears small, but is actually large...is it said to be deceptively small or deceptively large?
Asked by Nimis from iPhone | 20 responses -
What's the difference, for you, between "bravery" and "courage"?
Asked by msbauer | 11 responses -
If you don't put the word "some" before a noun referring to people, does that imply you mean "every single one" of those people?
Asked by Demosthenes | 17 responses -
Is belief equivalent to knowledge?
Asked by ninja_man | 49 responses