The English Oracle

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What is it called when two words are combined by overlapping each other?

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What exactly does "fap" mean? [NSFW]

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Variations of the word "Schadenfreude"

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Antonym of manufacturing

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How did "Matron" and "Patron" come to mean different things?

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Where did "Spineless" come from?

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Meaning and origin of "if you catch my drift"

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Are "dual" and "duel" necessarily homophones?

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Using "logging in" correctly

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What's the difference betwen a jacket and a coat?

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"won't" vs. "wouldn't"

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What is the English word for "rinconada"

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fear on that head

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Is there a word for someone who has a flaw?

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Using both “one’s” and “their” to refer to the same entity

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Word that "sounds" like its meaning, not onomatopoeia (ex. twinkle)

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Two grammatical problems in the lyrics of "Colors of the wind"

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Number agreement between subject and object

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What is a word for someone whose emotions are not hurt easily?

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Word for a really evil troublemaker

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Alternative to "the blind leading the blind"

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An idiom meaning "sticking fingers in your ears does not change the fact"

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"Through" or "throughout"

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Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"

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Origin of "hang tight"?

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What is the etymology of the term "private eye"?

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'upper-left corner' or 'top-left corner'?

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What is the correct way to use "neither" and "nor" in a sentence together?

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Is there a word for someone who is a killjoy yet also "The voice of caution?"

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In what case you would say "I speak things" instead of "I say things"?

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Idioms for "looking for something" and "trying to find something in a room full of mess"

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Is "weightage" an English word?

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"See you in the funny papers": etymology and meaning

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What do you call a USB flash disk?

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Is there a specific verb for when a person goes "um" and "ah" while they are thinking what to say?

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An explanation of the preface in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

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What's the deal with "fiery"?

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Intentional double negation

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Does the quirky spelling in English actually make it easier to read?

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How can I politely express that "I have understood"?

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Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?

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Where does the pejorative meaning of "shower" come from?

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Hypernym for "necklace", "bracelet" and "anklet"

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Where did the phrase "chock-full" come from?

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"One another" or "one and other"

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Winged or Wingèd?

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What is the most professional name for "squiggly bracket"?

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What is the origin of the "once upon a time" idiom as the way to begin a fairy tale?

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Skimming stones vs skipping stones?

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What is the difference between motivation and inspiration?

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