Languages & Linguistics - Posts tagged English

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Q&A Calling another by name when one is exasperated

1 answer · posted 2mo ago by r~~‭ · last activity 16d ago by Jirka Hanika‭

Question English colloquial linguistics

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Q&A What's the difference between "in doing so" and "by doing so"?

2 answers · posted 4mo ago by sinneddennis‭ · last activity 1mo ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How can "in terms of" alone encompass — and substitute — multiple prepositions "at, by, as, or for"?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by PSTH‭ · edited 3mo ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Modern English words originating in Norman

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Q&A Why does "counter" mean the area of a letter entirely, or partially, enclosed by a letter form or a symbol?

0 answers · posted 10mo ago by PSTH‭ · edited 5mo ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Why did linguists choose 'Patient' (noun) to denote this Thematic Role?

1 answer · posted 5mo ago by PSTH‭ · edited 5mo ago by Keelan‭

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Q&A What is "Charter change bill" in English?

1 answer · posted 8mo ago by deleted user · last activity 7mo ago by mcalex‭

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Q&A Which phrase is correct? (Is using plural form for singular object make sense?) (Does using plural form for singular object make sense?)

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Q&A What should I use instead of `have` in present perfect tense?

1 answer · posted 10mo ago by deleted user · last activity 8mo ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A Does using plural form for singular object make sense?

2 answers · posted 8mo ago by deleted user · edited 8mo ago by Moshi‭

Question English pronouns

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Q&A What is the difference between a guild and a lodge?

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by deleted user · last activity 9mo ago by gmcgath‭

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Q&A How did “-able” semantically shift to mean “requiring”?

2 answers · posted over 1 year ago by PSTH‭ · edited 9mo ago by PSTH‭

Question etymology English accounting

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Q&A Is there any country in South America in which Spanish and/or Portuguese aren't dominant (excluding the Caribbean's)? [closed]

0 answers · posted 10mo ago by deleted user · closed 10mo ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How tan pronounced?

2 answers · posted 10mo ago by deleted user · last activity 10mo ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Is it correct to use `Had I had it?`

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Q&A Why did David Ricardo coin "rent", to signify income from a factor of production that exceeds the minimum amount necessary (to beget that factor of production)?

0 answers · posted 12mo ago by PSTH‭ · edited 12mo ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How did "as" amass all its confusing "broad and vague meanings"?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by PSTH‭ · edited 12mo ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Why are service or maintenance contracts called 'warranties', when they aren't Legal Warranties?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by PSTH‭ · last activity 1y ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Expound and simplify the "semantic progression" behind "must"?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by PSTH‭ · edited 1y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A What is the origin of the missing "to be" in sentences like "the car needs washed"?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 1y ago by Jirka Hanika‭

Question English historical-linguistics dialects

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Q&A 'Caution' and 'cautious' with ʃ or ʒ?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by msh210‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jirka Hanika‭

Question English pronunciation sibilant intervocalic voicedness

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Q&A How does backwardation semantically relate to "backward"?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by PSTH‭ · edited over 1 year ago by tommi‭

Question etymology English finance

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Q&A "Us neither" - Is it valid?

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Q&A Why does the dollar sign precede the number in English?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by tommi‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Order of pronouns

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Severus Snape‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Severus Snape‭

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Q&A Why is my Danglish pronunciation much better than Danish?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by tommi‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jordan‭

Question English pronunciation Danish

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Q&A Why word future events in the present?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by msh210‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A What semantic notions underlie 'privity' with 'privity of contract'?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by PSTH‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Moshi‭

Question etymology English legal-language

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Q&A How did 'equity' semantically shift to mean 'Assets — Liabilities'?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by PSTH‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Etymology of "son of a gun"

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by hkotsubo‭ · edited over 1 year ago by hkotsubo‭

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Q&A Why are there different suffixes for people of different countries in English?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Harel13‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A What is "these gentry" in Marxist writing?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by msh210‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Primary clause uses singular, subordinate co-reference is plural, what verb to use in English?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Moshi‭

Question English grammar grammatical-number

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Q&A Why is “timbre” pronounced “tamber”?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by DonielF‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by user8078‭

Question etymology English pronunciation

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Q&A Does English support three-word contractions?

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by shpielmeister‭

Question English contractions

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Q&A When do you use 'whom'?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Moshi‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by msh210‭

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