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610 How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly? 2011-05-11T03:00:11.577

427 Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? 2017-06-23T21:51:34.650

421 Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? 2011-01-24T17:11:35.553

357 Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")? 2010-08-05T20:46:46.833

305 What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym / initialism? 2010-08-12T20:43:59.133

300 When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen? 2010-08-28T18:28:18.880

294 What is the rule for adjective order? 2010-08-17T11:05:46.337

291 Is there a phrase that means sleeping with someone without sex? 2014-01-28T05:38:53.753

274 How many spaces should come after a period/full stop? 2010-09-04T18:25:09.970

265 Is there a word or phrase for the feeling you get after looking at a word for too long? 2010-12-03T18:42:31.873

262 How are "i.e." and "e.g." pronounced? 2010-08-12T22:52:57.543

238 Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms / initialisms? 2010-08-16T08:05:52.117

236 What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates really say things like "shiver me timbers"?) 2010-08-18T00:51:52.103

222 Which words in a title should be capitalized? 2010-08-05T19:51:46.757

218 What is a feminine version of 'guys'? 2011-04-02T13:51:31.777

215 What is the plural form of "status"? 2010-08-14T11:23:37.793

207 Are "whores" and "horse" homophones? 2016-08-11T11:16:58.450

201 "log in to" or "log into" or "login to" 2010-11-19T19:16:31.687

194 What's the difference between "requester" and "requestor"? 2011-06-09T14:42:34.510

193 When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it? 2011-01-10T15:21:26.467

192 What is wrong with the word "performant"? 2011-08-23T02:41:56.047

188 Do most languages need more space than English? 2010-09-14T10:19:35.660

187 "Unregister" vs "Deregister" 2011-05-18T15:13:34.993

185 What is the origin of ZOMG? 2010-10-15T10:00:21.247

182 How do the tens­es and as­pects in English cor­re­spond tem­po­ral­ly to one an­oth­er? 2011-04-20T02:37:25.517

180 Where were "should", "shall", and "must" in the 18th Century? 2011-08-28T14:22:14.387

175 When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"? 2010-08-13T08:13:40.367

175 What the #$@&%*! is that called? 2012-10-15T01:09:12.607

160 When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition? 2010-08-05T19:54:22.990

155 What is the plural form of "zero"? 2010-10-08T13:21:13.330

155 Why are the vowels in Christ and Christmas different? (and other strange diphthong behaviour) 2016-06-01T09:07:16.270

154 "More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"? 2010-08-30T01:11:17.460

154 What do you call a disk with a hole in the middle? 2011-08-24T19:01:57.157

153 What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly? 2010-08-05T20:57:34.770

153 Why is “cannot” spelled as one word? 2010-10-29T01:37:38.637

152 Should I put a comma before the last item in a list? 2010-08-10T15:43:52.930

149 "Username", "user name" or "user-name" 2011-09-27T09:32:24.360

148 Is it "front-end", "frontend", or "front end"? 2011-07-15T16:53:09.970

147 Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals? 2010-08-15T22:54:17.460

146 Can "doubt" sometimes mean "question"? 2010-09-02T21:16:47.467

145 "Status" vs. "state" 2011-02-17T04:22:12.093

144 Is it "a user" or "an user" 2013-02-24T08:58:54.867

143 "My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner" 2010-10-20T12:43:53.553

143 "Replace with" versus "replace by" 2014-02-11T17:12:16.993

140 Why is "bicycle" pronounced differently from other obviously related words? 2011-05-19T12:22:23.250

139 Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not? 2012-01-25T22:03:00.833

139 Why is "Pokémon" written with an accent? 2016-07-12T22:21:27.177

138 When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses 2010-08-05T21:54:53.477

137 What are your favorite English language tools? 2010-08-20T09:59:45.797

134 What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic? 2017-04-20T16:30:16.467