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Why is the surname Gray more common than the surname Grey in the UK?

How did Persian words arrive in English?

Which words can properly follow "including"?

Why did the word "Internet" change from a noncount to count noun?

Is "so" more feminine than "very"?

Where do I put the period when I'm quoting?

Definite article use when writing about global population? [closed]

Dissertation: correct writing of a numbered list [closed]

Is it correct to use a comma before naming a list of items in a sentence? [closed]

Capitalization of "neo-scholasticism" [duplicate]

Preposition needed: did not survive a certain timepoint [closed]

What is the origin of the British slang "bare"?

Difference between "canteen" and "cafeteria"

Tag questions following that-clauses [closed]

Does the phrase "pass out" also mean "to graduate"?

Usage of "hysterical" meaning "very funny."

How did "ropey" come to mean "of poor quality"?

Function of participle [closed]

US and UK English: queue or wait in line?

Was the BrEng term "coloured" derogatory in the 1970s?