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What is the origin and scope of usage of the phrase "So long...." used to bid goodbye?

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Barking Hot-Dogs

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Is the term Indian Giver politically correct?

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Pronotum: meaning and suffix context?

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Why does "forsake" mean abandon considering "sake" means "for the purpose of"

Evolution of "push somebody's buttons" and "know what buttons to push"

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How can "nerve" (n) both mean "courage" but also "nervousness"?

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Why are there are so many words for "zero"?

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If something is considered the best why is it said to be "the berries"?

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when was "well" first used to begin a sentence in england

I often say to people ''you're feeling all made up'' when they are really happy about the outcome of a situation, where does this saying come from?

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The etymology of "religion" comes from "legere" meaning to read + "re" meaning again. Or does it? (more inside) [closed]

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Do things that “get one’s rocks off ” always “rock one’s socks off ”?

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Origin of word "xfered" [duplicate]

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What does the prefix iso- mean in "isolate"? [closed]

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"Coward" vs. "cowardice" — why was France labeled a "cowardice" rather than a "coward"? [closed]

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Why does the word "Catholic" have two contrasting meanings?

Origin of square and cube as verbs

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What does this proverb mean and what is the origin [duplicate]

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Why do the British refer to things as 'posh'

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