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Which does English “l” and “r” sound come under, an allophone or different phonemes?

pronunciation linguistics phonology phonemes allophones

Why we say "save file" and not "keep/preserve file"

linguistics etymology

What function does the comma serve in the salutation of a letter, and when did it come about?

history formality linguistics letter-writing

Can the word is be a noun?

linguistics

Is there a name for the kind of sounds commonly found in profanities?

slang linguistics offensive-language

Are any of the t-glottolization, th-fronting, h-dropping, etc. in English a phonological complex?

pronunciation british-english dialects linguistics rhotic

Explanation and rules for adding and subtracting 'r's in British pronunciation?

pronunciation linguistics

What is the English term for "unwittingly misspelling words based on their pronunciation?"

single-word-requests phrase-requests linguistics

Is spell-checking software becoming a linguistic authority?

linguistics language-evolution

What will happen if I attach the suffixes "-ize" and "-ify" to a word that end in /ŋ/? Will they make it [ŋg]?

pronunciation phonology linguistics

How can I divide this clause? [closed]

grammar grammaticality relative-clauses clauses linguistics

Was what happened to the pronunciation of the word "church", as compared to the Scots-English "kirk", a general phenomenon in Middle English?

pronunciation history linguistics

Origin of "you lot" and other plural forms of "you"

etymology british-english linguistics

Why do we say 'commentator' instead of 'commenter'?

word-choice linguistics meter

What is the standard of proof in etymology?

etymology linguistics

Why is the L silent in "walk" but not in "bulk"?

pronunciation phonology linguistics silent-letters

Is there a term for ambiguity coming from a modifier modifying multiple parts of a sentence?

grammar linguistics

How long has the word "site" been used as a noun in English? [closed]

word-choice etymology nouns linguistics

What is it called when an antecedent noun follows the pronoun?

single-word-requests nouns pronouns linguistics antecedents

What do you call an interfix that has semantic meaning?

linguistics phonology