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Meaning of "What are your new coordinates"?

What is the origin of the phrase "bush league"?

The meaning of leaving someone back [ in American English ]

Why is mutton used for both sheep meat and goat meat?

Why does "tarrier" as an American job title not appear in OED or Merriam-Webster?

The word "lad" in the south of the U.S

Meaning of "go figure" and its origin?

Does "I'm not sure" always cast a sense of disapproval? [closed]

What is the origin of the meaning of 'counter' to express the surface on which goods or money is counted? [closed]

Why does "corn" mean "maize" in American English?

"Spelt" vs. "spelled"

Is there a difference between “arse” and “ass”?

Stative verbs in the continuous form?

Why is "t" sometimes pronounced like "d" in American English?

Give it me! Write me! [duplicate]

When does realisation of velar nasal /ŋ/ as alveolar nasal [n] happen along with tensing of the preceding vowel (/ɪ/ to [i])?

What does 'ten of six' mean in regard to time?

In North America, is it normal to address children you don't know as "honey"?

The "old switcheroo": Where did the "-eroo" suffix come from?

How did "biscuit" come to have a distinct meaning in North American English?