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What is the origin of the idea that the word "able" must refer to a living being?

How bad is the use of "n***er" today?

American English: Gliding of the long "ee" sound: [i] to [ɪi]

Why is it "to have sex" instead of "to sex?"

Name for native English inferiority to French/Latin/Greek

When did prodigies stop being evil?

Why does 'lowdown' mean 'the true facts and the relevant information'?

What does it mean by: This might take a while?

Why don't you say "good work" in English?

Why was the word "bull" taboo in some dialects of English? What did it mean?

Are YouTube creators using "enjoy" in a new intransitive sense?

Does the word "gentleman" retain the distinction "of leisurely lifestyle" anywhere in British English?

Is there a word that describes the information gap due to a reader's cultural bias across place and time?

Extremism: what’s the cultural history of this word?

Are the 'Imperatives' used without 'please' or 'kindly' considered to be rude in the west?

Is Waltzing Matilda comprehensible outside of Australia? In Australia?

Why do more sentences start with 'data' as a plural, than when it is within the sentence?

“We have nothing to lose but our aitches”

History of the phrase "strange fruit"

Why is 'lavender' used to reference homosexuality?