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Why do words like "expectorate" sound more posh than words like "spit"?

etymology vocabulary

Words for meat differ from the words for the corresponding animal

vocabulary list-request

How do you form the 'north' and 'south' versions of 'occident' and 'orient'?

single-word-requests nouns vocabulary analogy word-formation

Word to describe "everyday things"

single-word-requests vocabulary

What do pty and tty mean?

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What's the difference between “bucket” and “pail”?

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Words or expressions for Scribbles and Erasure

Meaning of "… is king"

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What word describes the traffic when vehicles are totally stopped?

Can 'nook' be used outside the saying 'nook and cranny'? Is it common?

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Does America have its Versions of U- and Non-U English?

vocabulary american-english formality list-request sociolinguistics

What's a word for an instance in which one has an opinion about something without having tried it?

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Ameliorate example sentences

Can any verb's present and past participles be used as adjectives?

What is the word or term used to describe a person who intentionally ignores a rule/regulation/order

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What is a word for ascribing divine characteristics to a machine?

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Is there a word for a professional who has a beautiful and neat handwriting and whose work consists of using that attribute?

single-word-requests vocabulary handwriting

On the duplicity of "peruse" [duplicate]

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What is "reboatory"?

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