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What is 'showboating'?

on June 24, 2011

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What is the difference between a fat and slim chance?

on June 11, 2011

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Can good writing be taught?

on June 08, 2011

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English Language FAQ: The most common spelling errors in English?

on May 31, 2011

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English Language FAQ: The most common spelling errors in English?

on May 31, 2011

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The most common spelling errors in English?

on May 28, 2011

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What is crowd sourcing?

on May 21, 2011

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What is 'the groove'? And groovy?

on May 08, 2011

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What does the term 'ground zero' mean? Where does it come from?

on May 06, 2011

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Do some words have an upper age limit?

on May 04, 2011

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Why are there so many languages?

on April 19, 2011

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Is it bale? Or bail? And what about bailout?

on April 01, 2011

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OMG! Why did the Oxford English Dictionary include OMG?

on March 28, 2011

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How do children learn language?

on March 23, 2011

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What is mission creep?

on March 22, 2011

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Where does the word 'dude' come from?

on March 21, 2011

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What is a Ponzi scheme?

on March 17, 2011

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What is 'black swan' theory?

on March 14, 2011

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