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2 points by elliekelly on May 18, 2022 | past | 1 comment
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| | What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing? (2011) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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218 points by djoldman on April 18, 2022 | past | 127 comments
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| | What is the origin of the word “latte” referring to a caffè latte? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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4 points by mrzool on April 13, 2022 | past
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| | Was the pronunciation of “symmetry” different in the past? (2014) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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4 points by spzx on Oct 2, 2021 | past
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| | Etymology of the use of “Drive” to refer to a digital storage medium (english.stackexchange.com) |
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8 points by LordDragonfang on Aug 24, 2021 | past
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| | How many spaces should come after a period/full stop? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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13 points by susam on July 21, 2021 | past | 5 comments
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| | Usage of “stood up” to mean “set up” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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4 points by susam on July 20, 2021 | past
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| | Origin of “Whatever floats your boat” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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3 points by amar-laksh on May 20, 2021 | past
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| | English Is Weird (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by kumaraman on April 7, 2021 | past
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| | The emergence of 'Mickey Mouse organization' as an insult (2016) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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3 points by happy-go-lucky on March 28, 2021 | past
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| | Where Do “Shenanigans” Come From? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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5 points by Bluestein on March 6, 2021 | past | 3 comments
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| | What is to be made of “e” ending so many Middle English words? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by szatkus on Nov 30, 2020 | past | 1 comment
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| | Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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5 points by susam on Sept 5, 2020 | past | 2 comments
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| | A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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201 points by polm23 on Sept 3, 2020 | past | 305 comments
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| | Cheese (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by tosh on Sept 2, 2020 | past
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| | Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by pera on Sept 1, 2020 | past
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| | How did “ticket” get a meaning of an item in a bug tracking system? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by godelmachine on July 21, 2020 | past
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| | A Horse Apiece (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by zackhsi on July 14, 2020 | past
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| | Substitute for “Give or Take” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by godelmachine on July 11, 2020 | past
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| | Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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56 points by colinprince on March 25, 2020 | past | 4 comments
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| | To “deselect” is how you make something “unselected” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by danschumann on March 12, 2020 | past | 1 comment
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| | “Referer” or “Referrer” – English Language and Usage – Orthography (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by mmphosis on Feb 8, 2020 | past
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| | The word for things that work even when they aren't working – e.g. escalators (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by erikig on Oct 3, 2019 | past
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| | How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by severine on June 29, 2019 | past
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| | Origin of the phrase, “There's more than one way to skin a cat.” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by erikig on June 7, 2019 | past
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| | A good word to describe a public place that looks like it wouldn't be rough? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by octosphere on March 1, 2019 | past
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| | Origin of the word “shill” (“shillaber”) (english.stackexchange.com) |
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4 points by stareatgoats on Nov 19, 2018 | past
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| | Did Microsoft Word change the accepted spelling of an English word? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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2 points by matt_morgan on Sept 18, 2018 | past
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| | Origin of “ballpark estimate” to mean a very rough estimate? (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by ayanai on Aug 22, 2018 | past
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| | “Disclaimer” vs. “disclosure” (english.stackexchange.com) |
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1 point by js2 on June 15, 2018 | past | 1 comment
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