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Is there a name for this type of baldness where there is some hair on the sides? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by wslh 26 days ago | past
What is the origin of the phrase "great minds think alike"? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by squircle 32 days ago | past
What's the origin of "water under the bridge"? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by susam 73 days ago | past | 1 comment
Etymology of "Feeding the Dragon" (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by squircle 3 months ago | past
"All in a Days Work" (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by squircle 3 months ago | past
Meaning of the phrase "to blow smoke up someone's arse" (english.stackexchange.com)
4 points by squircle 3 months ago | past | 1 comment
How should I phrase a question that must be answered with an ordinal number? (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by metayrnc 3 months ago | past
The 'royal order' of adjective placement (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by tosh 6 months ago | past | 1 comment
Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017) (english.stackexchange.com)
1220 points by flexagoon 8 months ago | past | 289 comments
Does "Ethernet" need to be capitalised?(2016) (english.stackexchange.com)
3 points by krunck 8 months ago | past
Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) (english.stackexchange.com)
504 points by ent101 9 months ago | past | 426 comments
Difference Between an Acronym and Abbreviation (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by kamaraju 10 months ago | past
What is the origin of phrase "for fun and profit"? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by pizza 10 months ago | past
Which is correct: "troubleshooted" or "troubleshot"? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by susam 10 months ago | past | 3 comments
Why is "pineapple" in English "ananas" in other languages? (2013) (english.stackexchange.com)
58 points by godelmachine 11 months ago | past | 60 comments
Why is the plural form of "house" not "hice"? (2016) (english.stackexchange.com)
64 points by occamschainsaw 11 months ago | past | 68 comments
What is the origin of the phrase “from your lips to God’s ears?” (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by freediver on Sept 7, 2023 | past
What's the etymology for “resilvering” as used in computer file systems? (english.stackexchange.com)
5 points by Lammy on Aug 25, 2023 | past
Is a Hamburger Considered a Sandwich? (english.stackexchange.com)
4 points by zhte415 on July 23, 2023 | past | 2 comments
Is it proper to omit periods after honorifics (Mr, Mrs, Dr)? (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by susam on July 19, 2023 | past
Meaning and Usage of “To No End” (english.stackexchange.com)
1 point by arpa on July 12, 2023 | past
Why are ships always female? (english.stackexchange.com)
29 points by melenaboija on June 27, 2023 | past | 59 comments
Where Do “Shenanigans” Come From? (2013) (english.stackexchange.com)
66 points by networked on April 6, 2023 | past | 35 comments
Ghoti (english.stackexchange.com)
251 points by perihelions on March 26, 2023 | past | 131 comments
When and why did the word “pasta” become commonly used? (english.stackexchange.com)
5 points by kurmouk on Sept 17, 2022 | past
Origin of reading a decimal point as “spot” (english.stackexchange.com)
3 points by zhte415 on Sept 16, 2022 | past
Does paragraph length follow a normal distribution? (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by nomilk on June 4, 2022 | past
The Etymology of “To Prove to Dough” (2015) (english.stackexchange.com)
2 points by elliekelly on May 18, 2022 | past | 1 comment
What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing? (2011) (english.stackexchange.com)
218 points by djoldman on April 18, 2022 | past | 127 comments
What is the origin of the word “latte” referring to a caffè latte? (english.stackexchange.com)
4 points by mrzool on April 13, 2022 | past

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