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  1. cuchuflete
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    Please READ this before you post: English Only Guidelines — forum rules.

    cuchuflete, Apr 9, 2005
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    Nunty
    May 25, 2009
  2. cuchuflete
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    Resources, links and frequently discussed topics (FAQ).

    cuchuflete, Dec 7, 2006
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    panjandrum
    Aug 13, 2007
  3. Triunfante

    Savory vs. Sweet

    Triunfante, Dec 8, 2016
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    srk
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:49 AM
  4. panzerfaust0

    "The children might get justifiably excited"--position of the adverb

    panzerfaust0, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:51 PM
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    panzerfaust0
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:47 AM
  5. JJXR

    told me that he <had> created [reported speech; backshift]

    JJXR, Sep 20, 2017 at 4:35 PM
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    PaulQ
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:36 AM
  6. tejbepapi

    Response to "happy birthday" when you are not happy?

    tejbepapi, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:50 PM
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    sdgraham
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:25 AM
  7. Hwacha

    About a voucher for a restaurant or alike

    Hwacha, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:13 AM
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    sdgraham
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:21 AM
  8. Fk313

    You are one of the best engineers I ever had vs You are one of the best engineers I have ever

    Fk313, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:18 AM
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    Fk313
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:18 AM
  9. Hyperpolyglot

    uninhabited island definition

    Hyperpolyglot, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:14 AM
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    sdgraham
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:16 AM
  10. grammar-in-use

    know better than to do or do?

    grammar-in-use, Sep 21, 2017 at 1:29 AM
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    grammar-in-use
    Sep 21, 2017 at 2:09 AM
  11. Jin_9929

    rather than defend/defending [bare infinitive or gerund?]

    Jin_9929, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:18 AM
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    SevenDays
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:56 AM
  12. csicska

    <It makes no nevermind to me> [southern US]

    csicska, Sep 11, 2017
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    Cagey
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:37 AM
  13. monster123

    what vs something that

    monster123, Sep 21, 2017 at 1:31 AM
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    srk
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:33 AM
  14. VicNicSor

    get piss-wasted

    VicNicSor, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:08 PM
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    VicNicSor
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:28 AM
  15. VicNicSor

    anybody who'd take a look at it

    VicNicSor, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:35 PM
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    VicNicSor
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:25 AM
  16. XFighTer

    got left to prove wrong

    XFighTer, Sep 19, 2017 at 4:34 AM
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    Scrawny goat
    Sep 21, 2017 at 1:20 AM
  17. jacdac

    desultory voice

    jacdac, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:42 PM
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    lingobingo
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:50 AM
  18. Suzuka51

    The details/details/a detail

    Suzuka51, Sep 20, 2017 at 12:16 PM
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    dojibear
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:43 AM
  19. Irelia20150604

    turnover

    Irelia20150604, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:41 AM
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    WyomingSue
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:43 AM
  20. j29682896

    How's your week shaping up?

    j29682896, Sep 21, 2017 at 12:02 AM
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    j29682896
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:35 AM
  21. csicska

    Stop <rubbernecking>

    csicska, Sep 10, 2017
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    csicska
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:32 AM
  22. csicska

    so gussied up

    csicska, Sep 10, 2017
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    csicska
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:31 AM
  23. Vronsky

    I will wake up late on Sundays. / a habit

    Vronsky, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:49 PM
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    dojibear
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:31 AM
  24. csicska

    I done <talked all my lipstick off> [southern US]

    csicska, Sep 11, 2017
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    csicska
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:31 AM
  25. csicska

    You're not mashing the right button [southern US]

    csicska, Sep 10, 2017
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    csicska
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:30 AM
  26. Stephen Schmidt

    There were a pair of cotton shorts between us

    Stephen Schmidt, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:20 PM
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    kalamazoo
    Sep 21, 2017 at 12:23 AM
  27. Nawarra

    all France ... concentrated into a faint hair-breadth line. [A Tale of Two Cities: Dickens]

    Nawarra, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:09 PM
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    Trochfa
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:51 PM
  28. thetazuo

    would never have = didn't want to?

    thetazuo, Sep 20, 2017 at 2:08 PM
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    thetazuo
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:50 PM
  29. Suzuka51

    determine/ judge

    Suzuka51, Sep 20, 2017 at 12:58 PM
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    sdgraham
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:43 PM
  30. remyzero

    had to talk / has to have talked

    remyzero, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:48 PM
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    Cagey
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:26 PM
  31. jokaec

    Communicate vs. be in touch

    jokaec, Sep 20, 2017 at 2:25 PM
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    dojibear
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:14 PM
  32. eddkzk

    inventing / having invented ... years ago

    eddkzk, Jun 12, 2008
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    Edinburgher
    Sep 20, 2017 at 11:09 PM
  33. tufguy

    It has been a long time since I have been sitting home

    tufguy, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:33 AM
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    Edinburgher
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:59 PM
  34. NOE CALLE

    faithful / beliefs

    NOE CALLE, Sep 19, 2017 at 4:08 PM
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    NOE CALLE
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:59 PM
  35. Saltie

    appearance by/of a Holliwood star

    Saltie, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:40 PM
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    Egmont
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:42 PM
  36. jokaec

    Unbeaten vs. undefeated

    jokaec, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:36 PM
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    jokaec
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:39 PM
  37. tufguy

    each and every different from other

    tufguy, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:12 PM
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    Rover_KE
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:39 PM
  38. WildWest

    snow/snowy

    WildWest, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:18 PM
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    Edinburgher
    Sep 20, 2017 at 10:34 PM
  39. amismael

    redemptive patterns

    amismael, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:35 PM
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    bibliolept
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:56 PM
  40. Sun14

    twice three days / twice in three days / twice every three days

    Sun14, Aug 11, 2017
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    heypresto
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:28 PM
  41. VicNicSor

    I even managed to outrun my bad grades.

    VicNicSor, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:45 PM
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    VicNicSor
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:27 PM
  42. Vronsky

    Leaves tumble

    Vronsky, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:06 PM
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    38
    Myridon
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:22 PM
  43. koolaid02

    set forth =state ?

    koolaid02, Aug 1, 2014
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    Pippa Butterfly
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:12 PM
  44. Axelroll

    things that make me skip to think of

    Axelroll, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:52 PM
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    34
    Axelroll
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:06 PM
  45. Michael30000

    flip the rink into two

    Michael30000, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:57 PM
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    Michael30000
    Sep 20, 2017 at 9:01 PM
  46. Winston Churchmountain

    filled with surprise

    Winston Churchmountain, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:23 PM
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    27
    Winston Churchmountain
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:42 PM
  47. chantoto

    I wish I would have or could have

    chantoto, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    27
    The Newt
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:41 PM
  48. Yuuichi Tam

    down on the bridge

    Yuuichi Tam, Sep 20, 2017 at 5:51 PM
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    JulianStuart
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:39 PM
  49. tufguy

    travelling interstate or intercountry

    tufguy, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:09 PM
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    27
    PaulQ
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:34 PM
  50. VicNicSor

    you can't always convince

    VicNicSor, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:11 PM
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    27
    VicNicSor
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:29 PM
  51. Stephen Schmidt

    the other thing

    Stephen Schmidt, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:03 PM
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    19
    Stephen Schmidt
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:26 PM
  52. Liya4567

    'I'm quite tall' means 'I'm very tall' or 'I'm rather tall'?

    Liya4567, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:00 PM
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    31
    PaulQ
    Sep 20, 2017 at 8:26 PM
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