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Why is a question about pronunciation “opinion-based”?

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Single-word-request rule clarification needed

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Commonly-available reference issue

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modified Feb 20 at 17:26 Laurel 48.5k

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What is the difference between the “history” and “historical-change” tags?

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Drafts should save in Edit forms

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modified Feb 10 at 23:12 Laurel 48.5k

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Why is the question off-topic?

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answered Feb 8 at 21:23 Laurel 48.5k

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Just doubled up on gold Steward badges… badging bug?

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modified Feb 8 at 11:52 Andrew Leach♦ 89.1k

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Why can edits to a closed question be rejected as “should have been written as a comment or an answer”?

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answered Feb 3 at 13:07 ColleenV 813

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traditional versus modern grammar book

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Are video-only questions on-topic?

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modified Feb 2 at 12:49 Laurel 48.5k

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Windows app or software for suggesting our own vocabulary list daily as little popup? [migrated]

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modified Feb 1 at 7:45 Ooker 2,986

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Why are older posts being edited to remove the [etymology] tag?

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modified Jan 26 at 21:51 tchrist♦ 123k

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Why are questions about the usage of synonyms off-topic?

discussion on-topic-off-topic scope

answered Jan 24 at 12:03 Andrew Leach♦ 89.1k

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Why was “What is the difference between '[I] may [be] …' and 'even though … '?” locked?

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modified Jan 23 at 15:02 Community♦ 1

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Linked question is absent in “This question already has answers here” banner [duplicate]

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modified Jan 23 at 8:06 Glorfindel 13.3k

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Website for finding Hypernyms [duplicate]

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answered Jan 22 at 22:49 Mitch 65.9k

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Proposed tag: unword or deanthropomorphize

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modified Jan 22 at 15:23 Hellion 57.6k

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Where can I find the rules of the English SE?

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answered Jan 21 at 16:54 jsw29 4,644

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2020: a year in moderation

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modified Jan 21 at 11:31 JNat♦ 101

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What should I do if mods declined a flag I think was legitimate and regard violation of the code of conduct?

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modified Jan 19 at 21:06 Andrew Leach♦ 89.1k

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Would it be appropriate to reopen the “'Home page' or 'homepage'” question from seven years ago?

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modified Jan 18 at 4:50 Sven Yargs 138k

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Why was “What's the word for something that is purposefully generalised and understated?” locked?

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modified Jan 17 at 23:01 Community♦ 1

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Questions are now being edited to say “grammatically acceptable” instead of “grammatically correct”?

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Is there a tool to check whether I'm using the top N most common words

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modified Jan 15 at 1:02 Community♦ 1

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Where can I find a large corpus of contemporary English writing? [closed]

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answered Jan 13 at 19:50 Greybeard 16.7k

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Is it good to migrate questions which are on-topic and have answers?

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What's with all the serial down-voting on the “boobs” question?

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answered Jan 13 at 12:10 Conrado 1,697

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Should we post an identical answer if we provide different (maybe better) research?

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answered Jan 11 at 18:18 ColleenV 813

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The appropriateness of having an 'Italian' tag (no slight intended: I've just become aware of this particular flag)

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modified Jan 10 at 17:58 Sven Yargs 138k

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dictionary for American English

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modified Jan 9 at 23:10 Sven Yargs 138k

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Is ELU tag guidance required to “accord” with Linguistics.SE guidance?

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answered Jan 9 at 20:17 Sven Yargs 138k

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Is there any way of knowing who is serial down-voting me?

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modified Jan 9 at 7:05 Chappo Hasn't Forgotten Monica 3,412

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Are word lists forbidden in the rules?

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answered Jan 8 at 17:52 Matt E. Эллен♦ 27.9k

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Are there any good online services or tools for reading text and catching new words?

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modified Jan 8 at 17:27 Glorfindel 13.3k

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What's up with locking new questions?

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Why is this question a duplicate?

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modified Jan 3 at 21:15 tchrist♦ 123k

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Blatant Grammatical Error [closed]

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answered Dec 31 '20 at 19:15 jsw29 4,644

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Why marked duplicate?

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modified Dec 30 '20 at 20:41 Cascabel 16.3k

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Problems loading chat: hangs forever

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modified Dec 29 '20 at 22:03 Cascabel 16.3k

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How does one appeal a closed question, duplicate?

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answered Dec 29 '20 at 22:00 Andrew Leach♦ 89.1k

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Revised: Is a question about the Economist's article “Silly Sausages” on topic, or are we too serious to enjoy a linguistic laugh?

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modified Dec 26 '20 at 22:01 Community♦ 1

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Is the fact that a question is a duplicate a good reason to downvote?

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modified Dec 23 '20 at 20:06 fev 3,719

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Would it still be on-topic to ask a question to define the year? i.e. 2020: The year of…?

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modified Dec 20 '20 at 19:37 Cascabel 16.3k

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Move a question about hyphens and dashes from graphicdesign.stackexchange.com

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answered Dec 19 '20 at 15:33 Andrew Leach♦ 89.1k

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Resource for grammatical rules pertaining to mid-17th century English

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modified Dec 18 '20 at 0:01 Community♦ 1

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Reference for the history of the English alphabet

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Are questions about local dialects necessarily “opinion-based”?

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modified Dec 15 '20 at 23:07 ab2 25.5k

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When users express irritation in their answers or comments, is this enough reason to flag them as unfriendly?

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answered Dec 15 '20 at 17:18 ColleenV 813

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