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English Language & Usage

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Awarded 114 times.
The antithesis of a serious problem: What do you do when you have hit 200 daily rep with hours to go, and have a good answer to a new question?
Awarded Mar 13 at 19:32
Should we allow Google NGrams to be presented as statistical evidence without qualification? Should we define a set of standards for their usage?
Awarded Oct 16, 2022 at 20:32
Is this type of spammy Q&A permitted here?
Awarded Aug 28, 2022 at 20:46
Can anything be done about mean-spirited requests for terminology?
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 19:05
Using asterisks, as in fuck or f*ck?
Awarded Nov 29, 2021 at 16:04
What is the opposite of Grammar Nazi?
Awarded Feb 25, 2021 at 3:34
Is it unethical for a user who has answered a question to post a negative comment on somebody else's answer?
Awarded Aug 22, 2020 at 8:00
How much research is needed?
Awarded Apr 29, 2020 at 10:33
I "really" want a deleted post back
Awarded Mar 16, 2020 at 11:15
Why I'm absent for a little while
Awarded Dec 25, 2019 at 21:15
Please vote on this proposal to ban from question titles certain words whose posts we usually end up closing and deleting
Awarded Oct 12, 2019 at 22:00
Is using "colored girls" as an incidental example offensive or unwelcoming?
Awarded Aug 23, 2019 at 20:30
Why are most new questions being downvoted?
Awarded Aug 1, 2019 at 20:15
Do we really need to add "NSFW" in question titles?
Awarded Jul 23, 2019 at 20:30
What good reference works on English are available?
Awarded Mar 12, 2019 at 4:00
Is using "colored girls" as an incidental example offensive or unwelcoming?
Awarded Mar 8, 2019 at 17:45
English Language & Usage's updated site theme is ready for testing!
Awarded Sep 10, 2018 at 7:15
English Language & Usage's updated site theme is ready for testing!
Awarded Sep 8, 2018 at 18:01
English Language & Usage's updated site theme is ready for testing!
Awarded Sep 6, 2018 at 20:00
English Language & Usage's updated site theme is ready for testing!
Awarded Sep 5, 2018 at 23:30
What good reference works on English are available?
Awarded May 18, 2018 at 11:38
Answers in comments
Awarded May 2, 2018 at 17:59
Against single word requests
Awarded Jan 29, 2018 at 17:20
Regrets of a youth misspent
Awarded Oct 29, 2017 at 3:19
Is English Language & Usage highbrow?
Awarded Sep 19, 2017 at 15:30
Is 'damn' offensive?
Awarded Aug 16, 2017 at 19:15
Was my suspension for posting low-quality posts a Great Injustice?
Awarded Aug 13, 2017 at 1:02
What good reference works on English are available?
Awarded Jul 24, 2017 at 10:53
What good reference works on English are available?
Awarded Jun 27, 2017 at 8:42
How reliable is Google Ngram?
Awarded Mar 13, 2017 at 10:03
Why I'm absent for a little while
Awarded Dec 26, 2016 at 20:40
Does a question which shows no research, no effort deserve a downvote?
Awarded Nov 10, 2016 at 10:59
Should we fix backticks?
Awarded Oct 13, 2016 at 15:24
Should we fix backticks?
Awarded Sep 28, 2016 at 3:20
2016 Community Moderator Election Results
Awarded Aug 25, 2016 at 18:56
2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
Awarded Aug 15, 2016 at 17:53
2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
Awarded Aug 15, 2016 at 17:53
Has anyone thought about changing the name of this site?
Awarded May 7, 2016 at 21:08
Shall we just toss the Winter Hats into the bin?
Awarded Dec 30, 2015 at 15:24
What questions are on-topic and off-topic here?
Awarded Dec 6, 2015 at 22:26
CyberBullying on SE
Awarded Nov 29, 2015 at 22:35
Single word requests, crosswords, and the fight against mediocrity
Awarded Oct 30, 2015 at 16:18
Should we have a migration path to ELL?
Awarded Sep 12, 2015 at 0:42
Can anything be done about mean-spirited requests for terminology?
Awarded Sep 8, 2015 at 13:07
Against single word requests
Awarded Jun 9, 2015 at 20:19
How to guarantee getting downvotes without explanation
Awarded Jun 8, 2015 at 16:45
What Are The Implications of Closed Questions on Authors?
Awarded Jun 5, 2015 at 3:42
Bring back the Summer of Love (aka Make new users feel more welcome)
Awarded May 17, 2015 at 16:52
Why are answers being posted in the comments on the question?
Awarded Mar 3, 2015 at 22:52
Nobody cares how YOU pronounce it
Awarded Feb 23, 2015 at 19:46
Hats are coming
Awarded Nov 25, 2014 at 17:09
Is reopening of one's own closed question a misuse of moderator privileges?
Awarded Nov 11, 2014 at 5:29
Strong community support for a bad answer; why?
Awarded Nov 6, 2014 at 4:02
Can we have a feature to opt-out of "reputation"
Awarded Oct 10, 2014 at 16:43
"Oh The Horror" Hat Club 2013
Awarded Oct 8, 2014 at 16:46
"Oh The Horror" Hat Club 2013
Awarded Oct 3, 2014 at 13:05
What good reference works on English are available?
Awarded Sep 13, 2014 at 18:36
2014 Community Moderator Election Results
Awarded Jul 4, 2014 at 2:22
Why are questions answered with no upvotes?
Awarded Mar 19, 2014 at 20:33
"Oh The Horror" Hat Club 2013
Awarded Jan 2, 2014 at 11:33
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