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By "gosh", the etymological hydra's immortal head unburied
Revisiting the "Request to reopen “Literal Meaning of 'Gosh'", I observe that a few minutes of dedicated research for that question ("Literal Meaning of 'Gosh'") antedated the earliest OED attestation ...
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Reopen request: What is the origin of “ex”?
Can you please reopen:
What is the origin of "ex"?
The reason for closing it was the following:
"Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English ...
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Hell is hot, but is it funny?
On August 27 of last year, a poster on the main site asked "What does the idiom “funny as hell” mean?" Four days later, the question was closed for a familiar reason:
Please include the research ...
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My question was incorrectly marked as a duplicate. Can this be reviewed again?
I believe there is a clear difference between my question and the question marked as a duplicate. I have edited the post to emphasize how it is different, now I'm posting here to see if someone can ...
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The answer to this question is great! But the question is closed and a bit hard to find
"Put me in touch with whomever created it"?
I think F.E.'s answer here is very good and complete--the best overview on the case of fused relative pronouns that I've seen on this site.
But ...
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"...the person or body who/which..." is not only a question about whether to refer to companies with "who" or "which"
"...the person or body who..." vs. "...the person or body which..."
As far as I can see, this question does not ask only about whether to refer to companies with "who" or "which". ...
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Request to reopen a dubious dupe
The question First, … Secondly, … &c, posted two years ago, asks whether there is any basis besides tradition for preferring first to firstly. Five days after it was posted, the question was ...
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Why is the word for origin and destination off-topic?
The question: Word for an Origin and Destination without regard for route [closed] was closed as off-topic. I can't figure out why.
I know an (unfortunate) edit to the question indicated naming of ...
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Please consider reopening my question
My question is closed as off-topic.
First, my question is not so elementary. It is not about the usual use of past perfect as in
When I came up with the idea of climbing all the statues taller than ...
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Can "More formal word for know-it-all" be reopened?
More formal word for "know-it-all" was closed as duplicate of Know-it-alls--a synonym, which is duplicate of Is there word for this, other than know-it-all?, which is duplicate of One word ...
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Why was my post deemed off-topic?
Hypernym for "to increase" and "to decrease"
It is on topic, I'm guessing someone saw I was asking about a video game and instantly closed it. It's about English if you actually ...
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Why was a question about the origin and meaning of a phrase closed because the origin is known?
Note: The question in question has been reopened.
The question 'What’s the origin/meaning of “from belt buckle to shoe sole”?' was closed because
Mr Biden consistently gives the origin - his uncle. ...
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Not all "whom" questions are interchangeable duplicates
I can understand the impulse to vote to close any new question about the use of whom as a duplicate, since most of them are. However, I don't think that any two questions about whom are necessarily ...
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Reopen request: Isn't “dummy” in “HTML Parser for Dummies” considered offensive?
This is a request to reopen the question, "Isn't “dummy” in “HTML Parser for Dummies” considered offensive?" I believe that it is a perfectly legitimate question and not general reference.
(I've also ...
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What is the reason that this question is considered as 'off-topic'?
I posted the below question, and there were a couple of helpful answers.
Is 'dead on arrival' a slang?
As of now, this question has been closed as an 'off-topic' question.
https://english....
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Is this synonym request truly unanswerable with facts and citations? Does it need to be edited? If so, how?
Term for wavelength-restricted or filtered light having a fairly pure color besides "colored light"? has been closed with the advice to
Update the question so it can be answered with facts ...
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What makes a question about historical usage of a word off-topic?
The question about the historical usage of men to refer to human beings generally was closed as off-topic. It seems to fall under usage and perhaps even etymology, two of the listed acceptable topics....
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Why was this question closed?
"Introduce person to object" or "introduce object to person"?
I'd like to know what may have been considered off topic. The question is about the "usage", so I believe it's right ...
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Reopen request for "how to order food that is hot temperature but not hot amount-of-capsaicin"
How to order food that is hot (temperature) but not hot (amount of capsaicin)?
The author has edited the question.
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Reopen request: "An interjection for expressing nostalgia"
I would like to request to reopen this question:
An interjection/expression for expressing nostalgia
It is not in the review list anymore.
I also rephrased for re-consideration. There is an answer ...
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What is the appropriate state of this question regarding feminizing girls?
Is there any verb for making a girl more girly? is closed, but I am having difficulty placing my finger on just why that is. I am not suggesting that it is a great question, but it does seem to meet ...
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