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Is there such a thing as a word or phrase being partially redundant, somewhat redundant, extremely redundant, ultra-redundant?

Or is the concept of redundancy an absolute?

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Last post by Randy D - March 26, 2021
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Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Outback, Upper Peninsula, White Cliffs of Dover, Commonwealth of Virginia,

What are some other place names (NOT merely terrain features nor geographical definitions) anywhere worldwide and in any language that include preposition words?No businesses or co... more

Last post by Reverend Muhammadovsky - March 29, 2021
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What are some people's names or especially surnames that have become eponymous?

Amerigo VezpucciHitlerEdwardianVictorianElizabethanTrafalgar(Gabriele) FallopoParkinsonAlzheimerRubenesqueMirandaClaymoreColumbusBaltimoreKing Louis and Queen Ana (Louisiana)~

Last post by WelbyQuentin - March 26, 2021
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(Humorous answers, please.) What would prompt Randy D to call the Grammar Police?

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Last post by Thriftymaid - March 25, 2021
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Stubborn as a bull. Busy as a bee. Hungry as as horse. Ants in the pants. Cow eyes. Dog tired. Butterflies in the stomach.

What are some other animal-related or insect-related adages, expressions, phrases, or sayings that are used to describe human attributes, human traits, human conditions, human mood... more

Last post by SavvyAnsley - March 24, 2021
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When is the last time you used the word 'ditto'?

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Last post by Art Lover - March 23, 2021
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How come people use the phrase 'how come' instead of 'why'? Where did the expression come from?

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Last post by Shuhak - March 19, 2021
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What is a word that you frequently mispronounce?

Last post by Stemmata949 - March 22, 2021
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Think of any foreign language that you’d like to learn: would you be comfortable knowing it with less than 100% fluency?

How about less than 80% fluency?How about less than 60% fluency?How about less than 40% fluency?How about less than 20% fluency?
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Last post by Malizz - March 18, 2021
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AnswerMug Challenge Series, Change One Word In The Adage Edition:

Love at first _______.
Come up with a poignant, weird, philosophical, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, odd, spooky, goofy, witty or silly replacement word that rhymes with “sight”.~

Last post by SavvyAnsley - March 16, 2021
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If you lived in a country foreign to your own and did not speak the official language, would you eat pizza slices flat, or folded in half?

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Last post by my2cents - March 15, 2021
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Frustrate. Ingratiate. Infuriate. Exasperate. Bloviate. Eyeballrolliate.

ONLY USING words that end in the suffix -ate, what are some of the other negative ways teenagers interact with their parents?~

Last post by Shuhak - March 9, 2021
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Wish. Bucket. Shopping. Target. Top Ten. To Do.

1. What do all of these words have in common?2. Once you figure out number one, what are some other types of them?~

Last post by Flint Ironstag - March 9, 2021
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Brake shoe. Wind sock. Electric shorts. Full metal jacket. Legal briefs. Salary cap. Bible belt. Pink slip. Dresser drawers.

What are some other phrases that include types of clothing yet refer to non-clothing items, objects, products, or procedures?~

Last post by Thriftymaid - March 9, 2021
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“Indeed” or “My goodness”.

Of the two utterances shown above, which one have you said more times in your life?~

Last post by Randy D - March 9, 2021
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