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  1. Which is more proper "rarest" or "most rare"?

    17 Samh 2020 · In the following usage, which is the correct form for the superlative of the adjective "rare"? "the rarest on Earth" or "the most rare on Earth"?

  2. The origin of 'water breaking' during pregnancy

    16 Feabh 2025 · Indeed the earliest-occurring term, amnios, the OED assigns to its frequency band 2, its second to rarest classification. That means it remains extremely rare. The OED estimates that it …

  3. Were clothes called "loud" because they actually made a noise?

    4 DFómh 2020 · In the mid 19th century, taffeta was ‘loud’ The taffeta and silk used in dresses in the 1830s could have inspired the expression “loud clothes”. This is only a conjecture of mine but it is …

  4. What are the percentages of the parts of speech in English?

    21 Ean 2012 · What are the percentages of the parts of speech in English? For instance, what percent of English is comprised of nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.? I have done an extensive web search using a …

  5. Is there a word spelled with a silent B at the start?

    30 Iúil 2018 · I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is unclear what you are asking. Additionally if you are merely asking whether there are English words that start with a silent B, then …

  6. Synonym for "slice and dice" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    13 Feabh 2019 · Can anyone provide me with a more professional way of saying "slice and dice"? For example, "This new interactive report allows you to slice and dice information regarding your clients"

  7. expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    10 Iúil 2023 · She’s found: an antique piece of serving ware–I think it was a pie slicer or cheese knife that was the rarest part of a set, rare pyrex dishes, an original Holly Hobbie doll, a jar of buttons that …

  8. Etymology for "petrichor" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    22 Ean 2015 · It's common knowledge that the (Greek) gods drank nectar and ate ambrosia, but I've never heard that their ichor had a noteworthy odor—or that the gods exuded it on any but the rarest of …

  9. What is the origin for meaning of "Wild-card"?

    Hindus believe that if they die here, there is an automatic upgrade to heaven, no matter what the sin committed on earth. It is amazing how god provides this wild-card entry at death. I perceived the …

  10. Safe as Houses - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    23 DFómh 2015 · Safe as Houses : John Hotten argued in his Slang Dictionary of 1859 that safe as houses may have arisen when the intense speculation on railways in Britain — the railway mania — …