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Isn't it reasonable to assume English learners intuitively understand colloquialism and wordplay?

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Which is “the ultimate” reference for the English language? Is there any “ultimate” reference?

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modified Jun 20 at 9:56 virolino 6,809

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When should I upvote?

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Why is this particular stackexchange site so cut-throat?

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modified Jun 13 at 14:36 Andrew 78.1k

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Locked question does have an answer

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answered Jun 10 at 22:19 Laurel 6,073

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The consequences of removing an unanswered thread

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answered Jun 9 at 18:58 M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ 6,479

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What are some books and materials that are considered best or really good for English learners?

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modified Jun 2 at 15:03 Community♦ 1

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Why are some of the links on ELL not styled according to the color swatch in our design?

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modified May 23 at 10:46 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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About mods' removing comments so that (it seems to me) nothing inconvenient for mods remains

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answered May 15 at 17:42 J.R.♦ 102k

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Resources for learning English

discussion faq online-resources resource-request

modified May 13 at 12:14 jonathanjo 4,492

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Contributor's Guide to English Language Learners

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modified May 4 at 11:28 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Are there good Q&A sites other than Stack Exchange for English?

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asked Apr 16 at 7:00 Kentaro Tomono 850

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“Unified” answers

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answered Apr 10 at 8:55 Tasneem ZH 1,719

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If there is more than one right answer can I summarize the answers?

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modified Apr 7 at 3:59 CJ Dennis 2,251

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What are tags good for?

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answered Apr 6 at 20:30 Jasper 21.1k

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Where do I find the questions I've favorited on this forum?

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answered Apr 6 at 17:24 Don B. 1,989

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What are list of the words describing pecuilar characteristic of animals and birds in English language?

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“World-wide” English or “new v2.0 English”?

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Changes to the Hot Network Questions List

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modified Mar 29 at 23:33 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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How to handle questions if answers can be found in a grammar book as “basic” knowledge

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modified Mar 21 at 14:51 J.R.♦ 102k

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What's the policy on using profanity in answers (where appropriate)?

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modified Mar 19 at 17:02 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Is ELL getting too PC (“Politically Correct”)?

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modified Mar 19 at 14:45 FumbleFingers 47.5k

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Know of an interesting question or answer that Stack Exchange should tweet about?

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modified Mar 16 at 19:25 Mari-Lou A 14.5k

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How do I privately contact the moderators?

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answered Mar 16 at 16:23 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Are you guys for real?

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modified Mar 15 at 22:28 Kentaro Tomono 850

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How do I contact users privately?

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answered Mar 15 at 20:37 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Flagging the answers posted as comments

discussion feature-request comments flagging unanswered-questions

answered Mar 12 at 15:01 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Q: What's a word that describes … ? Are they asking for an Adjective or Noun?

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answered Mar 10 at 20:02 J.R.♦ 102k

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Threshold for questions easily answered by Wikipedia?

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answered Mar 5 at 23:50 SamBC 20.2k

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Why I have “ You have reached your question limit” if I do not have any question bad in my account here?

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modified Feb 27 at 22:05 Destiny 27

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how to handle unanswered abandoned unclear questions?

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answered Feb 20 at 15:29 FumbleFingers 47.5k

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So many answers in comments

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answered Feb 19 at 18:37 FumbleFingers 47.5k

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How to improve answers which only cover part of a topic

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answered Feb 18 at 16:25 Andrew 78.1k

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Is the Close System really fair?

feature-request vote-to-close specific-question

modified Feb 17 at 15:03 Tasneem ZH 1,719

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filter for questions

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modified Feb 17 at 11:35 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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How to respond to users who answer questions in comments? [duplicate]

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modified Feb 17 at 11:34 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Simple English please!

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modified Feb 15 at 2:12 Laurel 6,073

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Let's bring down the number of unanswered questions

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modified Feb 5 at 10:53 virolino 6,809

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modified Feb 2 at 21:08 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Should a refutation to an answer be added to the question?

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modified Jan 31 at 19:44 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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What are the credible trustworthy online dictionaries/translators? [duplicate]

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modified Jan 29 at 15:12 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Close versus Delete Votes

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answered Jan 29 at 3:50 J.R.♦ 102k

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Isn't one's interpretation of OP's question appreciated?

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answered Jan 20 at 9:16 Em.♦ 38.6k

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Can we explain English in the native language of the asker?

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answered Jan 19 at 7:52 Nathan Tuggy 9,251

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2018: a year in moderation

discussion moderation statistics

modified Jan 16 at 19:16 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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What do you think why the English test for non native speakers, TOEFL iBT has become ferociously difficult?

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modified Jan 14 at 18:44 J.R.♦ 102k

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What should I do if I have another question about an asked question

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answered Jan 10 at 14:13 ColleenV♦ 10.7k

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Any good website for TOEFL preparation?

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