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TimR
  • Member for 9 years, 2 months
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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Studied Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan English, and Modern English as an undergrad and then in graduate school. Taught freshman English classes in fiction, poetry, and expository prose for five years.

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UPDATED: Site design for English Language Learners community
Feb 12, 2016
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UPDATED: Site design for English Language Learners community
Feb 20, 2016
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New site design!
Mar 8, 2016
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Google ngram wizardry: is there a NOT(word) operator or similar
Mar 15, 2015
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Overzealous deletion of comments
Jul 10, 2017
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UPDATED: Site design for English Language Learners community
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Site would benefit from strikethrough text-style option in addition to bold and italic
Sep 13, 2014
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Why is it not possible to remove an upvote without giving a downvote
Jan 3, 2018
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I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"
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If cow = beef, pig = pork, and deer = venison, then where is the word for human = [flesh as food source]?
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What was “Herbal Tea” called before ‘tea’ was introduced in Europe?
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"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
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What is the meaning of "You've never met a graph you didn't like?"

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