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  1. word usage - Is it 'rerun' or 're-run'? - English Language & Usage ...

    10 As seen in the Oxford Dictionary of English, the correct spelling is rerun: rerun verb /riːˈrʌn/ (reruns, rerunning; past reran; past participle rerun) [with obj.] show, stage, or perform again: she can stop …

  2. etymology - What is the origin of being "in the pudding club ...

    May 16, 2011 · I'm watching a rerun of a British sitcom, "Are You Being Served," (originally aired in May 1976) in which the phrase was used; the character who used it, and the two who understood it, are …

  3. You think you're right but you're actually wrong

    What's a word for when someone is wrong, and they know they're wrong, but they insist that they are right? EDIT: If someone does something and you know they did it, and they know they did it, but ...

  4. Should the prefix "re" be added to a word with or without a hyphen?

    Dec 31, 2010 · There are two tests for deciding: First, which way do most of your colleagues do it, reparameterized or re-parameterized? Generally, it's standard operating procedure (SOP) to imitate …

  5. tenses - Using "have ran" or "have run" - English Language & Usage ...

    May 22, 2017 · Not really addressed in the dictionary. I see "have to run", but not have run or have ran. I lean towards the former as correct, but asked here to get other thoughts.

  6. Single word meaning "Lack of perspective" - English Language

    I need a single word that means "lack of perspective." For example: A child, punished by not getting to watch a rerun of his favorite show, tries to make a federal case out of the issue, writing a

  7. meaning in context - How to understand "like it or not"? - English ...

    The phrase is a shortening of whether you like it or not. I.e. whether you think the consequence of the action is good or bad doesn't matter, it will occur anyway. So for your snippet, the author is saying …

  8. Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line?

    I want to know what is the recommended way to use Re: in the subject line of an email. I use Re: in the subject line as a shortform of 'in regards to'. Whenever I have used Re:, people have told me

  9. Do people from India consider English their primary language?

    I was watching an rerun episode of the Big Bang Theory the other night. And, a character who is from India (Rajesh) is losing an argument with the following dialog: Raj: Okay, well, let me just t...

  10. grammar - "It worths it", "it worth it" or "it is worth it"? - English ...

    Worth as a verb is obsolete. Where have you seen or heard It worths it or It worth it? What you will find is It’s worth it, used to describe something that has a value equivalent to what is being asked for it …