Why do we say kith & kin and not kin & kith?
54688
"pros and cons", "black and white", "ups and downs". Always in a fixed sequence, is there a word or phrase for these?
92660
Why don't we pluralize "foot" in measurements?
3814
“He is small enough to walk.” But baby wasn't walking so why didn't they use “small” instead of “small enough”?
44532
Why are some words combined into a single word while others stay as two words?
91584
Does æ differ or not (American English)?
37073
"who" vs. "whom" and when to omit the relative pronoun
155234
Is there an accepted rule for naming all of our various distant relatives (kinship terms)?
10669
Why do we say "is it" when asking a question rather than "it is"?
106836
Why is "ask" sometimes pronounced "aks"?
37469
Why say "of x's" instead of "of x"?
85334
omitting "s" in subjunctive mood
20069
Why is it that a noun can be added with -ed?
81598
Why do we have to use 'to' instead of 'will'?
150513
"Inner" but not "outter"?
121488
Why do we use "have" with does and not "has"?
42496
What is the purpose of using "don't" instead of "doesn't" in this phrase: "But she don't know you like I know you Slim"
109504
The difference between && and ||