Hacker News
- Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/395382/which-word-begins-with-y-and-looks-like-an-axe-in-this-picture 289 comments
- Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9780/did-english-ever-have-a-formal-version-of-you 426 comments
- Which is correct: "troubleshooted" or "troubleshot"? https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3060/which-is-correct-troubleshooted-or-troubleshot 3 comments
- Why is "pineapple" in English "ananas" in other languages? (2013) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134659/why-is-pineapple-in-english-but-ananas-in-all-other-languages 60 comments
- Why is the plural form of "house" not "hice"? (2016) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/338736/why-is-the-plural-form-of-house-not-hice 68 comments
- Is a Hamburger Considered a Sandwich? https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/246580/is-a-hamburger-considered-a-sandwich 2 comments
- Why are ships always female? https://english.stackexchange.com/a/345755 59 comments
- Where Do “Shenanigans” Come From? (2013) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/142498/where-do-shenanigans-come-from 35 comments
- Ghoti https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/396553/what-is-this-famous-example-of-the-absurdity-of-english-spelling 131 comments
- What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing? (2011) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/31430/what-is-the-origin-of-daemon-with-regards-to-computing 127 comments
- How many spaces should come after a period/full stop? https://english.stackexchange.com/q/2544 5 comments
- Where Do “Shenanigans” Come From? https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/142498/where-do-shenanigans-come-from 3 comments
- Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture? https://english.stackexchange.com/q/395382 2 comments
- A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275734/a-word-for-a-value-between-0-and-1-inclusive 305 comments
- Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/395382/which-word-begins-with-y-and-looks-like-an-axe-in-this-picture 4 comments
- Why Do the Titles of Scholarly Works Sometimes Begin with the Word 'On'? https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/402576/why-do-the-titles-of-scholarly-works-sometimes-begin-with-the-word-on 4 comments
- “Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture?” https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/395382/which-word-begins-with-y-and-looks-like-an-axe-in-this-picture 159 comments
- How did the letter Z become to be associated with sleeping/snoring? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/27045/how-did-the-letter-z-become-to-be-associated-with-sleeping-snoring 5 comments
- Did English ever have a formal version of “you”? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9780/did-english-ever-have-a-formal-version-of-you 193 comments
- Please don't call them 'Legos' http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/10839/legos-not-lego 23 comments
- Punctuation - Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist 2 comments
- What is the rule for adjective order? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1155/what-is-the-rule-for-adjective-order 131 comments
- Origin of the term “driver” in computer science http://english.stackexchange.com/a/56208 6 comments
- How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/24750/how-do-you-quote-a-passage-that-has-used-sic-mistakenly 19 comments
- Stack Exchange for English Language and Usage http://english.stackexchange.com/ 14 comments
Lobsters
- How would you call a (real) number within the 0‥1 interval? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275734/a-word-for-a-value-between-0-and-1-inclusive 4 comments ask
- Take and ... https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/57707/im-going-to-take-and-stir-the-cake-mix 6 comments linguistics
- With "The Shadow of Kyoshi" coming out for release soon, I wanted to know what a two-part book series is called. Not only did I find the answer, but I learned that not every three-part series is a trilogy. https://english.stackexchange.com/a/222144 4 comments books
- TIL that "beak" is a slang term for a judge or magistrate in England. Here's a discussion thread offering several competing origins (with citations) https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7772/why-is-a-judge-or-magistrate-called-the-beak 3 comments linguistics
- Warriors are now a Hyperteam! https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/87330/which-is-higher-hyper-ultra-or-super 25 comments nba
- In English, why is there no plural indefinite article? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35378/why-is-there-no-plural-indefinite-article 25 comments linguistics
- Scholarly work on conversational deletion? http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66972/why-is-there-omission-of-subject-in-sentences-like-thought-youd-never-ask/66994#66994 3 comments linguistics
- [S I C] C E P T I O N http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/24750/how-do-you-quote-a-passage-that-has-used-sic-mistakenly 12 comments linguistics
- How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly? http://english.stackexchange.com/q/24750/6006 5 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- Forget Quora, New York's Stack Overflow Is Killing It | Observer http://www.observer.com/2011/tech/new-yorks-stack-overflow-14-times-bigger-quora 65 comments
- GitHub - preservim/vim-wordy: Uncover usage problems in your writing https://github.com/reedes/vim-wordy 17 comments
- Stack Overflow 2010 recap – Joel on Software http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2011/01/24.html 0 comments
- Highlights On The Business of Software (2012) http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/90583/Highlights-On-The-Business-of-Software-2012.aspx 0 comments