A stones throw is described as approximately 20 to 25 feet. Does it make sense to describe double that distance as "two stones throws away" or would I have to use some other unit? See also this question also.

Every culture gives the names of its heros and celebrated historical figures to its children. I doubt that many people would argue that one of the most celebrated historical figures in Christian culture is Jesus of Nazrath, however I know no English native speakers with this name. Contrast to the...

I get the little, the red and the hood... but how does the riding fit in there?

The comments in an older question of mine on E.S.E leave an issue unresolved: How does one call the situation in which a taboo concept is referred to as being a specific case of a more general nonvulgar concept? Please see the linked question for an example usage, as it is quite the example that ...

Is there a term for using a word that's often a euphemism to mean exactly what the word means? For example, in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, what would the act of using the word "seamstress" to refer to someone who actually mends clothes, rather than someone who is a prostitute?

What is the difference between sauce and dressing? Their purpose seems to be the same.

In this sentence: The only exception are questions that are narrow enough that they can be reasonably answered definitively with one or two possible solutions. Should it be "The only exception is" because "exception" is singular, or "The only exception are" because "questions" is plural?

My fish's native habitat is rice fields. My fish's native habitat are rice fields. I'm pretty sure the first is correct, since 'is' modifies 'habitat,' but it still sounds weird...