It seems the number of close votes has increased: Where's the documentation for this little bundle of joy?

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Which version should I use to describe a graph where I show number of boxes that machine can service per minute. It is not discrete graph with value like 2, 3, 4 but it is continue value like 2.1, 2.3 etc (machine can service 2.3 boxes / per minute).

I was reading up on Richard the III, and his exploits just now in Wikipedia — as is the nature of Wiki, that further me led to stumble to Stafford, Duke of Buckingham's page, where I learned that one of the motivations he might have had to kill the Princes, Richard III's nephews, was his in...

Most everyone knows what the common turn of phrase all bets are off means: "anything can happen." But all idioms have to start from somewhere, and the question I'm wondering is how did this one start. Google informs me it comes from a gambling context, and I'm inclined to believe that, having see...

Hi, what do you think about the security company name Secureta? What do you think, you native speakers, doesn't it sound as a misspelling of Security? Would it work in English? Thanks in advance. James

I am trying to give a piece of software a name but for non-native English speakers it's sometimes hard to avoid awkward associations with names because you don't live with the language. Sometimes word meanings and connotations can be really diverse depending on the context. So, does the word "th...

Can you give me please your first thoughts on the term EstateMachine? Is it positive or negative? What can it be? Thanks, Andi

Will it be comprehensible to take a nickname calling me Anti-Anti-SpamBot to convey the idea that communication on internet (like commenting in blogs, registration and posting in forums, etc.) became practically impossible without tools facilitating posting, like spam bots?

First, sorry about my English. I would love to know when I need to add 's at the ending of the word. 1) When I meant is, like... He's famous. ...to: he is famous. 2) When it's like possession (don't know is this right word for that) of that word? And... exactly when?? John's book. Dream's...

What is the possessive of a noun ending in s? The boys' books. ? The boss' car.

Probably one of the most frequent grammar mistakes in the English language is: The dog sat on it's mat. Since spelling checkers don't catch it, and it is even logical, since you would correctly write: The dog sat on Fluffy's mat. What is the best way to explain to a learner of English...

The answers.onstartups.com website copies the design & text in most instances of stackoverflow.com. Is this a copyright violation? For example, compare answers.onstartups.com/badges to stackoverflow.com/badges

I'm looking for a shorter way of saying "The far side of the Moon" (meaning either literally, or by association that). Preferably in one word. Latin or a non-English word will do to (sadly, no linguistics.stackexchange.com out there).

First, sorry about my English. I would love to know when I need to add 's at the ending of the word. 1) When I meant is, like... He's famous. ...to: he is famous. 2) When it's like possession (don't know is this right word for that) of that word? And... exactly when?? John's book. Dream's...

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

First, sorry about my English. I would love to know when I need to add 's at the ending of the word. 1) When I meant is, like... He's famous. ...to: he is famous. 2) When it's like possession (don't know is this right word for that) of that word? And... exactly when?? John's book. Dream's...