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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. 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.

  3. 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 …

  4. What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 10, 2013 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction …

  5. history - Rules for Irregular Simple Past - English Language & Usage ...

    Aug 31, 2025 · Regular verbs form the simple past by appending -ed to the stem of the verb. For irregular verbs, the general advice to language learners is that there are no rules, and it is best to …

  6. Word for a software bug that occurs again after having fixed it?

    Sep 12, 2014 · What's the word for a software bug that reoccurs after being fixed? I'm embarking on some test-driven development (TDD) for a project, and I want to use the right term but have forgotten …

  7. history - Was "cope" as a single-word response commonly used to …

    4 days ago · One more thing we can try is to enable case insensitive matching and rerun it to show the different casing choices as separate plots: To go beyond that you'd need to use a different tool.

  8. grammaticality - Origin and correctness of “ain’t no”? - English ...

    Leaving aside ain't, which is a different issue, the phenomenon called "double negation" is not so simple as it may seem. Most of the languages of the world use multiple negatives to emphasize the …

  9. What is a word for when you pass the responsibility of something to ...

    Mar 28, 2018 · I entrust my responsibility of self-defence to the state. entrust - verb - "If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after …

  10. 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 …