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I have a degree in Linguistics, but I work as a programmer. Most of my expertise about English is self-taught, plus lots of random trivia I've acquired here and there.

This is my favorite EL&U comment ever:

This isn't really a question about English so much as a question about hugs. Source


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comment My 4.5yr-old girl is afraid of death. What should I do?
I don't want to die either. I'd say your little girl is perfectly normal.
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comment How do you prevent a toddler from waking too early?
I have exactly the same problem.
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awarded  Scholar
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accepted How can I keep my toddler from scratching himself when he is upset?
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answered How can I handle a child that claims medical problems as a bad excuse?
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awarded  Editor
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revised How can I keep my toddler from scratching himself when he is upset?
infer -> imply
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suggested suggested edit on How can I keep my toddler from scratching himself when he is upset?
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comment How can we discipline our toddler?
+1. Interesting and creative idea.
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asked How can I keep my toddler from scratching himself when he is upset?
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comment Do you use number of weeks or day of the month to determine an infant's birthday?
Us, too. But it doesn't really matter.
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answered Why not let a toddler share a bedroom with a baby?
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comment Why would a primary-schooler want to kill himself?
+100 if I could.
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comment When do kids start learning fractions in school?
Sounds like your daughter has a bad teacher.