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  1. What do you call somebody who asks a question and somebody …

    Feb 17, 2011 · 11 You could consider Inquirer, Questioner or, for instance Interrogator. Meanings differ slightly, I'd normally go for one of the first two. The third can be used when someone …

  2. What is the recipient of a question called? [duplicate]

    Mar 26, 2016 · Closed 9 years ago. When I ask you a question I am the inquisitor or or the inquirer. But what are you, the one to whom I'm asking the question?

  3. grammaticality - Sentences beginning with "so"? - English …

    Sep 26, 2011 · This also came up on either a BBC or CBC science program, but not as a linguistically-oriented discussion. Over the last two or three years I've noticed a lot more …

  4. terminology - What is the proper way to say "queryer" - English ...

    Dec 12, 2014 · If you are going to use the word in a technical context, and are looking for a concise way to say "the user who is entering a search query into our system", you should …

  5. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 13, 2022 · According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, the origin is from rural slang related to train cargo. The figurative usage is from the late 19th century. Jag: dial. jag, as much liquor as …

  6. Inquiry vs. enquiry - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 2, 2011 · If the US tabloid National Inquirer were published in the UK, would the name be changed to National Enquirer? Inquiring people want to know...

  7. popular refrains - Origin of "Don't ask the question if you're not ...

    Dec 29, 2018 · There is a third habit of questioning much more common than either of the other two we have indicated, where the inquirer achieves all he aims at by putting an interruption in …

  8. What do you call someone who is asking for information?

    -1 It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help …

  9. 'were + past tense verb' v. 'are + past tense verb'

    The question possibly (unintentionally) mis-represents the position. The following is the quotation from the news item indicated in the question: Prosecutors allowed to join ‘Million People …

  10. expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 15, 2017 · First time inquirer here. I'm drafting a reply to an email from a scholarly peer, who apologized for not getting something to me sooner. I really don't mind the delay, and I want to …