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ID is an abbreviation for _____

IDENTITY DOCUMENT

100
  • We were hoping you might explain the new plan.

Why do we use the past tense here if we're talking about the present?

TO BE POLITE

100

An expletive is a bad word (for example the f-word).

Infix is a word inside a word.

What is expletive infixation? 

a process by which an expletive or profanity is inserted into a word

100

vibe coding

a chatbot-based approach to creating software where the developer describes a project or task to a large language model (LLM), which generates code based on the prompt

100

What color is the skin of a polar bear?

BLACK

200

Penguins waddle.

What is waddle?

WALK WITH SHORT STEPS, FROM SIDE TO SIDE

200

Which option is correct?

Maybe it will rain later.

Maybe it's going to rain later.

Maybe it will rain later.

200

An English teacher from China named Li Yang invented a new way of teaching English - Crazy English. In his classes, the students learn English by _______ words and sentences.

SHOUTING
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ragebait

the manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic, online engagement, revenue and support

200

There is a holiday in China for people who are not in a relationship. What date is it celebrated on?

11 November

300

Often, when you read an article on Wikipedia, you will see a line with the name of your article and the word "disambiguation" in brackets.

What does this word mean?

Disambiguation is the process of identifying which meaning of a word is used in context

300

- I would help him but I don't want (to).

- You can leave if you want (to).

In which of these sentences using "to" is not necessary?

You can leave if you want (to).

300

What do we call a long dash that ChatGPT loves to use in its responses?

EM DASH

300

(AI) slop

digital content made with generative artificial intelligence, specifically when perceived to show a lack of effort, quality or deeper meaning

300

What was the reason Singapore banned chewing gum in their country?

VANDALISM

400

"I've left my wallet at home." 

"What a b______!" (how sad/disappointing)

BUMMER

400

What is the difference between these two phrases?

  • I regret dropping out of university. 
  • I‘m regretting dropping out of university.

We use the present continuous with some mental-state verbs such as find, think, realise, or regret to express that a feeling or opinion, has recently started or begun to change

400

Cryptophasia is a language developed by _______ that only they can understand.

TWINS

400

parasocial

a kind of psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media, particularly on television and online platforms

400

There is a scientific metric called the Kardashian index.

It compares the number of citations the scientist has for their published works and the number of the scientist's .......

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

500

There are slurs for different races, religions, politicians, and so on. "Clanker" is a slur directed at ....

ROBOTS / AI

500

Explain the difference in meaning between these constructions:

1) I wish I did something

2) I wish you would do something

3) I wish to do something

1 - WISH IN THE PRESENT

2 - EXPRESSING ANNOYANCE AT SOMEBODY

3 - TO POLITELY SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

500

Why is "table" a contronym?

Table can mean "to discuss a topic at a meeting" (British English) or "to postpone discussion of a topic" (American English)

500

6-7

nobody knows

500

What is Blåhaj?

THE SHARK FROM IKEA

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