Questions tagged [close-reasons]
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What should be done about “language-specific grammar and usage”?
In my experience, "language-specific grammar and usage" seems to be the most popular close-vote reason on this site. And it certainly makes sense—we get a fair number of people asking about the usage ...
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Meaning / use of “belongs elsewhere” for closing questions
An option given as a reason to close a question is that the question belongs elsewhere. When you select that, you are given only one choice (which you have to select), namely that it belongs on ...
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What is the meaning of “Language-specific grammar and usage questions are off-topic unless primarily concerned with linguistics rather than usage”
One of the 3 custom reasons for closing a question is the “Language-specific” property, expressed in the check-box item “Language-specific grammar and usage questions are off-topic unless primarily ...
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Please undelete 'Unpaired word in one language but paired in another?' ?
Please advise how to improve my question: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/11743/unpaired-word-in-one-language-but-paired-in-another.
Please beware that I am requesting its undeletion ...
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Why were my questions on the subjunctive, and that on the gerund, closed?
https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/q/12287/5306 and https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/q/12279/5306 were closed because it is claimed:
Language-specific grammar and usage questions are off-...
