Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011)(english.stackexchange.com)

461 points by ent101 2 years ago | 391 comments

An English Language & Usage Stack Exchange question asking whether English ever had a formal second-person pronoun like German Sie or French vous.

Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)(english.stackexchange.com)

1128 points by flexagoon 2 years ago | 256 comments

A locked English Language & Usage Stack Exchange question asking which word starting with "y" names an axe-like object shown in a picture.

Why don't we define “imaginary” numbers for every “impossibility”? (2012)(math.stackexchange.com)

98 points by curling_grad 3 years ago | 74 comments

How should I read type system notation?(langdev.stackexchange.com)

302 points by mpweiher 3 years ago | 70 comments

Does DNA have the equivalent of IF-statements, WHILE loops, or function calls?(biology.stackexchange.com)

407 points by ent101 2 years ago | 169 comments

A Biology Stack Exchange question asking whether DNA has analogues of programming constructs like IF-statements, WHILE loops, function calls, and GOTO.

How can we compare expressive power between two Turing-complete languages?(langdev.stackexchange.com)

67 points by joebiden2 3 years ago | 39 comments