Category:English positive polarity items

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Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. all in all
  2. possibly
  3. everything
  4. somebody
  5. occasionally
  6. work like a horse
  7. work one's fingers to the bone
  8. throw oneself into
  9. go for it
  10. leave no stone unturned
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. so far
  2. the shit
  3. until the cows come home
  4. once or twice
  5. the whole nine yards
  6. at a moment's notice
  7. on the brink of
  8. real McCoy
  9. on the verge of
  10. at last

English terms that are chiefly or always used in an affirmative sentence, and not with a negation.

These are the opposite of negative polarity items; see Category:English negative polarity items. See also Polarity items on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


Pages in category "English positive polarity items"

The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.