@Gugg: Not corny, but certainly not hip. I'd say over-formal in a conversation where someone was needing reassurance rather than instruction in English constructions. Fine as a comment … From english.stackexchange.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE '7 8 9' JOKE? - ENGLISH …
Jan 8, 2021 Barry Popik, in "Entry from May 09, 2016", mentions the joke is in the 19 January 1986, Chicago (IL) Tribune. I observe an appearance of a version of the joke in The Central … From english.stackexchange.com
DISTINCTION: "WHAT CAN I DO YOU FOR?" VS. "WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?"
Just want to add, when you hear the joke in the exact same context as the correct phrase then it's not meant in any threatening way, it's just the server being corny. – jhocking Commented Apr … From english.stackexchange.com
POLITENESS - POLITE SYNONYMS FOR "A——HOLE-ISH" BEHAVIOR
Oct 15, 2012 Are there any polite synonyms for asshole-ish behavior? A good synonym would probably have about the same impact and wouldn't send people looking for their dictionaries. From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF “AS ALL GET OUT” MEANING “TO THE UTMOST DEGREE”
Here is the entry for all get-out in Harold Wentworth, American Dialect Dictionary (1944):. all get-out. 1. To an extreme degree; —used with like or as. From english.stackexchange.com
FORMALITY - FORMAL WAY TO TELL SOMEONE THEY ACCIDENTALLY SENT YOU ...
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"WISH IN ONE HAND, TACKY IN THE OTHER. SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST".
May 22, 2024 I am reading a contemporary American novel. In a dialogue, one of the characters quotes a proverb her mother used to say: "Wish in one hand, tacky in the other. See … From english.stackexchange.com
DOES USING THE WORD "CRONY" NECESSITATE A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION?
May 13, 2011 From Etymonline:. crony 1660s, Cambridge student slang, probably from Gk. khronios "long-lasting," from khronos "time," and with a sense of "old friend," or "contemporary." From english.stackexchange.com
IS THERE A SPECIFIC NAME FOR THAT SINGULAR EXHALATION LAUGH THAT ...
Oct 21, 2023 Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for … From english.stackexchange.com
ETYMOLOGY OF "CORNY" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK EXCHANGE
Nov 10, 2015 Corny: The adjective “corny” has a shorter history. It’s been a term of derision only since the 1930s, when something that was “corny” or “cornfed” or “on the cob” was rustic, … From english.stackexchange.com
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