WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE “GUTS FOR GARTERS”?
Jun 17, 2016 The expression to have someone's guts for garters is very old, "and it may well have had a literal meaning as it originated in the Middle Ages, when disembowelment was … From english.stackexchange.com
WORD CHOICE - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK EXCHANGE
I agree with your findings that "sport" and "champ" can be pejorative or at least not-endearing, but kiddo rarely is. The first two are also, in my opinion, losing their foothold in the lexicon of … From english.stackexchange.com
WORD CHOICE - GRANDMA AND NAN, ORIGINS AND DIFFERENCES?
Oct 4, 2012 What are the origins and differences between these two? Same for Granddad/Grandpa? Why was there the need for the two different names? From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP NAME OF MY SIBLING-IN-LAW'S SIBLING TO ME?
For example: I have a sister named Charlotte. Charlotte is married to Martin. Martin has a brother named William. Martin is my brother-in-law, but what is William to me? From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT DO THE PARENTS OF MARRIED CHILDREN CALL EACH OTHER? AS IN, …
May 26, 2016 I am looking for an expression or term that would describe the relationship between the two mothers of their married children. From english.stackexchange.com
IS THERE A WORD MEANING "MY CHILD'S SPOUSE'S PARENTS"?
Oct 18, 2013 If I am introducing someone to my daughter's husband's parents can I say "Hi, I'd like to you meet my ___ ". In-laws would not work here because they are my child's in-laws not … From english.stackexchange.com
HOW DID THE LETTER Z COME TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEPING/SNORING?
May 26, 2011 Edit: Another Wikipedia page: The big Z It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z. Thus a speech bubble with this letter … From english.stackexchange.com
MEANING - IS THERE AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY BOTH "POP" AND "POPS" …
Mar 22, 2018 Both the Oxford English dictionary and Merriam Webster give the definition of "pop" (singular) to mean "father" in an informal manner and give "pops" to be the plural form of … From english.stackexchange.com
When you're talking about dads in general, it's a common noun. Say you had a horse named Betsy and were re-writing the sentence to refer to her: The one thing I learned from my horse … From english.stackexchange.com
GRAMMATICAL NUMBER - "DAD'S CORNER" OR "DADS' CORNER" - ENGLISH ...
Dads' corner - a corner for many fathers A useful comparison is Father's Day (or Mother's Day). It's a day to appreciate many fathers, but is written this way as it's a usually day to appreciate … From english.stackexchange.com
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