MORE FORMAL WAY OF SAYING: "SORRY TO BUG YOU AGAIN ABOUT THIS, …
Aug 22, 2011 I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for your … From english.stackexchange.com
PRONUNCIATION - WHY IS "COLONEL" PRONOUNCED "KERNEL"? - ENGLISH ...
Nov 26, 2020 Why does the word colonel (as in military rank) have such a strange spelling compared to how it's pronounced (or vice versa, although I don't know how you would … From english.stackexchange.com
"WHO OF YOU" VS "WHICH OF YOU" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
Jan 4, 2016 The funky gibbon The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up … From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF “AS ALL GET OUT” MEANING “TO THE UTMOST DEGREE”
At reference.com, all get out is glossed as “in the extreme; to the utmost degree”, and at thefreedictionary.com as an unimaginably large amount; “British say ‘it rained like billyo’ where From english.stackexchange.com
IS IT “P.U.” OR “PEW” (REGARDING STINKY THINGS)? [CLOSED]
May 5, 2017 It’s an interjection, and like many other interjections, it’s spelt in dozens of different ways. P.U. is not one I’ve seen before, and I doubt I’d recognise it; and pew has the … From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF CURRENT SLANG USAGE OF THE WORD 'SICK' TO MEAN 'GREAT'?
I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that. Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe … From english.stackexchange.com
SUBSTITUTE FOR F*** IN EMPHASIZING DISBELIEF, ANGER, ETC
Oct 7, 2012 How do I replace F*** while expressing fully my disbelief, anger, etc? E.g., "I think Homer Simpson is incredibly sexy" My reply "Get out of here! That's f***ing ridiculous." From english.stackexchange.com
Feb 8, 2011 Nobody really knows. There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory'. It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT IS THE MOST PROFESSIONAL NAME FOR "SQUIGGLY BRACKET"?
Aug 8, 2010 I am creating a software training video and need to refer to these brackets: { } I usually call them "squiggly brackets" or "curly brackets". Is there a more professional name? From english.stackexchange.com
MEANING - WHERE DOES "FUNK" AND/OR "FUNKY" COME FROM AND WHY …
Dec 9, 2023 The slang term 'funky' in black communities originally referred to strong body odor, and not to 'funk,' meaning fear or panic. The black nuance seems to derive from the Ki-Kongo … From english.stackexchange.com
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