MEANING - IS IT "CHALK IT UP TO" OR "CHOCK IT UP TO"? - ENGLISH ...
Dec 16, 2015 Grammarist & Our beloved StackExchange both say that the phrase "Chalk it up to" dates back to, among other things, debts being tallied on a chalkboard. However, when … From english.stackexchange.com
SLANG - ETYMOLOGY OF USING "YA" INSTEAD OF "YOU" - ENGLISH …
Jul 26, 2018 Compare gotcha! for got you!. Transcribing these with ‹a› for reduced /ə/ and ‹j› and ‹ch› for the affricates is 'eye dialect', an effort to represent ordinary casual speech as dialectal … From english.stackexchange.com
IS THERE A WORD FOR SOMEONE WHO TENDS TO FIND FAULTS IN OTHERS?
Jun 30, 2015 keeps seeing everything that is wrong with everybody else. That person is overly critical: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments. From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF "KETTLE OF FISH" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Oct 26, 2011 What is the origin of the phrase "kettle of fish"? e.g. It's was a good film. But the sequel is a different kettle of fish. It seems to simply mean "thing", but in a fun and witty way. … From english.stackexchange.com
HOW CAN I POLITELY EXPRESS THAT "I HAVE UNDERSTOOD"?
Feb 7, 2014 When my professor instructs me during his/her office hour, I may simply show my understanding by "Got it" or "I see". But I wonder how to say that politely and professionally in … From english.stackexchange.com
Oct 13, 2020 Does anyone know where "Whatcha" and/or "Didja" originate from? Watcha: What did you? Didja: Did you? Edit: I cannot find these words in my … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT IS "GATCHA" SHORT FOR? [CLOSED] - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
Gotcha is a common colloquialism meaning to understand or comprehend. It is the reduced written form of got you = got + -cha. Gotcha can also be spelled as gotchya whereas the … From english.stackexchange.com
SLANG - IS THE TERM "GOTCHA MOMENT" FAMILIAR? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ...
Sep 9, 2016 Gotcha moment is not the same as eureka moment. The gotcha refers to being caught, as in a reporter interviewing a politician and revealing a lie, or a detective grilling a … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT DOES 'GOTCHA' MEAN? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Jun 17, 2011 A somewhat-natural progression from the "I tricked you" meaning is gotcha used as a noun: this is a feature of a system (e.g. a programming language) which trips you up or … From english.stackexchange.com
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