Jul 11, 2011 Watching Kipper with my son tonight, I was struck by the phrase "Ready, steady, go!" I don't often hear this sequence. In my upbringing, it has been mostly "On your mark, get set, go!" I had tho... From english.stackexchange.com
STRANGE OMISSION OF "TO BE" IN THE ONION HEADLINES
The Onion is satirical. One of the things they satirize is the stupid headlines used in, eg, grocery store checkout rags. From english.stackexchange.com
DOES THE LETTER I SERVE AS A CONSONANT IN WORDS LIKE "ONION" AND …
Jan 15, 2013 In words like 'onion', the i serves as a semi-vowel, or glide. This is represented in IPA as /ˈʌn jən/ and the letter i represents the /j/ sound, which is the same sound as at the start of the word "yes". From english.stackexchange.com
CAN I USE “DISACTIVATE” INSTEAD OF “DEACTIVATE”? [CLOSED]
Mar 11, 2016 I was working with somebody else's source code and find them using the word “disactivate” in the code documentation as follows: disactivate the minor mode. The persistent action is to show help... From english.stackexchange.com
Nov 28, 2011 Is there a single word for someone who does not eat onions? I remember having heard this word somewhere but do not remember it now. From english.stackexchange.com
WHY DO NEWSPAPER HEADLINES USE STRANGE SYNTAX RULES?
Dec 22, 2010 Newspaper/news article headlines usually have different syntax rules, for example No copula. North Korea trip 'successful' Past events written in present. Qantas cancels flight out of frozen Heathrow From english.stackexchange.com
From an inexplicably deleted answer is a 1983 cartoon by P. S. Mueller (the voice of Onion News Radio) captioned: Full blown batshit crazy and still holding down a productive job Mueller adds: Since I first published this cartoon around 25 years ago, I have received more correspondence about it than anything I have done before or since. I guess it struck a chord. As far as I knew at the time ... From english.stackexchange.com
Apr 27, 2021 Question Can I use a comma (,) before an ampersand (&)? If no, then why not? Example The same products attracted all European countries to India: spices, silk, & cotton. From english.stackexchange.com
IS THE PHRASE “NITTY-GRITTY” RACIST? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE ...
May 12, 2022 A BBC article, dated 15 May 2002, asserts the expression nitty-gritty is banned from British politics (and also by police services) due to its supposedly disagreeable origin. The emphasis in bold i... From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT'S THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING "KNOW YOUR ONIONS"?
May 30, 2013 In French, there's the expression occupez-vous de vos oignons which means "mind your own business" in English but can be literally translated as "take care of your onions". Know your onions howe... From english.stackexchange.com
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