terminology - What is the exact technical word to describe the ...
Dec 6, 2018 · A cognate accusative/object is a figure of speech in which the verb and object are etymologically related: He slept a troubled sleep. Dance a dance. Die a peaceful death. So there …
Is "Many thanks" a proper usage? - English Language & Usage Stack …
I saw emails from English people with Many Thanks as a signing off phrase. Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental English speakers due to the influence of their native langu...
grammaticality - "Whether or not" vs. "whether" - English Language ...
As Henry Higgins observed in Pygmallion, the best grammarians are often those who learned English in school as immigrants. My parents, who were first-generation Americans in the early 20th century, …
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Source of 'BB' in the sense of 'small, spherical pellet of shot'
Nov 15, 2015 · @SvenYargs: From 1845 to 1883 "BB" meant Brigitte Bardot. It was changed to mean ball bearing in 1883.
"Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 15, 2017 · I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs. free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the former …
"Man" is to "womanizer" as "woman" is to what?
May 27, 2012 · What's the feminine version of womanizer? Your title and question are a bit contradictory. Reading the title, I inferred that the question was a man womanizes a female so what …
Usage of the phrase "you don't know what you don't know"
Feb 25, 2012 · What is the correct usage of phrase "you don't know what you don't know"? Can it be used in formal conversation/writing?
negation - What’s the difference: "I didn’t do anything" vs "I haven’t ...
Mar 6, 2015 · One way to compare subtlely similar phrases is to look at a scenario where only one of them makes sense, as in: I haven't been doing anything. (OK) I didn't doing anything. (WRONG) I …
Defense vs. Defence in Canadian English
Jun 3, 2018 · "Defense" seems to have a bit of usage in British sources; see RegDwigнt♦'s answer to the following question: “Defense” or “defence”. Of course, some of that might just be errors from bad …