- history - Change from to-day to today - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today" When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the word, that it contained two
- What does the phrase “it’s like Groundhog Day every day” mean, and . . .
“It’s like Groundhog Day every day,” Jamison admitted of their epic losing streak What does this mean? Yes, I’ve read up on and know what Groundhog Day literally is: a holiday that celebrates a quaint folk tradition of determining the seasons
- american english - Origins and history of on tomorrow, on today . . .
I have been poking around wondering about the colloquial usage of on tomorrow in Southern American English and wondering about its origins I can find some records of official usage of the phrase i
- History of have a good one - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The term "have a good day" was the phrase of the times Everyone used it, I had to hear it so many times during the course of the day that I nearly went mad with the boredom of the phrase So, after a while I started to return "Have a good day" with "Have A Good One" meaning have a good whatever got you off
- Whats the origin of the idiom dont give it the time of day?
I Googled the phrase "time of day idiom" because I was particularly interested in the origin etymology of the "time of day" part I readily found the meaning (which I already knew), but was stymied as to its origin (which is what I wanted) Thus, I ask: what is the origin etymology of the idiom?
- What is the meaning, history, and current popularity of of a Monday . . .
9 If your question is about the use of of before a day of the week, then the answer is that, at least in some varieties of British English, it is used to mean ‘at some time during, in the course of, on’ This use has its origins in Old English and has been in continuous use for 1500 years
- history - What is the factual basis for pirate speech? (Did pirates . . .
244 The "pirate speech" we hear see read, for example, on the website Talk Like A Pirate Day consists of a rhotic dialect characterized by phrases like "shiver me timbers," "ooh arh me hearties," and so on and so on What is its basis in fact?
- Why is it the day is young, not still early? What is the history of . . .
3 "The day is young" corresponds to "the hour is early" or better still simply "it is early" To me "the day is early" would be slightly unusual, but might suggest the early part of a longer period, such as a month or year
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