- history - Change from to-day to today - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages (cf Du van daag "from-day," Dan , Swed i dag "in day") Ger heute is from O H G hiutu, from P Gmc hiu tagu "on (this) day," with first element from PIE pronomial stem ki-, represented by L cis "on this side " The same applies to tomorrow and tonight, at least according to this
- What does the phrase “it’s like Groundhog Day every day” mean, and . . .
To provide a smidge more detail, the movie Groundhog Day is about a man reliving the same day over and over and over Every time he wakes up it's Groundhog Day again, and people always say the same things and do the same things over and over, and he's the only one who is aware of the infinite repetition and who is capable of doing things
- Why is it the day is young, not still early? What is the history of . . .
But the day is young ” I am interested in the phrase, “the day is young,” which I understand means it’s still early to tell what will happen next, or the end result Google Ngram shows this phrase emerged in 1840, and its usage has sharply declined after peaking during 1910–1940 What is the history of “the day is young”?
- History of have a good one - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Slightly cooler than urging someone to 'have a good day' US, 1984 The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (1997) says: have a nice day Also, have a good day; have a good one A cordial goodbye For example, Thanks for the order, have a nice day, or See you next week — have a good day, or The car's ready for you — have a good one
- Whats the origin of the idiom dont give it the time of day?
When every one will give the time of day, He knits his brow and shows an angry eye, And passeth by with stiff unbowed knee, Edit 2: Another example from Shakespeare (as pointed out by ΜετάEd's reference) is from King Richard III, Act I, scene III, when Buckingham says “Good time of day unto your royal grace!” Note, Shakespeare is
- american english - Origins and history of on tomorrow, on today . . .
"Morrow" means the day after "Tomorrow" comes from "to morrow" or "the morrow", literally meaning "to the next day" "On tomorrow" would be another way of saying "on the morrow" "On today" and "on yesterday" have similar etymologies meaning "on the current day" or "on the previous day"
- history - What is the factual basis for pirate speech? (Did pirates . . .
A few answers here give good sources for various words that are commonly used when 'talking like a pirate' It may surprise some of you to learn though, that the 'accent' that most people go with (Rolled 'R's, dropped 'h's, gruff voice, etc ) actually originates from Robert Newton, the actor who played Long John Silver in the first sound production of Treasure Island
- What is the origin of the term Couch Potato?
"One of them," the story continues, "known only as 'The Hallidonian,' soon made the discovery that any day, any time was all right for prolonged, indiscriminate TV viewing " Then, supposedly on July 15, 1976, another of the nine "Elders," Tom Iacino, uttered the term couch potato in making a phone call to The Hallidonian
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