- Where did cahoot come from, when did it first appear, and how did it . . .
So I have three questions: Where did cahoot come from? When was it first used in written English? How did it acquire its lingering pejorative sense (mentioned in Bartlett in 1848 as referring to "a company or union of men for a predatory excursion")?
- Property Assessment Grievance Firm for Nassau (Syosset: property tax . . .
Received a solicitation from a new firm called "Flat Rate Grievances" that I have never heard of Their offer sounds too good to be true A
- Whats the difference between cahoots and collude
Collude is an activity verb and usually takes the transitivizing preposition with, while cahoots is a noun appearing only in the idiom be in cahoots with, meaning 'colluding with' Aside from those differences, collude is in a higher register than cahoots
- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew whether it was accep
- Any Threads about Memphis in the 80s and early 90s? (Chattanooga . . .
DebFlack, Hi, this is JT, the DJ you were speaking about at Houlihan's I finally retired from the FAA at the Memphis Air traffic Control Tower The gentleman who drove the black Mercedes was Lyn Spearman, one of my best friends who now lives in Miami The gentleman who drove the red Ferarri moved to Sarasota Fl He was in the banking business Red Bone, one of my favorite all time DJ's passed
- Category of In cahoots. - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Cahoots only occurs in the phrase in cahoots (with), just like the nouns collaboration, company, and association do -- except other nouns can occur with or without prepositions, in many roles
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding another answer) that if all you know is "The work must be completed by MM-DD-YYYY", then the exact due date is still ambiguous Without additional information, 'due by MM-DD-YYYY' has a fair chance of meaning: Due at or
- Anybody remember these restaurants? (Cincinnati, Green: club, shops . . .
Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati Here are some oldies, but goodies, to help keep the thread alive: Henry's: 15-cent hamburger stands There was a
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