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- Why does coed only mean female coeducational students?
As an adjective, the word coed, short for coeducational, indicates an institution that teaches both males and females However, as a noun, it can only mean "a young woman who attends college" Why is
- idioms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning all there is to know in a very limited area
- Which has more positive implication Im envious of you or Im . . .
COED offers feeling or showing a resentful suspicion that one’s partner is attracted to or involved with someone else: a jealous husband fiercely protective of one’s rights or possessions: the men were proud of their achievements and jealous of their independence (of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship
- etymology - What is the origin of the term pixie cut? - English . . .
With regard to the geographical and chronological origin of the term "Pixie Cut," I found this instance from " Fashion Show Features New Ideas and Styles," in the Santa Monica [California] College Corsair (April 25, 1951): Are you looking for fresh ideas for smart styles? Some simple and economical clothes you can wear with a flair that mark the smart dresser and campus coed? Then you'll want
- Is the word management singular or plural? [duplicate]
In American English, the management is used as a singular collective noun (like group) as American corpus and Ngram searches repeatedly confirm A singular verb in order to maintain subject-verb agreement: The management gets its ideas from its employees However, it is noteworthy that the COED allows for the word to be regarded as plural: [treated as singular or plural] the people managing a
- Is the correct usage of “Diagnose (verb)” losing its ground?
There you could see even from the same publisher, OED hold the historical meaning when SOED , even though called shorter, and COED are reflecting an acceptable usage ( SOED 2nd def, and COED 2nd def )
- Is a certification “gotten”, “earned”, or “obtained”?
According to the COED, certification means an official document attesting a fact, in particular: • a document recording a person’s birth, marriage, or death: a birth certificate • a document confirming that someone has reached a certain level of achievement in a course of study or training: a university-accredited certificate • a document attesting ownership of an item or the
- Historical probabilities that a person is referred to by his or her . . .
Me- male born in 75 in US Coed private school from K-12 Always first name Wasn't exposed to last names until college However, last names seem to be using in boys only private schools and in boarding schools I consider the names from college to be permanent What was I called by? A nickname, which I'm sure still would be used today
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