- etymology - Origin of the phrase for the win? - English Language . . .
Numerous internet sources, including a hotforwords video, claim that FTW, "for the win", originated with Hollywood Squares, a 1966-1981 US television show It's likely that Hollywood Squares popularized the phrase, using it in show after show for 15 years, but I believe the true origin of it is in football or rugby For example, after making a touchdown in football, a team faces the choice of
- Where when did the phrase F--k the World originate?
I first encountered "FTW" as an abbreviation for the phrase in question when it came up in Penelope Spheeris's great documentary about the Los Angeles punk rock scene, The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization (1980), in the context of a tattoo that is being inked on the arm of some band or entourage member of the group X The explanation comes at 7:53 of the linked video I strongly
- literature - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I begun reading Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy This is one of the initial fragments, emphasis mine: This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the
- When should I use finish instead of complete, and vice versa?
I am confused about when to use finish instead of complete and vice versa May you help me in understanding when to use those words?
- Whats a word that would describe Technical Aptitude as an attribute
Technoskill FTW ! Every single one of the 10000s of SWRs on this site, has dozens of suggestions for making up a word This is the first good one ever! Congrats!
- Word or phrase for literally and figuratively?
1 A syllepsis is the noun you're looking for the adverb sylleptically meaning both, or two meanings also I'm just throwing it out there that this is all from Archer FTW
- What do you call a bunch of garlic (when you dont remove the cloves)?
When I was young I had an Agatha Christie jigsaw puzzle and "whodunnit" book set The book detailed a murder most foul and you had to deduce who the killer was The vital clue was in the solved jigsaw puzzle The clue was that the killer had two heads of garlic sitting in a bowl instead of the two cloves the recipe called for, therefore he couldn't have been a trained chef, which eliminated
- A saying for something thats good but also has a downside
More context would make providing a more elegant transition easier In the absence of that, here's a few general transitions that use the "But, alas," starting point But, alas, that which glitters is not always gold But, alas, every rose has its thorn But, alas, nothing is ever free But, alas, there are downsides [to this item being discussed] But, alas, [this item] is not perfect
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