- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The earliest written instance I can find is 1979: I would be very pleased if your entire organization turned "tits up", where the "scare quotes" imply the writer knows he's using an "unusual" expression
- phrase requests - Simple phrasing of free and without restriction . . .
Simple phrasing of "free and without restriction" Ask Question Asked 9 years, 6 months ago Modified 9 years, 6 months ago
- In the sentence We do have free will. , what part of speech is free . . .
"Free" is an adjective, applied to the noun "will" In keeping with normal rules, a hyphen is added if "free-will" is used as an adjective phrase vs a noun phrase
- Clean vs Clear - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Clean, as adjective, means: Free from dirt, marks, or stain (the room was spotlessly clean) Morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent (clean living) Free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface (a clean fracture of the leg) Clear, as adjective, means: Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret (the voice on the telephone was clear and
- Word phrase for free flight rides given to pilots
I remember that pilots are given free flight rides on other flights and that there was a particular term phrase for this Any ideas?
- grammar - Hyphen as compound modifier for mph - English Language . . .
I searched but couldn't find the rule Is a hyphen required for a compound modifier used with mph? I understand it is used for something like quot;a 6-percent increase quot; Example: (1) A 20-mph
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
Me Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the person doing that action You can't mix you with myself You can talk to me I can talk to myself
- etymology - Origin of the phrase free, white, and twenty-one . . .
The fact that it was well-established long before OP's 1930s movies is attested by this sentence in the Transactions of the Annual Meeting from the South Carolina Bar Association, 1886 And to-day, “free white and twenty-one,” that slang phrase, is no longer broad enough to include the voters in this country
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