- etymology - The origin of the derogatory usage of Guido - English . . .
Guido: is a slang term, often derogatory, for a working-class urban Italian American The guido stereotype is multi-faceted Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian Americans in ge
- phrase meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Finding a patron is clearly a good and advantageous thing ("will turn out well") but Machiavelli advises Guido to benefit from patronage by studying, or to study so as to merit and benefit from patronage
- etymology - Origin reason for the hit by a bus phrase - English . . .
They wanted to know if Python would survive if Guido disappeared This is an important issue for businesses that may be considering the use of Python in a product "Guido" is Guido van Rossum, the inventor and still leader of Python language development Note that "bus" here is presented as one of a number of possible tragic scenarios
- endure vs perdure vs persist - English Language Usage Stack . . .
All definitions via The Free Dictionary perdure means To last permanently; endure endure is To continue in existence; last persist means To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tena
- Can to seed and to sow be used interchangeably?
Hello, Guido Thanks for sharing your expertise I think that, for such common terms, more 'technical' (specifying) definitions are for once justified But, as Lexico, for instance, defines 'sow' thus: plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth and RHK Webster's defines 'seed':
- at line vs in line - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
If referring to a specific line, then "at" would indicate either a statement about the entire line, or possibly about the first element, while "in" would be about a subset of the line
- As a mean (s?) for - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What's more correct, the plural or singular use of "mean" in the following phrases: As a means for As a mean for My intuition is the singular, the second one, since we have a singular "a" there But
- pronunciation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The Italian name Guido apparently has given rise to a derogatory slang word "guido", so maybe that would count Welsh words names starting with gw- As mentioned in other posts, word-initial [gw] exists in Welsh, including in inherited Welsh words
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