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- What word do other countries use in place of hoon?
In Australia (and seemingly New Zealand), "hoon" is actually used quite liberally (despite being informal), from media to law and parliament Essentially it describes a person who partakes in the a
- Is saying Good Noon valid? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
How should I greet between 12pm and 2pm? Should I say 'Good Afternoon' or 'Good Noon'? Is Good Noon commonly used or not?
- expressions - Where does dead man walking come from? - English . . .
The recent epithet used by George Osborne "dead woman walking" is a clear reference to the more common expression: Dead man walking whose original meaning is: (US) a condemned man walking fr
- Whats the origin of saying yoo hoo! to get someones attention?
The Oxford English Dictionary dates yoo-hoo to 1924, as noted by the American Dialect Society, and compares it to yo-ho, originally a nautical phrase also sometimes used in yo-heave-ho Their first documented use of yo-ho is from 1769 in William Falconer's An universal dictionary of the marine: Hola-ho, a cry which answers to yoe-hoe Yo-ho derives from two interjections Yo: an exclamation of
- Why do eleven and twelve get unique words and not end in -teen?
In short, why is it not oneteen and twoteen, and we start at thirteen in English? In another thread, I supposed that despite that fact that people have ten fingers, amounts of items leading up to
- Is there a good alternative to the original meaning of the word thug . . .
In AusE "thug" still has currency, at least in newspaper headlines and stories, however "lout" is often also used, as is "hoon" (which specifically relates to aggressive and wild driving by young males, but can be used more broadly to cover other young, male anti-social behaviour)
- What is the correct plural form of LEGO: LEGO or Legos?
Here is someone’s thesis addressing some grammatical issues with trademarks, which addresses this very issue: The LEGO Group is another example of a company which tries to strictly adhere to INTA's specifications, and aggressively protect its own trademarks Its last standing LEGO patent expired in 1988 (CBC News), but despite other competitors moving in on its interlocking brick technology
- Is stepmother treatment Indian English?
The word phrase's etymology probably comes from the Hindi phrase 'Sauteli Ma', which means stepmother, and is commonly used in the language to denote an uncaring or oppressive treatment There is a quote from the well known Indian film Sholay - "Main mausi hoon, sauteli ma nahin", which translates to "I am an (maternal) aunt, not a step mother"
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