- Is Jack of all trades, master of none really just a part of a longer . . .
As for the suggested longer expression "Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one," the earliest matches I could find for it are two instances from 2007 From Drum magazine (2007) [combined snippets]: The full phrase is actually " Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one "
- on the one part, on the other part | WordReference Forums
It isn't quite the same as "on the one hand on the other hand", but you can use " of the one part" and " of the other part" to describe the parties to the contract, just as you suggest
- Difference between hundred, a hundred, and one hundred?
Regarding one hundred or a hundred etc, the person saying that there is a difference is right - one is used more for precision but a is more common and employed
- one year long OR one year-long OR one-year-long - WordReference Forums
one year long stay is incorrect because before nouns you have to use hyphens Hey thanks kuleshov So, if I am to live in a specific place for a whole year, with only one arrival at the beginning and one departure at the end of my stay, I am to use the phrase this way: "my one year-long stay", right?
- pronunciation - Why is one pronounced as wan, not oh-ne . . .
15 Why is one pronounced as "wan", not "oh-ne"? Why are the spelling and pronunciation of one so strange? In French, one is written as un, and pronounced as "oe" (with nasal sound) The sound is similar to French Is this English word affected by French?
- Is there a specific word for a person who has one leg?
For the sake of completeness, the following three words from the OED can technically describe a person with one leg, but they cannot be used in ordinary conversation for this uniped n A person having only one foot (or leg); a one-footed creature monoped n A person, animal, or thing having only one foot or one leg monocolous Obs nonce-wd adj One-legged [from the Greek and Latin name of
- Does but one mean only one or except one? [duplicate]
Does "but one" mean "only one" or "except one"? This phrase shows up in the song "Love is an Open Door" from the movie "Frozen" The relevant line is "Our mental synchronization can have but one
- One of those people who lt; singular or plural verb? gt;
The sentence about "one of those rare people who" almost has to have a plural verb within the relative clause: He is one of those rare people, and he believes in ancient myths
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