- Use of and lo in a sentence - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What, if any, is the right way to use "and lo" in a sentence? My basic structure is " [discussion about thing], and lo, [example of thing]", kind of like: There's a cliche about circus clowns being creepy and dangerous, and lo, last night I saw a clown violating a teddy bear
- meaning - use of the interjection but lo . . . - English Language . . .
According to the OED, in Middle English there are two distinct words "lo" or "loo" which have fallen together; one of them is indeed derived from a form of "look", but the other "lá, an exclamation indicating surprise, grief, or joy"
- interjections - How to use the expression lo and behold - English . . .
Lo comes from Middle English, where it was a short form of lok, imperative of loken, "to look" (see Etymonline, Wiktionary) To behold means "to see, to look at" and comes from Old English bihaldan, "give regard to, hold in view" (compare to behalten in contemporary German)
- verbs - log in to or log into or login to - English Language . . .
When writing an instruction about connecting to a computer using ssh, telnet, etc , I'm not sure what spacing to use in this familiar spoken phrase: "Log in to host com" "Log into host com" "Login to
- What is the short form for little ? Is it lil or lil?
The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name) Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little" It is often spelled with an apostrophe as "Lil'" or "Li'l" When used as a prefix in comic or animation it can refer to a specific style of drawing where the characters appear in a chubby, childlike style These are normally
- It isnt vs. its not - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The biggest difference between the two is how many syllables it takes to say them: It*is*n't vs Its*not This obviously matters a whole lot for rhythm and rhyme Sometimes (though rarely) it is worth avoiding the harsh 's' sound from it's not due to microphones' tendency to accentuate the sssss But in terms of meaning there is no significant difference Using "it is not" would sound a tad more
- Low VHF reception (2 - 6) Experience Opinions - TV Fool
TV Fool > Over The Air Services > Special Topics > Antennas Low VHF reception (2 - 6) Experience Opinions
- abbreviations - Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page . . .
As far as I know, pg is not an acceptable form, at least in formal writing The correct forms are p for a single page, and pp for a range In many cases, actually, you don't need any of them Quite commonly you'll find references in the form volume:page (s), like 5:204 or 8:99–108 (or, for works of a single volume, something like Blah Blah Blah 108)
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