- errors - motherload – a common mistake or slang word? - English . . .
I am a bit unsure about how the word "motherload" should be seen – as a common mistake or slang word or both I've encountered the word the first time in a recent Guardian article, but to my surpri
- Why motherboard is used to refer to main board of computer
Why is motherboard used to refer to the main board of a computer? What is the relationship with the word mother here?
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I use yessir as a slang form of yes, sir all the time Is it even a word? Would the slang version, yessir, be deemed as derogatory, offensive, or simply disrespectful to someone your senior?
- phrase requests - Was the mother of all a common expression before . . .
The popular idiomatic expression the mother of all (something) means: an extreme example of something Donny's car crash was the mother of all crashes Hundreds will travel to Stonehenge, the
- Is substract (versus subtract) a proper word?
I read an article recently where the author used "substract" instead of "subtract" I'm more familiar with the latter word but after doing a bit of googling, it seems that both words are being used,
- phrase requests - Word or longer string meaning to do something . . .
I'm looking for a term that encapsulates when someone does something without really doing anything Take, for instance, when you are speaking to an unhelpful customer service representative, so to
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