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- What does ‘nah’ mean? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Nah, nope, yup, yep and yeah (and also yuh if you're from around Boston) are all variations of no and yes that occur in casual conversation There are also uh-uh and m-m for no and uhhuh and mhm for yes As for where it appears, the conversation boils down to "Do you think your parents didn't leave you anything? No, of course they did Let's go get it at Gringott's In other words, he's
- offensive language - Is hell no! impolite? - English Language . . .
Hell no is an informal emphatic no, and many people would not find it any more offensive than similar slang terms such as " Oh my God! ", which are widely used and normally not intended offensively That said, Hell no and other such slang terms are not generally suitable for formal occasions or when in polite company; you would be well advised to avoid such language in formal settings, or with
- What does fruit in those looms mean? - English Language Learners . . .
Meredith: Am I in trouble here or something? Michael: No… no, this is just a stupid formality Holly: No, it’s not a formality Now, were these, um, meet-ups just personal? Unrelated to business? Meredith: Nah, I wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t for the discount paper There’s not a lot of fruit in those looms
- When is been pronounced biːn rather than bɪn ?
The OALD reports two pronunciations for been, used in British English: biːn bɪn The latter is the same pronunciation reported for North American English When is been pronounced in a way, rat
- Difference between (was thinking thought have thought had thought)
No! I was thinking fits better there To me, thought would not sound relevant in that context have thought would mean that you suddenly popped up with a thought about your work; have been thinking may work but does not sound as good as was thinking Clearly, when you use was doing (something) after asking someone to repeat what did they say, it means you did not pay attention at that time as
- Is Nanjing as likely to be understood as Nanking?
I believe Nanjing is more popular now and widely used Below passage is extracted from Wikipedia with a slight alteration in italic Its present name (Nanjing) means "Southern Capital" and was widely romanized as Nankin and Nanking until the Pinyin language reform, after which Nanjing was gradually adopted as the standard spelling of the city's name in most languages that use the Roman alphabet
- Why does it not work Vs. Why is it not working?
See this usage chart, showing that we much prefer Why isn't it working? over Why doesn't it work? (when contracted; uncontracted Why is not it working isn't remotely idiomatic)
- Whats the abbreviation for elder in American English?
I know that "Jackson jr " means Jackson the junior, but what about Jackson the elder? How do they abbreviate "elder" in American English?
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