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- etymology - Birth of the word tonite and its popularity - English . . .
Watching an old film dating back in the 1930s, I came across the word tonite, the wrong and more phonetic-like variant of "tonight" (it was written on the advertising poster of a night-club) When
- Tonight and this evening - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Tonight = this evening --> I think your apprehension is unfounded Given the context, the two alternatives convey exactly the same meaning It's is a polite way of saying things and does not rely on technical nuances of the phrases Any one who tries to interpret them differently, in the given context, is unaware of finesse
- meaning - How should midnight on. . . be interpreted? - English . . .
From what I understand, the word "midnight" is usually interpreted incorrectly Midnight is written as "12am" which would imply that it's in the morning Therefore, it should be at the start of t
- When will you come vs. When are you coming? [closed]
One of my friends will come to my city "Ahmedabad" on 18th May 2015 In a WhatsApp group chat, my friend asked him, "When are you coming to Ahmedabad?" I corrected my friend: "When will you
- How infrequent is “a non-zero chance”? - English Language Usage . . .
I misinterpreted the expression “a non-zero chance” as an emphatic way to stress that there was no possibility or likelihood of something happening there is a non-zero chance that they will pay
- Did the slang term The Bomb meaning Very Cool come from the . . .
Conclusion Though I don't have absolute confidence in the dates of the cited song lyrics from DJ Quik's "Tonite," I think it is probable that "the bomb" was in use as African American slang at around that time (1991) in the two senses that Smitherman cites three years later in Black Talk
- Would you prefer for me to do X? or Would you prefer me to do X . . .
For example, is it better to say Would you prefer for me to come in today or tomorrow? or Would you prefer me to come in today or tomorrow? What is the grammatical reason for including the 'for'
- meaning - What is it called when words are deliberately spelled . . .
For example, Night -> Nite Through -> Thru The -> Da Though -> Tho Nite even appears in some dictionaries as having the same meaning as night What is it called when words are deliberat
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