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- Is it quit or quitted? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I would use quit, as it is more readily understood by people Dictionary com indicates that both are plausible Merriam Webster says the same Looking through Google books, quitted seems to be used synonymously with left, e g , Plato quitted Athens, where he was adored as a god I quitted Manchester, I quitted Mrs +++++, I quitted
- What is the basic difference between Quit and Give up?
Quite frankly it is an age issue Language evolves and when we mean one message or idea we can have multiple ways to express this To give up is a more modern way to express wish to stop Quit is more decisive way of stating action ,where as give up is more a reference to desires So the teacher was saying that you would quit not think of
- Did Victorians say “We are quit”? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
With quit and free, free and quit (see senses 1a, 1c) compare Middle French quitte et franc, franc et quitte (both late 14th cent ) With to make (a person) quit of at sense 3b compare Middle Dutch quite maken (Dutch †qwijt maken), quite doen
- Is there a single word for someone who left the company that does not . . .
The person could be called the resignee A person who resigns from a position or job It meets your requirement of not being "overly negative" and could indeed be thought to be neutral, since people resign for a wide variety of reasons often having nothing to do with dissatisfaction with their current job, or going to work for a competitor (as defector implies), or because of anything related
- The origin of “go cold turkey” - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Go is the most common, but you can also quit cold turkey, or kick something cold turkey There may be others As to the phrase's origin, Etymonline favors the "quick preparation" theory and indicates there was a period of time where it was not associated with kicking a bad habit It also curiously Cf 's cold shoulder:
- What do you call a person who keeps on going despite setbacks? (in one . . .
The song from the musical really sums it all up: someone who refuses to quit despite all hardship, someone who like the Eveready Energizer rabbit just keeps going and going and going and going The Impossible Dream (The Quest) To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare
- Whats the meaning of bitching? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@moteutsch: Exactly The phrase "I quit bitching with grateful thanks " doesn't quite make sense Did the speaker bitch make complaints that contained grateful thanks, or did they do it in a grateful and thankful way? Did the speaker quit bitching complaining, and THEN made an expression of gratitude that was separate from the bitching
- Which is correct - most quiet or quietest? [duplicate]
Short Answer: Quietest sounds better to me, but both are grammatically correct Long Answer: For comparatives and superlatives (-er and -est, respectively) forms of words, always use most for words with words for three or more syllables
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