- Origin of the word fou - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In tracing the etymological development of fou and thinking about English derivitives, we are given the following information in the OED entry for fool: Forms: ME fol, (ME folle), ME–15 fole, (ME foyl), ME–15 foule(e, (ME fowle), ME–16 foole, (15 foolle), ME–18 Sc fule, ME–15 full(e, ME–16 Sc fuil(l, -yll, (ME fwle), ME– fool
- What does the phrase Fee-fi-fo-fum actually mean?
How about Fee, Fye, Pho, ƒum?Fee being the lesser of the Golden Section (or a value of 0 6180339), Fye being the greater of the Golden Section (or a value of 2 6180339), Pho being a shorthand for Fibonacci or Phyllotaxis, and ƒum being the word sum when written in old script
- Need of vs. need for - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Distinction: What can I do you for? vs. What can I do for you?
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- pronouns - When is it correct to use yourself and myself (versus . . .
Using "yourself" and "ourselves" in these contexts is incorrect "Yourself," "ourselves," and "myself" are reflexive pronouns, correctly used when the subject actor of the sentence and the object recipient are the same person or group
- grammar - Found vs Find Correct sentence - English Language Usage . . .
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- may you or can you? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
They are both correct However "can" entails the issue of "possibility" If you ask someone "can you" it is as if you're wondering if they are capable of doing it
- prepositions - apply to vs. apply for an opportunity - English . . .
I am trying to complete the following sentence: " where certification qualifies students to apply [prep ] a wider range of employment and higher learning opportunities " I have noted the
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