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- Difference between “laden” and “loaded” - English Language Usage . . .
Interestingly, laden is an adjective derived from the past participle of "lade", derived from OE, hladen, "to load" Load derives from laeden, "to guide", and retained its meaning in "lodestone" (magnet, ie compass) and "lodestar" (guiding star, ie Northstar)
- Does the Word laden Carry a Negative Connotation?
(The clouds are laden with rain - a storm is coming - which is not a good thing ) 1897 Daily News 13 Sept 7 1 The laden trains start hence (The trains are being used efficiently - this is neutral - if they are laden with weapons it might be bad; if they are laden with supplies, it may be good
- laden vs. loaded - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The U S Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Glossary of Shipping Terms defines laden as Loaded aboard a vessel Other uses of laden, as defined by Macmillan Dictionary carrying something heavy, or supporting the weight of something heavy laden with: Passengers got off the train laden with boxes and suitcases
- Are apple trees loaded or laden with fruit? [duplicate]
You should attribute your quotes Oxford Learner's Dictionaries gives the participial adjective usage of 'loaded': loaded adjective full 1 carrying a load; full and heavy synonym: laden a fully loaded truck which shows that for this sense, 'laden' and 'loaded' are usually interchangeable
- Is “have the steel” an idiom in the statement, “Mitt Romney would have . . .
Since the lines in question apparently refers to the prompt decision to give an order to raid on bin Laden’s hideout (to ultimately kill him!), it appears to me that “have the brass balls (or guts)‘ is closer to the gist of the text, “Romney would have the (same) steel to order the operation’ as Obama had " than “had endurance
- literature - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
a frame of wood laden with oatcakes and clusters of legs of beef, mutton, and ham It means something akin to this, if likely not quite so grand a version is shown in this image which is a simple stick suspended from the beams, but shown how the things stored on it (to keep them away from vermin) could be bulky and stop you seeing the roof beyond
- Colourful Language with regards to swearing
Why is expletive laden, or coarse language often referred to as being colourful colorful? Oxford Dictionaries define it, colourful 2 2 (of language) vulgar or rude ‘colorful words usually impolite in public meetings’ ‘And there's some very colorful language in some of those opinions ’
- meaning in context - What does “Bit it” mean? - English Language . . .
I came across the phrase ‘bit it’ in the quote from Washington Post’s William Branigin’s comment to support the Washington’s decision not to show the picture of the dead body of Osama bin Laden in Washington Post’s ‘Comment of the Day’ (May 4) It reads:
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