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etymology - Why is bade pronounced bad? - English Language Usage . . . The spelling bade, on the other hand, corresponds to the long vowel in the Old English past plural and 2nd sing Thus, both the pronunciation and the spelling make etymological sense; they just originate from the two different past indicative stems of the Old English verb
Bearer of good news bearer of bad news are called? A Jonah or hoodoo or jinx is a person or thing that brings bad luck A boon or godsend implies a very helpful or valuable event, person, or thing However, an envoy brings you news and only after then can it be the bearer of bad or good news He can also be called a messenger
With I bid you farewell being a normal phrase, would the phrase I . . . The definition you're looking for is this one: bid: to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night So you can technically wish them anything you want: I bid you (a) good night I bid you (to) sleep well I bid you welcome I bid you to please stop that incessant chattering In more practical terms, the use of "bid" in this fashion is outdated, and it is not often
Difference between insignia, crest, emblem, badge Insignia: A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization Crest: A distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet) or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper Emblem: A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization
Interpreting not bad - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In conversations people often use "not bad" How to interpret this? Are they feeling good or just not bad or somewhere in the middle? Does it depend on the context? E g : X: How are you doing
(s) or s at the end of a word to denote one or many I like to use less- greater- than brackets, "<s>", which is more similar to parentheses than separation with a forward-slash, and has added benefit of making easier to parse with more clear distinction in cases of more different pluralizations than required by simply adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’ (e g also eliminating something, like ‘-us’ to ‘-i’)