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etymology - Why is bade pronounced bad? - English Language Usage . . . bæd; had the word developed exactly like sit ~ sat, we’d have bid ~ bad instead of bid ~ bade (Indeed, bad is common in Middle English; the spelling bade for the 1st and 3rd sing past tense only appears in later Middle English ) The spelling bade, on the other hand, corresponds to the long vowel in the Old English past plural and 2nd sing
Where does the slang word bad + ass (badass) come from? The earliest bad-ass According the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1994), the word bad-ass is attested first as an adjective (1955), then as a noun (1956), and then as a verb (1974–1977)
Is my bad a correct English phrase? Concrete Gannet is right "my bad" is very much an Americanism I had not heard this until recently, and was baffled when I did
Catch vs Take a Bus Train - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The sixth definition of the verb catch is listed as: to be in time to get aboard a train, boat, etc Whereas for the verb take you have to make your way down to definitions number 46 and 47 to read:
What is the difference between aged and age? Looking around on Google Scholar, they're practically interchangeable For example, searching "aged * or older" vs "age * or older" delivers, respectively, 76,100 vs 79,100 results from academic papers
word choice - Congratulate for vs. congratulate on - English . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
verbs - What is the past tense of sync? - English Language Usage . . . I was always intrigued by set (cement) -> set but set (pupils) -> setted, and by bid (farewell) -> bade but bid (at auction) -> bid (UK) or, I believe, bidded (US) I also find fascinating that we usually seem to use the past tense sped in the UK (he sped up the motorway) except in the multi-word-verb expression speed up (when he realised how
What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb help: with . . . So, "I made bade let had him do it " (However, make takes a to-infinitive in the passive voice: "I was made to do it ") After the had better expression So, "You had better leave now " With the verb help So, "He helped them find it " (The use of the to-infinitive with the verb help is also common ) With the word why So, "Why reveal it?" (Use