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Calm, cool and collective vs calm, cool and collected What is the difference between calm, cool and collective and calm, cool and collected? What is the meaning of collective or collected when used in this way? I checked the dictionary but still do
Where did the slang usages of cool come from? I see and hear two general slang usages of cool - one meaning great (illustrated by a and b below), and one meaning acceptable okay (illustrated by c and d) The following are Dictionary com's four (
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I've just found out that a penny can be called a win in slang It appears to be only used in British slang, and perhaps in Irish too Green’s Dictionary of Slang mentions below and gives the earliest
etymology - What is the origin of cool beans? - English Language . . . I've read it a few times and assumed it was some sort of Beatnik expression "Cool", of course, is a well-known Beatnik term, but what is meant by "beans" in this context is unclear (Urban Dictionary gives several likely meanings)
conjunctions - All but idiom has two meanings? - English Language . . . Technically, you're dealing with two different phrases Which one is correct depends on your usage of them, and in your two examples, both are equally correct When you insert a noun in between the two words ("all x but"), you are referring to a collection of x but noting that there are exceptions The "all but" idiom refers to the fact that the subject of the idiom is as close to being
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The President-elect tried to buck up weary Americans with a hopeful Thanksgiving message this week, promising that this quot;grim season of division quot; would soon give way to a year of light and