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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
Is it appropriate to use the salutation Dear All in a work email? I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc ), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All" This,
Where does the phrase cool your jets come from? The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids) 29 Jan 1 1 If you want to cool your jets, just step outside, where it will be about 10 degrees under cloudy skies That use is to literally cool yourself down The first with the usual meaning is a bit later the
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
What does it mean to call someone a drink of water? I watched the clip and think that the whole quote is important to the context When one of the guys points out Andy (Tim Robbins) to Red (Morgan Freeman), and asks what he thinks, Red says, "A tall drink of water with a silver spoon up his ass " That sounds like an insult, to be sure, but maybe the whole quote is important to the meaning
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 (