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Origin of Erry (every) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I have noticed a trend in some rap music where erry replaces the word every (see 1:35 of "The Motto" by Drake) Can anyone shed light on the origins of this pronunciation? I thought it might trace
Are eery and eerie equally acceptable spellings? The Oxford English Dictionary gives both It’s of Scottish origin, and probably derived from ‘argh’, an adjective now limited to regional dialects, and meaning ‘cowardly, pusillanimous, timid, fearful’ and also ‘inert, sluggish, lazy, slow, loath, reluctant’ ‘Eerie’ and ‘eery’ are just two of the word’s historical spellings, of which the earliest is ‘hery’ 'Eery
What are the meaning and possible origin of word! and word up? Dictionary treatments of 'word' and 'word up,' 1994–2005 Geneva Smitherman, Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner (1994) has two relevant entries, for word word up and word is born: WORD! WORD UP! A response of affirmation Also Word to the Mother! Word Up is also the title of a music magazine published in New Jersey [Cross reference omitted ] WORD IS BORN! An
Etymology of the word erre in English Forms: Middle English–1600s erre, (Middle English erry, 1600s arre), Middle English– err Etymology: Middle English erre, < French errer, Provençal errar, Spanish errar, Italian errare, Latin errāre < prehistoric *ersāre, cognate with Gothic aírzjan transitive to lead astray, Old High German irrôn transitive and intransitive (German
Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from? I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Where
grammar - Cant have (been) V. S. couldnt have (been) - English . . . Possible duplicate of can't have been vs couldn't have been Also Difference between can't and couldn't, but that one has no upvotes for the question or any answers I think that suggests no-one here cares much about this specific point, and that it would be a better fit on English Language Learners
What is the terminology of using full words to describe each letter in . . . In many police procedural TV shows, when police officer try to told partners (or IT guys) the vehicle identification number (or flight number, driver license number, etc ), they will use full word to describe each letter of the number to make sure the information are clearly and unambiguously delivered, such as when describing ABM, they may
What are some good sites for researching etymology? [closed] etymonline is a great resource for looking up specific words If you are at a university, you might have OED access, which is the most in-depth and hardcore etymology resource (if you can get to it) Take Our Word For It is a fun website for browsing through and learning about etymologies in a more entertaining, less structured way