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labour v. s. labourer - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "labour" as a noun never denotes a person, it refers to the work done by a labourer #1 is trying to talk about a "labour" being "young" which is nonsensical #2 is better On another note, I would avoid the word "barely" in this context
Is the word boy racist in the following situation? 1a ii Used (chiefly by white people) with reference to non-white slaves and (in English-speaking colonies) to non-white servants, labourers, etc Also as a form of address (esp as a summons) Now historical and rare (usually considered offensive) A non-white male Now usually considered offensive (as being associated with sense 1a ii)
What is the origin of the phrase the eleventh hour Its origin is biblical and refers to the parable of the labourers in the vineyard (Matthew XX) The OED gives some indication of the etymology of the modern expression from as early as 971AD
Meaning of “Hustlin’ jalapeño dips to the appleseeds”? Appleseeds (derogatory) - simple folk; agricultural labourers; working-class people of simple tastes, etc Is it common in US and also England? It is not a set phrase or saying It is simply "some words" used as a description Jalapeño dips and Appleseeds are chiefly American English
Why is the Australian Labor Party spelt without a u? The Australian spelling of labour is just like the BrE one The reason why labour is spelled labor in Australian Labor Party is an important historical one: Australian Labor Party: The ALP adopted the formal name "Australian Labour Party" in 1908, but changed the spelling to "Labor" in 1912 While it is standard practice in Australian English both today and at the time to spell the word
Origin of the word blackbirding for a type of slave trade Summary The instances cited above yield the following chronology: February 21, 1821: a letter seems to refer to enslaved Africans as "black-birds " November 1836: An item from the [New York] Emancipator refers to "blackbirding" in the context of the slave trade without explicitly defining the term 1840: A novel refers to slaving as involving laying traps "to catch blackbirds without wings
History of the phrase play Mickey the Dunce Apparently, the text label Mickey the dunce was actually copyrighted sometime before 1909 Lord knows what for In the UK, Mick, Mickey (along with Pat) was used as a stereotypical name for an Irishman, who were stereotypically portrayed as "not too bright" (perhaps partly because low-skilled Irish labourers routinely came to mainland UK looking for work)
What is the etymology of board as found in room and board? The board in question was their mid-day meal and was the only element of the pay that could be varied, so a landowner who wanted the best labourers would provide better food Everyone would eat together, including the landowner who would sit at the head of the board in a chair (hence Chairman of the Board) whilst the others sat on benches