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Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange ta: 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley] Although possibly originating from the imitative of baby talk, this is in widespread use in the North of England and Wales as an informal "thanks" amongst adults American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language says: ta: Chiefly British Used to express thanks ETYMOLOGY:
Data pronunciation: dayta or dahta? - English Language Usage . . . It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta " P S An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that data is plural; e g , "the data are clear" not "the data is clear " Feel free to edit this answer for references to data being either plural or singular in usage
Why do we say to boot? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Here's an example of the phrase "to boot": My wife made a disgusting looking dinner, and it tasted awful to boot! The implication of the "to boot" is that the fact that the dinner tasted awful wa
Origin of tada - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "Tada" is indeed an onomatopoeia (from OED): Imitative of the sound of the musical flourish or fanfare (composed of one short note followed by one long note) which often accompanies an entrance, trick, etc , in various kinds of performance
What exactly does tally ho mean? - English Language Usage Stack . . . @MichaelOwenSartin: To add to the wikipedia article "tally-ho" comes French taïaut or tayaut evolved from Middle French ta-ho formed from two onomatopœic words: ta that was the cry to stimulate the animals and ho a rallying cry It was used in foxhunting to signal the beast, and also in classical French to expose someone to public condemnation