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How does the phrase used to work, grammatically? If "used to" is a set idiomatic phrase (i e not a tense), then why would it change its form from "use to" to "used to" for the sentence as it does in the positive?
Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols 16 I've noticed that symbols (i e #, $, %, !, *, etc ) are commonly used to filter profanity foul language Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do this I've noticed sometimes there isn't a specific number of symbols but normally the number of symbols correspond to the number of letters in the cuss word E g :
Is should ever used as past tense of shall? 0 should is the preterite form of the modal verb whose present form is shall As such, should can be (and is still) used in the past tense, in places where shall would be used in the present tense Two examples: “It is time, we shall proceed” can be reported as “he said it was time, we should proceed”
Origin of the beatings will continue until morale improves Candide (1759), however, is a work of satire, and the phrase is used ironically For the phrasing as X until morale improves, however, there doesn't seem to be any clear origin, nor for variations floating around like floggings will continue until morale improves (which I have seen on T-shirts as FWCUMI) or all leave has been canceled until
What is the origin and history of the word motherf---er? Most fortuitously for you, just a couple of days ago I stumbled upon a book that answers this and most any question one might have on the word fuck and its multitudinous derivatives — anyone who has the slightest bit curiosity about this subject would do well to check out Jesse Sheidlower's The F-word, a very accessible and fun book In writing the book, the author had access to the Oxford
Proper capitalization of commonly used acronyms and initialisms I was always under impression, that acronyms ought to be written all caps However reading BBC News site very often I see some of the common acronyms written as proper names (first cap) For example "
Are is headquarters always used as plural? - English Language Usage . . . Nouns that look like plurals, because they end in -s, but whose meaning is collective or composite, are known as ‘pluralia tantum’ Headquarters is one such, and premises, surroundings and outskirts are others Headquarters is unusual in that it can be followed either by a singular or by a plural verb Quarters alone can mean almost any place of residence, including the place where troops
Was The F Word in common usage in the 1800s? The reason I hit the "ejector seat" was that a character in the show used "The 'F' Word" several times within a very brief span of time This show is set in the 1800s I don't know what offended me more: the use of the word, or the laziness or stupidity of the writers in putting that word in a character's mouth at that time