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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
I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the movies) However, in negatives and questions using
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
What did you used to do? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Page 496 of Collins Cobuild English Usage reads Many people use used to instead of use to in questions However, some people consider that this use is incorrect, Did you used to play with your tra
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?
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