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Suped-up: is it a real idiom (vs souped-up) Etymology soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance) First Known Use 1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1 M-W Earlier example: What is the maximum speed of this engine when it is standard and when it is ' souped up '? "Variety of Questions Regarding Maxwell" in Motor Age, Jan 19, 1922
Medicine vs. Medication - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Medications is the proper term for substances used for medical treatment, esp pharmaceuticals People can self-medicate (and they do all the time) They don't self-medicine Medications includes vitamins and other supplements people take for health reasons The verb medicate (to treat medicinally) is from 1620s Health professionals usually refer to these as meds Medicine, though used by lay
grammaticality - Is it a user or an user? - English Language . . . From Amerenglish: "An" goes before all words that begin with vowels: An egg With two exceptions: When "u" makes the same sound as the "y" in you, or "o" makes the same sound as "w" in won, then "a" is used: a union a united front a unicorn a used napkin a U S ship a one-legged man So it's "a user"
etymology - What is wont a contraction of? - English Language . . . Won’t actually has a pretty interesting and complex history Ultimately it does come from a contraction of will and not, but it all happened in a rather roundabout way It all started off with the Old English verb willan wyllan, meaning to will, wish, or want Even in Old English it was used occasionally to denote a future intent “Ic wille gan” could mean “I want to go” or “I will
Washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet or toilet room I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would probably say