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What is the origin of x-mark used as a signature of illiterate In my opinion, it has to do with signing a letter using XOXO to mean hugs and kisses Some sources claim that X has religious connotations and mean 'Christ', so by signing X, you're actually saying In Christ's name, I assert___ Some sources say that the signee would then kiss the X to demonstrate that what was written in the document was true
Like onomatopoeia, but visual - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The newest I can think of would be XOXO (O and X are crude visual representations of a hug and a kiss respectively) I know it's arguably not a word, still Then we have words like U-turn, T-bone and V-neck, which are named after the shape of the letter (as against words like X-rays, A-team and B-boying)
Shallnt vs. Shant in British English The spelling with the l sound is "shalln't" Also, I came across this after I heard it in Stargate SG1 Season 9 - Episode 4 "The Ties that Bind" About 25 minutes in Daniel Jackson is told something along the lines of "we shall have to get used to each other" And he replies "No, we shalln't" Also, iOS autocorrect will automatically punctuate "shalln't" for you
Why do people say over- and underwhelmed but never just whelmed? If a boat is whelmed it means that waves are coming right up to the gunwales, the tiptop of the sides of the boat, and some water is sometimes coming into the boat This is something you can cope with but isn't pleasant There seems to be little use for this word in a non-jargon or metaphorical sense When a boat is overwhelmed, water is just pouring over the sides and into the boat This is