terminology - What is the exact technical word to describe the ...
Dec 6, 2018 · A cognate accusative/object is a figure of speech in which the verb and object are etymologically related: He slept a troubled sleep. Dance a dance. Die a peaceful death. So there …
What is the origin of the idiom "Put a pin in it"?
Jan 30, 2020 · Possible origins I've found or considered: Urban Dictionary (sorry) offers a WWII origin of putting the pin back in a grenade so it doesn't explode. Multiple sources mention Jane Austen's use …
Is "Many thanks" a proper usage? - English Language & Usage Stack …
I saw emails from English people with Many Thanks as a signing off phrase. Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental English speakers due to the influence of their native langu...
grammaticality - "Whether or not" vs. "whether" - English Language ...
As Henry Higgins observed in Pygmallion, the best grammarians are often those who learned English in school as immigrants. My parents, who were first-generation Americans in the early 20th century, …
What is the origin of the term "toots" to refer to a woman?
OED says Toots is probably from the earlier "meaningless alliteration" Tootsy-wootsy used as a term of endearment (or just to refer to a woman or sweetheart in general).
Source of 'BB' in the sense of 'small, spherical pellet of shot'
Nov 15, 2015 · @SvenYargs: From 1845 to 1883 "BB" meant Brigitte Bardot. It was changed to mean ball bearing in 1883.
"Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 15, 2017 · I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs. free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the former …
"Man" is to "womanizer" as "woman" is to what?
May 27, 2012 · What's the feminine version of womanizer? Your title and question are a bit contradictory. Reading the title, I inferred that the question was a man womanizes a female so what …
Which is correct: "Filename", "File Name" or "FileName"?
Nov 22, 2010 · I like the look of filename, however, when you end up talking about other attributes of that file, which happens in programming a lot, for example, it is often much better to use file name …
Is there a comma after the name of a province/state
Jan 2, 2019 · This is a matter of style, not grammar. There may be style guides that say you shouldn't add a comma after British Columbia. (Although I'm not aware of any.) If you follow such a guide, then …