1903 in research and accounting, from the verbal phrase, fromcross(adv.) +check(v.1). As a verb in hockey, "obstruct by holding one's stick across an opponent," from 1901; as a noun by 1968. Related:Cross-checked; cross-checking. ...
Spelling influenced by Old Norse har and Old English haire "haircloth," from Old French haire, from Frankish *harja or some other Germanic source (see above). Hair-dye is from 1803. To let one's hair down "become familiar" is first recorded 1850. Homeopathic phrase hair of the dog (th...
this fact difficult to believe, as I don’t feel as though we have lost touch for that long. However, technology time stamps ensure me that this is in fact correct. I would say I have missed you, but I’m not quite sure that is precisely how I would phrase it. Have you missed ...
11Genesis: Translation and CommentaryRobert Alter 12Genesis: Beginning and BlessingR. ... 13The LongviewRoger Parrott, PhD 14The Last Dangerous VisionsHarlan Ellison ]]> wrf3@stablecross.comChristianity2024-12-03T14:35:14-05:00https://stablecross.com/files/dispensationalism_2024_12_03.html#...
That wasn’t what I wanted to be, for sure, in doing humanitarian work. And yet…she was right. To be effective, to truly help, we need to be humble, low, learners, we need to help other people flourish. She wasn’t just saying be like a pile of crap! But manure, at least in...
and adapted it to another modern metaphor rather than perpetuate the whole “gypsy curse” origin that would invite the wrath of the Romani on social media. The metaphor suits a smaller, more intimate thriller, a phrase that might not appeal to the millions who love their Universal Monsters ...
The task of coreference resolution has attracted considerable attention in the literature due to its importance in deep language understanding and its potential as a subtask in a variety of complex natural language processing problems. In this study, we outlined the field’s terminology, describe exi...
(With all apologies to Douglas Hofstadter and Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, which I'd send you if I had an extra copy.) Why not give a listen to: Pillow Logics new disc, Treason to Live, a wiry concept album that gives new meaning to the phrase,...
If she chose to phrase it in that way, so much the worse for her application. “You won’t—— You will go on with this kidnapping?” “Miss Stubland, we are entirely satisfied with our present course and our present position.” Lady Charlotte endorsed him with three great nods. Aunt...
Where th’ mountains smile down, friendly — And th’ earth looks sorter wide;An’ I hear his voice a-callin’, Sayin’, “Daddy, come an’ see!”An’ I find him makin’ gardens Where a rock pile uster be —An’ I shout, “How goes it, sonny?” An’ my heart feels light an...