alive and well –Avoid unless the person was previously not well or, worse, was not alive. all –Do not use all of. All of the writers had carpal-tunnel syndrome. Edited: All the writers had carpal-tunnel syndrome. all-around /all-round –Most common in sports stories, all-round is ...
Baggage? Luggage? Bag? Lug? Who the heck added two words into the English language when we only needed one? TheOxford English Dictionaryestimates we use 170,000 words these days. I’m here to say that’s one too many. Some content sourced from the CNN Travelarticle, “US travelers lose...
Final thought for the day. Why don’t they call it UnclaimedLuggage? Baggage? Luggage? Bag? Lug? Who the heck added two words into the English language when we only needed one? TheOxford English Dictionaryestimates we use 170,000 words these days. I’m here to say that’s one too man...
When Oxford University Press (chose "rizz" as its 2023 Word of the Year, many people asked, "Rizz? Is there such a word?"At the same time, many young English speakers laughed out loud "Jeepers, haven't you ever heard of rizz?Rizz means the ability to attract a person. Are you good...
The fairs toughest man alive new york city 1939 Takes advantage of continues strolling The ultimate in elegance Turkey site Triplet one of triplets Tv theme Thats enough already dont be such a grouch They name the seasons Thingies Three time french open champion Tie up a midwest senator Tennis ...
How can you tell whether one word was derived from another by adding a suffix, or the process went in the opposite direction, via back-formation? Unless you check a dictionary, or you were alive to notice the newer word entering the language, you can’t. And it usually doesn’t matter...
“Emma is an apprentice baker in a small Normandy village during the Nazi occupation whose quiet determination to keep her friends and grandmother alive is heroic and heart-wrenching. Forced to bake ten loaves of bread for the Kommandant each day, Emma stretches her supplies to make extra loaves...
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Scottish lexicographer Dr James Murray was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1884. The only word Dr Murray ever conceded had been overlooked was “bondmaid”, meaning a girl bound to serve without wages.
The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word is "said to be named from Gaza in Palestine," but does not state definitively that this is a known fact. (Image via the Oxford English Dictionary) Advertisement: An 1832 book by English statistician George Richardson Porter,"A Treatise on the...