
list request - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I was reading the comments on this answer where several users claimed that Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style was “misinformed, hypocritical, and wrong” and “flat-out wrong or totally …
What is the meaning of "Hotstepper" in Ini Kamoze's song?
1 In some other countries it means SOMEBODY THAT ALWAYS HAVE AWESOME FUNKY BRAND NEW SHOES OR BOOTS HOTSTEPPER = THE MEANING FOR THE …
"Who of you" vs "which of you" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 4, 2016 · The funky gibbon The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up …
Who invented "dooblidoo"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
The word dooblidoo is used by several different youtube channels as a different word for the youtube description bar. I've seen it used by the vlogbrothers and by PBS Idea Cahnnel. Who …
Can "paper bag" mean any bag? - English Language & Usage …
Kiswahili borrows a lot from English and Paper bag would usually be used as in Kenyan English. As you noted words in Kiswahili often have a broad meaning - nakwenda for example can …
What do you call the gesture whereby you rest your palms on the …
Nov 7, 2018 · Great idea, but to make this work you have to be wearing a funky gold crown-thing, have a red top with two gold birds on your chest, and you should be wearing star-spangled …
How to describe the smell of a stagnant pond in hot climate?
Jul 2, 2014 · When you have a stagnant pool of water (like a pond) in a hot climate, the water smells a bit. Stale perhaps, but not quite reeks or stinks or foul. How do you best describe this …
"Whereäs" as an alternative spelling of "whereas"
Wiktionary shows whereäs as a valid alternative spelling of the word whereas (see here). It gives the following quotations to illustrate the usage: 1 Permanent International Association of Navig...
meaning in context - Is "catch up" used in formal language as in …
I wrote "we will catch up sometime" to one of my new friends. When I searched the Internet I found that people used it in informal situations. Is it okay to use this in formal writing as I did …
grammar - Omitting "is", like in "I think it strange" - English ...
Sep 6, 2011 · I think this method strange is a little funky to me, albeit still acceptable. It's probably because I expect the simple transitive there, but in general I agree that this isn't limited to …