Jan 29, 2011 · The first sentence you wrote is the correct one. As reported from the NOAD, Old times is used, for example, in the phrase for old times' shake to mean in memory of former …

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Sep 23, 2022 · I'm looking for unusual/uncommon words that refer to a period of time. Something like fortnight: (chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, dated in North America) …

"Dear" has become a polite introductory word from the 15c. I would like to know of older, archaic words that were, perhaps, used in its stead or alongside it. From the old letters I reviewed I found

16 I am wondering if there is a specific kind of writing that people would typically associate with Old English language. Are there well-known manuscripts that typically represent the kind of …

Apr 24, 2011 · I've seen cases where a noon-time meal is referred to as dinner, and the evening meal is called supper. There's also lunch around noon followed by dinner in the evening. Is …

Feb 12, 2021 · The New Oxford American Dictionary has: USAGE. Gay meaning ‘homosexual,’ dating back to the 1930s (if not earlier), became established in the 1960s as the term preferred …

May 21, 2015 · 26 "Old sport" is just a friendly term of endearment used between equals, like buddy or the decidedly more modern dude. Using it today would likely be considered …

In the old proverb: Time and tide wait for no man. Our first record of the proverb is from St Marher in 1225: And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet. When it was already

Mar 15, 2021 · I have searched google but unfortunately all I can find is old methods for telling the time, which isn't quite relevant (and she certainly wasn't that old). As best as I can remember, …