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What is the students’ jargon or abbreviation to mean a report made up by only putting data downloaded from internet together in English, if it exists?
Japanese students call a report and essay made up by only putting data downloaded from internet e.g. Wikipedia together without including their own thought or creative ideas a “コピペ-Kopipe,” which is ...
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Why abbreviation for “Definition” as “Def^n” (math context)
I've seen in math and physics lectures delivered in English, that people use to abreviate the commonly very used word "Definition" by "Def n"(Def superscript n). What's the meaning of this n? That is, ...
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proper way to write the slang term for “gravitational force”
I came across something very similar to this in a thriller novel:
At this stage, the rocket is experiencing its maximum acceleration, say about ten gees.
Here, the author has spelled out the ...
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Is there a definitive spelling for the shortened version of “as per usual”?
A shortened version of the phrase “as per usual” is now used as slang when referring to something that is typical or expected, often in an exaggerated or hyperbolic manner. For example:
Bill: ...
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Is it “D.J., ”DJ“ or ”deejay"?
This is in the context of a person who plays recorded music at a party or club. Referring to such a person as a "disk jockey" or "jock" seems hopelessly old fashioned. Three variants are in vogue and ...
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How to spell “the youzhe” as in the abbreviation of “the usual”
The usual is a common reply to what will you order? or what are you up to?. It is often abbreviated, in Canada, to the first syllable of usual, as in the youzhe. How would you spell this abbreviation? ...
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Origin of the phrase “for the win”?
Just curious as to where "for the win" (commonly abbreviated FTW) originated?
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How do I spell the truncation 'Cas', as in 'Sports Casual/Sports Cas'?
How do I spell the truncation 'Cas', as in 'Sports Casual/Sports Cas'? It may be UK only, and may have been spawned by Alan Partridge. Cash/Cas are not right.
*As in a slang term, "he was acting all ...
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What does the “atta” mean in “attaboy” and “attagirl”?
What does the prefix atta mean? What is it trying to abbreviate? What a? Wiktionary claims that it stands for that's a or that's the, but I do not see the resemblance to atta.
