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| location | Saskatoon, Canada | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years, 7 months |
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Jan 1 |
answered | Do I spell out a time in an essay? |
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Jan 1 |
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Easy trick to remember difference between beside <-> besides @DrColossos He did give a trick. Think of "beside" as "bedside". |
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Jan 1 |
answered | Easy trick to remember difference between beside <-> besides |
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Dec 31 |
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vocabulary question: manners vs. mannerisms This answer is correct, but I would prefer "It is polite to reply to a message." Seems more direct and less clunky. |
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Dec 31 |
answered | Is “it is no calculus” correct grammar? |
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Dec 31 |
answered | What is the origin of Y2K? |
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Dec 31 |
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What is the origin of Y2K? To clarify the abbreviation, in case it isn't obvious, k is the SI abbreviation for kilo, a prefix denoting 1000. So Y = year, 2K = 2,000. |
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Dec 31 |
answered | What's a sophisticated synonym for “cooking”? |
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Dec 28 |
answered | Preposition cluster “all up in” |
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Dec 28 |
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All up in my grill? I disagree with your assessment of the origin of grill. I'm pretty certain it refers to a radiator grille, the metalwork in front of a car. "Pimping up your mouth" is analogous to "pimping up your car" with fancy chrome grilles. This is more relevant to hip-hop culture than some cookware. |
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Dec 10 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Dec 10 |
answered | What are the important differences between Canadian and American (USA) English? |
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Oct 29 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Oct 29 |
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Origin of 'jive', 'jive turkey' jibe or gibe comes from the Middle French word giber "to handle roughly, shake, deriv. of gibe staff, billhook" the origin of the "in accord" jibe is a bit uncertain, it's an americanism, but I think it probably comes from the sailing word used to describe altering the fore and aft sails to match the wind. The variation of that word gybe is from the Dutch gijben. The confusion is understandable. :) |
