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From north-east England, currently in New Zelaand. Curious about language.
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Apr 12 |
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Is “hold-your-nose (or close –your-eyes) - and-do sth” an English idiom or just a coinage for one-off use? @FumbleFingers: You are correct, that, I think, was the original insinuation, but I think it also gets applied to other "unpleasant tasks" - perhaps in a jocular way though. |
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Apr 8 |
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Is “hold-your-nose (or close –your-eyes) - and-do sth” an English idiom or just a coinage for one-off use? In the UK Close your eyes and think of England would be the common phraseology |
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Apr 8 |
awarded | Critic |
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Mar 27 |
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Do two people have “breaths”? I'd say breath and would consider this an instance of singular they. |
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Mar 14 |
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What does “sayd” (etc.) mean in old book clipping? I'd guess it translates directly to "toward the said merchant" - meaning aforementioned. |
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Mar 14 |
answered | What's the meaning of “I put the chic in freak”? |
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Mar 11 |
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What do you call a female that cannot stand other females? There is nothing that says Misogyny can't apply to women. |
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Mar 5 |
answered | What would be the proper abbreviation for an event that has yet occur? |
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Feb 25 |
awarded | Cleanup |
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Feb 25 |
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Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?) added 15 characters in body |
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Feb 25 |
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Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?) rolled back to a previous revision |
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Feb 20 |
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Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?) Sorry, but in what way can you punctuate this to unambiguously delineate all the possible meanings spoken inflection could convey? I don't think it is possible - but why would you try? Punctuation isn't the correct tool for the job in this case. |
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Feb 20 |
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“Except for” vs. “except on” To my British ears the first way ("I only...") sounds more natural. |
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Feb 20 |
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What are the important differences between Canadian and American (USA) English? @ghoppe On a slight tangent, but to satisfy my British English curiosity, how do people pronounce futile etc. in such a way as to NOT rhyme with "tile"? Similarly, how can you pronouce hoof and roof to NOT rhyme with goof? |
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Feb 20 |
answered | Punctuating question tags: A question mark is always required, isn't it. (Well, isn't it?) |
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Feb 19 |
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What word means what many people think 'ironic' means? Ed Byrne also has a go: youtube.com/watch?v=nT1TVSTkAXg |
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Feb 15 |
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X should have Y to Z (in the past) I think it isn't quite right. X and Y should have killed Z to prevent Z from killing them would work? Possibly adding a time frame if it isn't clear from context (I mean, to emphasize that Z should have killed X and Y in the past) |
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Feb 6 |
answered | What does “They nick the Emmy show during the Emmy show” mean? |
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Feb 5 |
answered | “Dear Professor” vs “Dear Mr”: differences between British and American usage |
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Feb 4 |
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Is there a specialized term for intellectual people who do not care about their own physical comfort? This might be too specialised but : Type 5 - The Investigator enneagraminstitute.com/TypeFiveOverview.asp |
