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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 …
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 …
Where does the term 'double-jointed' come from?
Aug 13, 2012 · My guess is that either the term originates from a mechanical analog, or a funky mutation in which someone actually has more joints. That's entirely speculative, but I've seen …
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 …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
Aug 22, 2011 · I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for your …
Is it more correct to say "repeat", or "resay"?
I don't believe I've ever heard or read resay. Funky to see definitions for it across the web, though reassuring to learn that it doesn't exist in many other. And my spell checkers all seem to …
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 …
phrases - What do you call a person who you tell your ideas, …
Feb 2, 2022 · What do you call a person who you tell your ideas, thoughts, plans to? Whether they are related to love, life in general or work. Someone you open up to. In most cases that is …
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 …