- Is Many thanks a proper usage? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I saw emails from English people with Many Thanks as a signing off phrase Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental English speakers due to the influence of their native langu
- grammaticality - Whether or not vs. whether - English Language . . .
As Henry Higgins observed in Pygmallion, the best grammarians are often those who learned English in school as immigrants My parents, who were first-generation Americans in the early 20th century, learned English grammar in NYC public schools meticulously They insisted "whether or not" is proper usage, period Over time, language evolves or erodes and the rules change, which really means
- Should a note be addressed with Hi all or Hi All?
It is common to begin an email with the greeting "hi all" when the note is addressed to multiple recipients What, however, is the correct capitalization of "all" in this context? Does it become a
- e. g. and i. e. in the middle of a sentence - English Language Usage . . .
I often see e g used by non-native English speakers in the middle of a sentence like this: Along with custom software, our services include e g consulting, integration, auditing and networking
- Source of BB in the sense of small, spherical pellet of shot
@SvenYargs: From 1845 to 1883 "BB" meant Brigitte Bardot It was changed to mean ball bearing in 1883
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