- etymology - The origin of the derogatory usage of Guido - English . . .
Guido: is a slang term, often derogatory, for a working-class urban Italian American The guido stereotype is multi-faceted Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian Americans in ge
- endure vs perdure vs persist - English Language Usage Stack . . .
All definitions via The Free Dictionary perdure means To last permanently; endure endure is To continue in existence; last persist means To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tena
- Wise man vs. wise guy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
For me, a 'Guy' is an effigy of Guido Fawkes, Roman Catholic conspirator at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot, to blow up Parliament, of 1605 Every 5th November children throw his effigy on bonfires and celebrate with firworks
- etymology - Origin reason for the hit by a bus phrase - English . . .
They wanted to know if Python would survive if Guido disappeared This is an important issue for businesses that may be considering the use of Python in a product "Guido" is Guido van Rossum, the inventor and still leader of Python language development Note that "bus" here is presented as one of a number of possible tragic scenarios
- What are the differences between manual, guide and instruction?
There is considerable overlap among the three, and to some extent they can be interchangeable They can be coupled together or with other terms, as in instruction manual or reference guide In addition, there are a number of similar terms like handbook, guidebook, primer, or vade mecum Manual refers specifically to a reference document which provides detailed information about operation and
- What does writing of a new patron mean? - English Language Usage . . .
Finding a patron is clearly a good and advantageous thing ("will turn out well") but Machiavelli advises Guido to benefit from patronage by studying, or to study so as to merit and benefit from patronage It is not clear from the text which of these is intended
- Who coined the term Benevolent Dictator? - English Language Usage . . .
I find much discussion on the concept of the term, even attributing a variation (benevolent dictator for life) to computer scientists: The phrase originated in 1995 with reference to Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language
- at line vs in line - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I think there are three usages here One can talk about a line of code as one entity, for example the "code at line ten" One can talk about a fragment of code that spans many lines, for example "the code at (or between, or from to ) lines 5-10" Finally, one can talk about a fragment of code within a line, for example "the object instantiation with a null constructor, which is found in
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