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- What is the correct pronunciation of Hele? - English Language Usage . . .
I’ve always wondered what the correct or considered correct pronunciation of the old Saxon word hele is The Oxford English Dictionary states it should be pronounced as hiːl and that’s what I’ve
- What does heres to someone thing mean? - English Language Usage . . .
I got an email from an instructor today Towards the end of email she says: "Here is to finishing off the semester in a positive way " What does that mean?
- etymology - Why is bloody hell offensive or shocking? - English . . .
It seems to me that if one describes hell as 'bloody', that is simply describing one of the properties you'd expect of it So, why is 'bloody hell' used as an offensive or shocking phrase?
- What was well met! supposed to mean? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Wikipedia offers a succinct explanation: "Hail fellow well met" is a somewhat archaic English idiom used either as an exaggerated greeting or referring to a person who is sociable and constantly making an effort to win friends The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gives a 1589 quotation for this phrase as a friendly greeting The OED also gives quotations for the related phrase "hail fellow", a
- What is the correct pronunciation of the word “processes”?
What is the correct pronunciation of the word processes? I am confused because my mother tongue is not English, and I've heard two variants: "process-eez" [-siːz] and "process-es
- For a deceased person, do we use the late or late?
When referring to a deceased person, which one of the following is acceptable: We, the heirs of late John Smith, agree that or We, the heirs of the late John Smith, agree that
- indefinite articles - Is it a usual or an usual? Why? - English . . .
is it 'a usual' or 'an usual'? 'A usual' sounds more correct in my head ('Today was a usual day ') than 'an usual', but u is a vowel Which one is correct and why?
- Is half-a-dozen an accepted term? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
b c 1401 Jack Upland in Pol Poems (Rolls) II 69 The cloith of oo man Myȝte hele half a doseyne 1420–1555 [see dozen n 1] 1648 Gage West Ind 12 He offered unto me halfe a dozen of Spanish pistols
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