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- 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?
- Use of Heres before a plural noun noun phrase
In certain languages everyday use of the language supersedes documented grammatical structures, which in turn allows a language to grow and live I haven't read ever "here is the potatoes" but I have read "here's the potatoes" and "here are the potatoes" It is my gut feeling, that people is more permissive of the contraction, than the actual "is" word spelled out completely, and that was what
- etymology - What is the origin of Heres How!? - English Language . . .
I own an antique store and found a canapé plate of a bar scene and two gentlemen toasting The words under the scene are "Here's How!" What is the country of origin? This plate is dated 1933 from a
- Here is my two cents vs Here are my two cents?
Interestingly the ngram viewer doesn't find a single occurrence of are my two cents The actual book search does however Guess those books are not part of the corpus ngram is based on However there is a clear rising trend of 's my two cents (top four of all phrases ending in my two cents) and here's my two cents (Ngram)
- Heres looking at you, kid meaning?
In more detail, Here's [to] because it's a toast Was this phrase a common American expression at the time? Why looking? Is it simply part of a common phrase or does it refer to looking at her as looking at a woman? Can you give me examples of similar (or the same) phrase, in context? Is the meaning unambiguous to native speakers or is there room for interpretation?
- Singular Plural: Heres or Herere - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Possible duplicate of Use of "Here's" before a plural noun noun phrase See also using the contraction 're Notionally singular coordinate subjects complements (eg 'Where is the fish and chips you promised?') are discussed elsewhere
- Origin of kicker in reference to unexpected situation or detail
Kicker, as in "here's the kicker ", likely comes from poker The kicker is a card used to break ties in hands of the same rank The origin of that card's name (and how it is related to other kick idioms) is more difficult to determine Ngrams, however dubious, seems to suggest that the idiom is relatively recent: Poker has a rich history of slang, and several other objective cards have
- Any idioms opposite to whats the catch heres the catch?
I'm just wondering if there is any idioms that has the meaning opposite to "what's the catch", to describe a situation that has at a least one advantage benefit etc despite all kinds of difficultie
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