- Pricey vs. Pricy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Pricey is getting even more popular, while pricy fades in comparison So the bottom line is: both spellings are correct, but if you want to be on the safe side, pricey is the way to go
- word usage - When to use pricier and when to use costlier . . .
Pricey refers to 'the price' - ie how much you would pay for an item in a shop It refers to the prevailing cost to buy something 'in the marketplace' - and to the difficulty that you might have, in finding it at a suitable or low price
- Whats a good word for Expensive, but worth the money?
Right, but we're talking about a group of items, some of which are inexpensive (which you could purchase a ton of them and only need one or two and that's a splurge due to the amount of money you're spending on all of them collectively), and some of which are expensive (which are worth it DESPITE their cost or value), and are also a splurge even just getting one
- A single word for too expensive [closed] - English Language Usage . . .
0 In addition to overpriced, why not consider Pricey ? pric- ey or pricy 1 [ prahy -see] adjective , pricier, priciest expensive or unduly expensive: a pricey wine
- Should it be cheaper price or lower price?
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines cheap as charging or obtainable at a low price a: a good cheap hotel cheap tickets b : purchasable below the going price or the real value so, strictly speaking, prices cannot be cheap since there is usually no price for a price; goods and services can be cheap or expensive but prices, as you say, can only be low or high The only circumstance, strictly
- meaning - Salty in place of expensive? - English Language Usage . . .
The most common slang meaning closely related to OP's example is salty = crude, [slightly] pornographic The high, excessive meaning intended here is very similar, but I think this usage is not widespread I haven't looked anything up, but I imagine that in earlier times before widespread refrigeration, canning, etc , it would be quite common for foodstuffs to be excessively salty This would
- Is the word psithurism really used in English?
The OED notes of psithurism, "Obsolete Forms: α psithurisma β psithurism This word belongs in Frequency Band 1 Band 1 contains extremely rare words unlikely ever to appear in modern text These may be obscure technical terms or terms restricted to occasional historical use, e g abaptiston, abaxile, grithbreach, gurhofite, zarnich, zeagonite * The only 4 examples are taken from dates
- In headlines, how did the comma become a substitute for and?
Two issues Headlinese has its own rules, as real estate is pricey the ampersand does not substitute for and in most cases, only to pair a pair: On off switch, H M Fashion, Field Stream magazine
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