- Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its
- Ta and ta-ta - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
tata also ta-ta, "good-bye," 1823, a word first recorded as infant's speech Abbreviation T T F N , "ta-ta for now," popularized 1941 by BBC radio program "ITMA," where it was the characteristic parting of the cockney cleaning woman character Mrs Mopp, voiced by Dorothy Summers ta 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley] At least that's what Etymology Online states
- Is TAed a word? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
We commonly abbreviate teacher's assistant as TA Suppose I have the following sentence: I was a teacher's assistant for Chemistry 101 We can also say: I was a TA for Chemistry 101 But, is it
- Why does tar mean “thank you”? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Ta British; informal Thank you ‘‘Ta,’ said Willie gratefully’ Oxford Dictionaries As to why and how “ta” means “thank you”, that is an interesting question As WS2's answer explains, the etymology of ta has been dated from 18th century, but it was probably said and heard much earlier than that
- american english - Data pronunciation: dayta or dahta? - English . . .
2 It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta " P S An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that data is plural; e g , "the data are clear" not "the data is clear " Feel free to edit this answer for references to data being either plural or singular in usage
- Origin of tada - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the origin of the word tada — as used as an exclamation? Is it an onomatopoeic form of sound effects used in, say, television or does its origin lie elsewhere?
- Why do we say to boot? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Here's an example of the phrase "to boot": My wife made a disgusting looking dinner, and it tasted awful to boot! The implication of the "to boot" is that the fact that the dinner tasted awful wa
- Does the word “maven” have negative connotations?
I’m interested in using the word maven to describe someone as being an expert, but don’t want to seem condescending Does maven have any negative connotations?
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