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Where did the phrase batsh*t crazy come from? The word crazy is a later addition Scanning Google Books I find a handful of references starting from the mid-60s where batshit is clearly just a variation on bullshit (nonsense, rubbish) - which meaning still turns up even in 2001, but it's relatively uncommon now Here's a relatively early one from 1967 where the meaning is crazy A decade later most references have this meaning, but the
Is there any rule of order for time, date, place, building, etc? @KitFox: There are multiple possibilities, for both time space And yes, some possibilities are not so clear And some can be made clear by changing word order or explicitly grouping words And some are clear only or mainly within a given context (e g MM DD YYYY in the US) You might just as well say that there is an implied order for date-time: larger-to-smaller or smaller-to-larger unit
Use of save or save for in sentences - English Language Usage . . . The definition of save in this example is other than : but, except This article gives a rather interesting discussion about when to use except except for, and that applies equally to save save for That article mentions one case where you would use the 'for' version: when what is excluded is different from what is included Examples cited: Your essay is good except for the spelling All the
What is the origin of like a bat out of hell? The OED has this phrase meaning to " (to go) very quickly" from 1921: 1921 J Dos Passos Three Soldiers (1922) ii ii 67 We went like a bat out of hell along a good state road
verbs - Difference between stick with and stick to? - English . . . The phrases stick with and stick to can both mean continue to support, participate or favor However there are differences in application When talking about an activity, a plan, a tangible or intangible object, the term can have subtly different meanings: I'm sticking with swimming I'm sticking with the plan I'm sticking with apples I'm sticking with economics They all mean I will
How did muggins come into use? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange When any person happens to inherit from his father what he thinks a vulgar or ill-sounding appellation, Potts or Watts, Pate or Bate, Huggins or Muggins, c he has only to apply for a sign manual, by virtue of which (on paying the fees), he may, if he pleases, call himself Howard, or Hastings, or Dudley, or Douglas, or Mordaunt, or Montagu
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Questions In these early uses from the 19th century, including the early attestation provided in GDoS and the two example clippings above, what is meant by "pop a cap?" Does it still refer to firing a gun in all cases? Does it mean something different in the two cases mentioned above? Finally, if "pop a cap" meant something else in the 19th century, how did it evolve into the 20th century
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I was well aware of the different meanings of rubber, not least because there are the same definitions in my mother-tongue However, while reading a text about differences between British and Ameri