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etymology - When did people start boinking? - English Language . . . Do you think boink is a blending of boing and bonk*, or simply a spelling variation of bonk? Your earlier references seem to indicate that "boink" original meant to either tap people (gently) on their heads or spring energetically forward backward?
Is estimatedly a word? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Is 'estimatedly' a word? My spell checker highlights it and Google returns only 35k results so I guess it is not, though I cannot quot;see quot; what is wrong with it I am using it in this contex
Word for something that threatens its own existence The problem seems to be existential - "Could such a thing exist?" Something that threatens its own existence, but never actually does the action that would destroy it? Such a thing would not even qualify as "potentially self-destructive", as one of those things would never have actually done it == Some further clarification is required, e g context and a sample sentence
what does the expression my five cents mean? [closed] The more famous expression is my two cents But I guess with the decreasing value of money through inflation, time has had its say for the added 3 cents ;) Another reason for this relatively new variant might be the fact that in earlier times the next larger denomination coin after 1 cent was a 2 cent coin, but these days, the next larger coin after a penny is 5 cents (the word nickel came
At the moment or in the moment? - English Language Usage Stack . . . "At the moment" means right now For example, "He's asleep at the moment" "In the moment" means with a special focus on the present time For example, "living in the moment" means paying special attention to what you're doing at that particular time, as opposed to looking back on the past or planning for the future
Focus on or be focused on: whatre the nuances? After viewing a couple of threads on the Internet, I found that both the legitimacy or the explanation of "focus on" (active voice form) and "be focused on" (passive voice form) seemed controversial
Medicine vs. Medication - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Medications is the proper term for substances used for medical treatment, esp pharmaceuticals People can self-medicate (and they do all the time) They don't self-medicine Medications includes vitamins and other supplements people take for health reasons The verb medicate (to treat medicinally) is from 1620s Health professionals usually refer to these as meds Medicine, though used by lay
etymology - What is the origin of the idiom I did her? - English . . . Some obviously relate to penetration or other aspects of the sex act (hit, nail, boink, lay, sleep with ), but a lot are very common verbs with numerous meanings (do, have, take, etc) It's probable that many of these uses arise multiple times, quite independently, through processes of metaphor and or euphemism
end to end vs end-to-end - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "end-to-end" is an adjective Whenever you are describing a noun with this term, it is an adjective Usage example: Engineers doing end-to-end development Our company offers an end-to-end package from delivery to installation "end to end" is an idiom If it is not an adjective, it is an idiom It describes the sentence instead of modifying a noun Put the tables end to end Read a book from