copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
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?
What is it called when you buy something for free? Why my downvote? Because single-word-requirest that paint themselves into a corner (e g it must be a single noun or a single verb) or that ask for a word which must meet an impossible condition (buying something for free) or that are too particular in the set of requirements (a word for the sense of surprise you feel when someone you don't know is knocking at the door after sunset) are
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
grammatical number - €10 = ten euro or ten euros? - English . . . In this case, in English Euro (or euro) has two accepted plural forms: euros and euro In Community legislative acts the plural forms of euro and cent are spelled without the s, notwithstanding normal English usage Otherwise, normal English plurals are recommended and used; with many local variations such as 'centime' in France Wikipedia
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
Usage of shall we? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange If you are in a situation where a group is gathering to do something (go out for lunch, start a meeting, etc ), "Shall we?" would mean something like "Are we now all ready and is it now time to proceed with what we are here for?" (Or more simply, "Should we now proceed?", but that explains "shall" in terms of "should" )
Which is correct - most quiet or quietest? [duplicate] Since quiet is a two-syllable adjetive, the rule-of-thumb would make more quiet and most quiet the expected comparative forms; however, quietest and quieter are six-times more common (or, as many would say, "commoner " Both forms are correct, but the single-word construction is what the American ear expects to hear