Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I would use quit, as it is more readily understood by people. Dictionary.com indicates that both are plausible. Merriam Webster says the same. Looking through Google books, quitted seems to …
Can 'An ass that won't quit' connote stubbornness?
Jul 6, 2021 · I have Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American slang open to won't quit: outstanding; great; truly beautiful. It's hard to disprove a negative, but I simply cannot …
What is the basic difference between 'Quit' and 'Give up'?
Apr 12, 2017 · Quite frankly it is an age issue. Language evolves and when we mean one message or idea we can have multiple ways to express this. To give up is a more modern way …
Is there a single word for someone who left the company that …
May 16, 2018 · The person could be called the resignee.A person who resigns from a position or job. It meets your requirement of not being "overly negative" and could indeed be thought to …
Which is correct - "most quiet" or "quietest"? [duplicate]
Dec 8, 2013 · Short Answer: Quietest sounds better to me, but both are grammatically correct. Long Answer: For comparatives and superlatives (-er and -est, respectively) forms of words, …
What do you call a person who keeps on going despite setbacks?
Dec 3, 2013 · The song from the musical really sums it all up: someone who refuses to quit despite all hardship, someone who like the Eveready Energizer rabbit just keeps going and …
Why use 'step down' instead of 'resign'? Is there any difference?
To resign is to "quit." To step down is to "climb down" from a high position. It is possible to "step down all the way," as Ray Ozzie did at Microsoft. In this regard, the two are synonymous. On …
What's the meaning of "bitching"? - English Language & Usage …
Apr 23, 2012 · @moteutsch: Exactly. The phrase "I quit bitching with grateful thanks..." doesn't quite make sense. Did the speaker bitch/make complaints that contained grateful thanks, or …
"Alumnus" vs "dropout": Can you still call someone who chooses …
Nov 24, 2011 · If someone chooses to quit college, I can refer to that person as a “former” student of that college. It therefore appears that I can use alumnus according to the definitions given …
terminology - Why use BCE/CE instead of BC/AD? - English …
BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," …