
Is "teh" an English word? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Teh was used as an example that if every single English word was included in a spell-checker it would decrease (the spell-checker's) utility (very few people know or use "teh", it's auto-corrected to "the"). I've checked both on-line and paper dictionaries and can't find it, can anyone confirm that it is an English word and what it's meaning is?
orthography - meaning and usage of 'teh' - English Language
Hagrid’s pronunciation of to is spelled ter in the book, so teh seems to be an article, at least according to Wiktionary. However, it seems to be an uncommon usage, so I would please like to know its meaning, plus when this particular usage may be safely adopted.
pronunciation - What does "Do you haz teh codez?" mean?
haz=have teh=the codez=codes. So it means Do you have the codes? or in a bit more sensible form considering the context Are you able to code? (Code here meaning to write code, or program) These are variations from internet memes (google lolcats, if you dare) that have become mainstream (usually in a tongue-in-cheek way).
Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line?
RFC 2822, "Internet Message Format" says,. When used in a reply, the field body MAY start with the string "Re: " (from the Latin "res", in the matter of) followed by the contents of the "Subject:" field body of the original message.
prepositions - How to use dates with from and to - English …
Mar 13, 2018 · As Heather's answer states, using "from [date] to [date]" is quite correct, and is probably how I would write such things.
idioms - "in the same vein as" vs. "in a similar vein to" vs. "along a ...
May 2, 2014 · Following from Elian's answer, the use of Google Books trend viewer was excellent, but left me perplexed - "in similar vein" sounded like the more common option to me.
pronunciation - How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced? - English ...
Jun 14, 2012 · There’s no simple answer to any question of the form “How is <letter>/<digraph> pronounced?” It depends. As you’ll have seen in the Wikipedia article, what would have been pronounced /ai/ in Latin is usually pronounced /iː/ in English, but there are inevitably exceptions like the name Æleen, or examples like paedophile where the British rendering /iː/ goes through …
What type of words are 'the, a, of' etc grouped as?
May 31, 2016 · Words like 'the', 'a', and 'of' are often called syncategorematic words, words "that do not stand by themselves...
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"?
This is not good English. Either it was written by somebody for whom English is not a native language, in which case I wouldn't necessarily conclude anything about his interpretation from the text, or it was written in a hurry by someone who meant to put (you have until 18 August) in parentheses, in which you should deliver it by 23:59 on 18 August.
What is the origin of the phrase "beyond the pale"?
May 7, 2011 · From World Wide Words:. Pale is an old name for a pointed piece of wood driven into the ground and — by an obvious extension — to a barrier made of such stakes, a palisade or fence.