
pronunciation - How do you spell "Aye Yai Yai" - English Language ...
2012年1月31日 · There are many expressions throughout many cultures that are similar to this and each is pronounced slightly differently. The Yiddish "oy oy oy", the Spanish "ai ai ai" and …
Why 'aye aye sir' instead of 'yes sir' in naval response?
2014年10月21日 · From Wikipedia, I know Aye aye sir is used in a naval response. I want know the origin of why Aye aye sir is used here? Another question: when I saw TV series A Song of …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
2014年8月23日 · @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as …
punctuation - Should "ya" have an apostrophe? "Doin"? Etc
2016年1月11日 · I thought ya was a contraction of ya'll, which was a contraction of you all. Hence, it should be ya'. But I might be mistaken. Your input is welcome. (Also, as a logician, I need to …
AM/PM vs a.m./p.m. vs am/pm - English Language & Usage Stack …
I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most
Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo …
Yes, in the right context it should be pretty easy to deduce. Salad dressing recipes (or any recipes) for which the ingredients may include controversial items such as anchovies, or very …
A word/phrase for an unexpected change or turn of events in a …
2017年3月14日 · The term watershed is often used for this. From Cambridge Dictionaries: watershed noun (BIG CHANGE) [Uncountable] an event or period that is important because it …
A single word describing a person who is desperate for …
2021年6月6日 · – Skooba - Stands Against AI Commented Oct 2, 2017 at 19:24 All these words (particularly sycophant and obsequious) usually refer to people who'll come running out …
The meaning of "What's she gonna look like with a chimney on her"
And she's so crazy, tell ya now I just don't trust her She thinks she's right on time But I think she crossed the line And I'm ready for the ride, I'm ready, yep, just biding time. What she's gonna …
Movin' On Up (Theme to The Jeffersons) 2 Lyrics line question
2024年11月15日 · @Obie2.0 — Yes, 100% hallucination on “Joe C. Turner.” And there is zero evidence on the entire internets (including academic databases) that the phrase “Fish don’t fry …