expressions - How to spell 'ewww' as in 'ewww ahhh' - English …
Hy-phens. (just to point out that there are several different possible meanings to the spelling "EWW.."; it's often a term of disgust. You have to hear it to tell which meaning is intended; …
etymology - Eww! Has it crossed the pond yet? - English Language ...
I hear eww (sometimes spelt as ew) fairly regularly on American sitcoms, usually uttered by a scatterbrained beautiful blonde girl when she sees or hears something disgusting. I don't recall …
parts of speech - Yes, no, adverbs, and interjections - English ...
@coleopterist: The first definition of ‘yes’ as an adverb is ‘A word used to express an affirmative reply to a question, statement, command, etc.’
Onomatopoeia for disgust - English Language & Usage Stack …
2017年2月22日 · The earliest OED entry is from 1966, noting an earlier verb sense of yuck meaning to vomit, but it may have existed earlier in dialectic English. Chris Sunami's …
What's it called when someone thinks something's cute?
2017年1月24日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Specific word for "grown-up children"? [duplicate]
2014年3月5日 · The point is that the word child(ren) has more than one meaning, or implied use. Consider the following sentence: 'My children (aged 36 and 32) constantly complain that I treat …
meaning - Differences between "propensity", "predilection" and ...
2012年1月17日 · Predilection means a natural preference for something. It’s a strong liking deriving from one’s temperament or experience; so when you prefer something, there is a …
When is an event so old that the phrase "the other day" no longer ...
2015年5月11日 · Literal meaning of course, accepted use is more recent. Jan 1, 1205 was the other day, not this day but who would use it that way? Similar to the use of can’t; as in …
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · In fact it has made itself into its own meaning - it no longer needs explanation and is generally accepted world wide as a representation of sleeping. The reason it even …
meaning - "to advocate" vs "to advocate for" - English Language …
2019年11月16日 · a2) One assumes that further examples were set before the usage panel, and that 'Many readers balk when the verb is used to express the same meaning in an intransitive …