expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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.’
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 …
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 …
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 of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
2014年8月28日 · Without additional information, 'due by MM-DD-YYYY' has a fair chance of meaning: Due at or before 11:59:59 PM on that date - that is, before the specified day ends. …
single word requests - What's the meaning of "she is a real pip ...
2017年9月1日 · Not surprisingly, there are instances from the same period in which speakers use longer forms of pip with the same evident meaning. From Stuart Stone, "Matched by Mail," in …
meaning - "Covered with" vs. "covered in" vs. "covered by"
I want to find out the differences in meaning among covered by, covered in, and covered with. For example, what is the difference between: covered with blood covered in blood. or the …
grammar - Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from" - English ...
It is certainly an answer. There are three conflicting meanings in play, licensed by certain dictionaries. 'As of' is ill-defined. Any answer claiming that only one meaning is licensed is …