Why do we say “gimme five?” - English Language & Usage Stack …
1959 L. Hughes Simply Heavenly 126: Gimme five, Miss Mamie, gimme five! A couple of additional sources corroborate Lighter's entry for "slip five." From U.S. Military Prison, Stray Shots, volumes 7–8 (1919[–1920?]) [combined snippets]: "Hi Simons," the veteran secretary of the 1st gang is leaving us this month.
what is the origin of the phrase "gimme a break"?
2024年7月3日 · The spelling "gimme" may be an indication of register but it's not integral to the meaning of "give me a break" in the sense of "show me some (deserved) leniency", a meaning that is attested from early 20th century American English, as shown in the deleted answer from @user66974, or to the secondary figurative meaning offered in The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, (2013) cited in the ...
When do I use a question mark with "Could you [please]
2011年1月20日 · A sentence like Could you please pass me the pepper shaker is not really a question. Should I use a question mark or a period to end this sentence? What about: Could you let me know when the
"Call on" or "call at" or something else? Which is appropriate?
4,902 5 5 gold badges 34 34 silver badges 37 37 bronze badges 1 But to say "Call me at work" or "Call me at home" are perfectly valid ways to ask "Call me on my work number" and "Call me on my home number" respectively.
What does the sentence "Butter my butt, call me a biscuit" mean?
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Why is “bloody” considered offensive in the UK but not in the US?
Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 18:42 The OED’s etymological note ends with ‘In many cases in the late 16th and early 17th centuries . . . it is unclear whether “bloody” refers to real blood, bloodshed, or bloodthirstiness, or is an intensifier.
How should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely?
In American English, in a restaurant context, "check" is more common than "bill"; if your server is across the room and you want to discreetly signal for the check (without shouting across the restaurant), you can make a (check mark) gesture in the air with your index finger.
"Much obliged" — Old-fashioned? Polite? Pedantic?
2014年2月17日 · There's an old Southern US regionalism that describes someone who's a "taker" as having "a handful of 'gimme' and a mouthful of 'much obliged'." Dizzy Gillespie used it as a song title in the 40s. – Jim Mack
Is it wrong to use the word "codes" in a programming context?
Generally "code" is a mass noun. At the other end of the spectrum from the "gimme teh codez" crowd, "code" is used as a count noun in some scientific and numerical circles: "I looked at 5 different codes for FFT [Fast Fourier Transform] and didn't like any of them."
Is "give me a five" the same as "give me five" or incorrect?
2014年6月6日 · The word 'five' in the "give me five" expression refers to your hand's 5 digits -so saying 'give me a five' digits is incorrect. BTW, “give me a five” generally refers to a five dollar bill. Share