2012年4月9日 · True on the transatlantic phenomenon. My American ear tells me "the other way around" is "normal," and that "the other way round" sounds odd - but for you, maybe it's the other way around. Incidentally, I would only use "the other way round" for something directional, e.g., "You have to skate clockwise; you can't skate the other way round the ...

2013年1月3日 · The ancestral meaning, regarding moot court, may still be in use in some places, but I will focus on the other definition. Definition: moot point (plural moot points) An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

2024年8月17日 · Note: Being "down" to do something is not an autoantonym of any other definition of "down." Just as being " up " to do something is not an autoautonym of any other definition of " up ." Also, it doesn't matter how recent a word gained a new meaning (for example: " sick " gaining the meaning of " super cool " as a slang term from the 90s).

2015年5月25日 · The other definition of "on the nose" is when something smells fishy, pungent or otherwise off, either metaphorically or literally. Someone describing art as "too on the nose" would make me think they were likening it to a cheap perfume too liberally applied.

2012年7月1日 · J.R.: Yes, I didn't want to clog up the answer itself with that level of detail, but when the word "the" is part of the "the one side/hand" juxtaposed with "the other side/hand", most of the instances with "hand" are exactly OP's context, but very few of the (far less common anyway) instances of "side" are actually for that "weighing up of alternatives" sense.

2019年9月25日 · Other user stated though: Ho(e) originated as a variant of whore (just like mo’ is a variant of more), but their meanings have diverged somewhat. It’s not uncommon slang to call your girlfriend your ‘ho’ (and just mean ‘girlfriend’), but if you call her your whore, you are actually saying she’s a prostitute.

2014年7月14日 · Hi, Arsh—and welcome to English Language & Usage. I appreciate that you have included not just a word suggestion but a definition of that word. In addition, however, it's important at EL&U to cite the source of language (like your definition) taken from a reference work. Please add such a citation (with a link, if appropriate) to your answer ...

The word other, in this case, is used to mean alternate. It is similar to saying "every odd week" or "every even week", only it doesn't matter what number week it is, it only matters that it's every second one.

2013年2月11日 · Also, Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary offers this definition of "par": "2 : common level : EQUALITY — usu. use with 'on' <judged the recording to be on a par with previous ones>." House style at the U.S. magazine where I …

2013年7月4日 · You've referred to the definition in Merriam-Webster, but did you also look at the usage examples that it gives: She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career. i.e. The injury prevented her from pursuing an athletic career. She couldn't pursue an athletic career because of the injury.