meaning - XOXO means "hugs and kisses" but why? - English …
2011年4月11日 · And in a discussion chain on the American Dialect Society, linguist Ben Zimmer, in a search of newspaper archives, found “xoxo” and “xoxoxo” used in personal ads from about 1972. The reason why hugs and kisses is rendered XOXO and not OXOX is unknown. Maybe it because of the influence of Tic-tac-toe.
What is the origin of "xox"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2010年8月21日 · Apparently, you can also write XOXO, or XOOX, or in fact combine the two letters in any way you like. (The strange thing is that personally, I'd rather associate an O with a kiss and an X with a hug than the other way round.)
word choice - Letter closing other than "Love" - English Language ...
2012年12月27日 · I am writing an email to a family member (in-law or brother/sister). While in the past I used "love" and signed off with my first name for closing, I usually wondered if there are better words I co...
adjectives - Word to describe someone who likes physical contact ...
2017年7月9日 · I'm struggling how to describe someone who likes non-sexual physical contact, such as touching, hugging and/or does these kind of actions regularly. As a German, my first thought was "touchy", how...
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
2010年8月13日 · The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.] because well as an adjective which means: in good health especially
If you are talking "on behalf of" you and someone else, what is the ...
I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself.
pronunciation - What's the rule for pronouncing “’s” as /z/ or /s ...
2016年2月18日 · If the final sound in the base of the word is voiced, we use the voiced alveolar sibilant /z/. If the last sound in the base is an unvoiced consonant, we use /s/.
abbreviations - What do CI, CIM, CID, CIB mean? - English …
2014年4月9日 · I was talking to a friend about a girl, and he mentioned that “She can pretty much CI anything, CIB, CIM or CID.” I’m wondering what these mean. The context was sexual experience. Sorry if I missed...
Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?
From The Phrase Finder: "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" seems to be attributed to Don Meredith (the American football player/ commentator).
Why is the English devil "old"?
2014年4月6日 · Looking up the etymology of the Devil's nickname, Old Nick, I came across this article in OUPblog written by Anatoly Liberman. For some reason, devils, at least in English, are often called old:...