Feb 20, 2011 · 6 What is the origin of 'bootleg' ('bootlegger', 'bootlegging'), in the general sense of "illicit trade in liquor" (OED)? The Online Etymology Dictionary gives one possible origin, from …

May 30, 2013 · I remember when staying a few months in the US years ago that I saw some people using the abbreviations below. However, I can't exactly remember in which contexts I …

Oct 18, 2012 · I suppose the large number of "in" prepositions in the phrase can be explained like this: in many languages, including Russian we use the preposition which can be translated into …

Jun 14, 2021 · Sentences : It is/was heavily raining here. Or It is/was raining heavily here. In a conversation with my friend I said that "Oh! Its heavily raining here".But he/she has …

Oct 23, 2015 · " Some advice " or " some advices " as in " I got some advice / advices for you "? So, Which is correct? In Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, " advice " is uncountable noun, so " …

12 They are called desire paths (also desire lines, social trails, goat tracks, bootleg trails, or intention lines). The philosopher Gaston Bachelard called them les chemins du désir …

Apr 25, 2013 · What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother? Is there a female equivalent for 'junior' in the english language?

Mar 19, 2013 · In the following sentence, what is the meaning of 'in the ether'? Rather than calling some function in the ether and passing arguments, we call a method on one particular object …

Jul 17, 2014 · The spelling with the l sound is "shalln't". Also, I came across this after I heard it in Stargate SG1. Season 9 - Episode 4 "The Ties that Bind". About 25 minutes in. Daniel …

Jul 28, 2011 · In American English in my experience, you schedule "on" or "for" and reschedule "for". You move an appointment "to" a different day/time.