meaning - Why is a large shuriken sometimes called a "glaive ...
Aug 21, 2017 · I have learnt that the word "glaive" originally meant a sword and became a polearm sometimes later. But in modern day games and fantasy fiction, sometimes it refers to a frisbee-sized …
Why does American English still write "glamour" with a "u"?
Aug 16, 2014 · Why is it that in American English the word glamour retains its u while humour, neighbour, and others have shed it compared with their British spellings?
nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 6, 2023 · When I say 'Been around for a while' I mean like someone who has been somewhere, or been a member for a while. I'm trying to make a role for the people in my Discord server for some of …
When should we write the word "church" with a capital C?
Dec 20, 2016 · The Church as a body is capitalised as shown in this British Library article. I'd extend this to local bodies as well as the Church Universal. This is the same usage as say 'Parliament' for the …
What is the adjectival form for the word "integrity?"
Oct 16, 2020 · I'm looking for the adjectival form of " integrity." Instead of "Be a person of integrity," I'd like to say something like "Be [one word I'm looking for]" I did a Google search for this, but I also …
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
Aug 13, 2010 · 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 …
"doesn't know" vs "don't know" [duplicate] - English Language
May 26, 2019 · I saw this sentence in the book 1Q84: It's not just you that don't know. However, I am having trouble figuring out why (or whether) this is the correct way to write the sentence, as opposed …
grammatical number - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
My answer focuses on the header question about decades—which is the question that most readers will probably expect to find answers to here. With regard to decades expressed in numerals rather than …
Why is the L silent in "walk" but not in "bulk"?
Oct 10, 2020 · Based on the pairs chalk, bald and chalk, milk, the identity of both the consonant following the L and the vowel preceding the L could affect whether the L was lost. I'm not certain …
What's a good alternative to 'sit on one's head'? [closed]
Jul 29, 2020 · My student often uses the phrase 'sit on one's head' when she describes noisy and restless children that don't give their parents or other people around any personal space running …