What is the natural usage of "quelle horreur" in English? (Is it ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Quelle horreur! means How awful or horrible! in English. In French, it is not at all highbrow and the expression is not "used" in English. As with much French used in English, …
What's the difference between "recall" and "remember"?
Feb 26, 2024 · As an example, in a legal setting: Do you recall what color the car was? Do you remember what color the car was? Which would be more appropriate?
Should the phrase "Man up" be considered offensive?
Outrage at my heretical views on the subjunctive tense, or mood, which are accumulating downvotes elsewhere. If I were correct that English has no subjunctive mood, then everything …
Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?
Nov 7, 2013 · Never believe everything you read on the internet. That list is hand-picked in order to try to prove a point. While it's true that most European languages use some variant of …
“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”
OK, first let's take a look at what some grammar books say, then try to make it comprehensible with some examples: CGEL says: The infinitival is more associated with change, the gerund …
Is there a word that means "appears like an exact copy but actually …
Aug 1, 2016 · Otherwise I would use tainted because usually in philology you consider the trickle of the copies from a source to what we have now (see Q source named after Quelle which …
Etymology of "crush"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 6, 2013 · This is covered quite thoroughly in a column in The Globe and Mail by Warren Clements. Summarizing: The romantic sense of crush was first recorded in the 1884 journal of …
What's the shortest abbreviation for "see attachment" or "see …
Oct 23, 2013 · and what's wrong with see att? It's just two letters longer than cf pj. You could say cf att (one letter shorter) but many folks don't get cf.