2010年8月13日 · Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"? I have seen it several times in recent weeks, enough to make me wonder whether it is an emerging usage or just a …

I have heard expressions like "It was yay big" or "It was yay by yay." a couple of times now, always accompanied by a gesture indicating the size of something. Does anybody know where …

2012年1月31日 · “Ay-ay-ay” is an exclamation which entered American pop culture from Mexican Spanish in various ways. In informal conversation, the phrase means literally “oh, oh, oh” and …

2015年10月4日 · I am making categories and subcategories in a folder and I am trying to keep the tags to one word if possible. "Unstarted" is all I can find online and it just doesn't sound right to …

2011年8月22日 · It would usually be either “Did you have breakfast?” or “Have you had breakfast?” Also fine are “Did you eat… ?” and “Have you eaten… ?”

2014年8月14日 · The question of the etymology of hello is a fascinating puzzle.. According to the the OED it was originally an Americanism derived from the British hallo which has its origins in …

2010年12月13日 · It's "hear, hear". Both Wikipedia and phrases.org.uk cite its origin as the UK Parliament. From the former: It was originally an imperative for directing attention to speakers, …

2014年1月23日 · Having seen Correct placing and usage of "yet", it sounds like it may be correct to say either "You have not created any items yet." or "You have not yet created …

2015年5月12日 · The 'eye(s) of the tiger' actually refers to what the tiger's prey last sees prior to being killed. It's a reference to impending death of the prey.

2013年8月29日 · There is nothing grammatically wrong with the sentence "Although he was bad with calligraphy, yet he tried his best to write a letter to her on her birthday."