How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · Over time, this became associated with sleep in general, but most comic reference books (e.g. 2006's KA-BOOM! A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia, 2008's Comic books: how the industry works) still mainly associate it with snoring. See also Why Does ZZZ mean sleep? for another theory:
etymology - What is the origin of using the letters 'ZZZ' to …
In old cartoons and even now in other such media, often the letters 'zzz' are used to indicate that a person is sleeping. What is the origin of this? It seems that the sound that someone makes when they are snoring isn't zzz at all, but rather, as a friend put it, a series of rolling rrrrrs.
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More confusion arises from the following source because Susan Ince, the journalist, uses "zzz" (3 letters): People who get too little sleep (six hours or less a night), plus have poor-quality rest, face a 65% higher risk of heart disease, a Dutch study of 20,400 people found. So take your zzz's seriously. Tell your doctor if you're having ...
What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2013年10月10日 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to.
Why is "today morning" wrong but "tomorrow morning" right?
2014年1月23日 · @Mitch I ran into this slang in Australia. A Stuart's from GB, so likely a similar thing there. This slang leaves Americans hanging for the comparison, but for them it's just natural to leave it as is with the assumption that you'd compare it to something that would make sense.
Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and …
The difference between "I and my friends" and "my friends and I" is purely a matter of courtesy - they are both grammatically correct.
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
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Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols
I've noticed that symbols (i.e. #, $, %, !, *, etc.) are commonly used to filter profanity/foul language. Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do
etymology - Why does "going to kip" mean "going to sleep"?
2013年12月31日 · noun 1 British a sleep or nap: I might have a little kip [mass noun] : he was trying to get some kip. verb (kips, kipping, kipped) [no object] British sleep: he can kip on her sofa. Oxford Dictionaries has it as: mid 18th century (in the sense 'brothel'): perhaps related to Danish kippe 'hovel, tavern' Any further etymological info?
Did I "get" (or "take") my degree "from" (or "in") the University of ...
You took your degree at the University of Life. You received your degree from the University of Life. The reason is that you took it — as in studied for it — in the physical location.