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, …

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."

i.e.: 'In essence' or 'in other words'. It is used to clarify the original phrase with something specific.

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