
Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I would use quit, as it is more readily understood by people. Dictionary.com indicates that both are plausible. Merriam Webster says the same. Looking through Google books, quitted seems to …
What is the basic difference between 'Quit' and 'Give up'?
2017年4月12日 · Quite frankly it is an age issue. Language evolves and when we mean one message or idea we can have multiple ways to express this. To give up is a more modern way …
phrases - Idioms similar to "dig your own grave" - English …
2018年8月31日 · 'Quit while you're ahead, you cheap skates!'" Within fifty years, however, people had begun occasionally using a variation on this expression that comes much closer to the …
What is the proper usage of "quite a few"?
2010年10月15日 · I found the following definitions of "quite a few" in dictionaries: Merriam-Webster: many Wiktionary: An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few but …
Why use 'step down' instead of 'resign'? Is there any difference?
To resign is to "quit." To step down is to "climb down" from a high position. It is possible to "step down all the way," as Ray Ozzie did at Microsoft. In this regard, the two are synonymous. On …
terminology - Why use BCE/CE instead of BC/AD? - English …
BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," …
"Quite" American vs British English
2015年10月26日 · 'Not quit fifty' simply means it hasn't added up to fifty, while 'quit fifty' meant that it had added up to fifty. Since the latter assertion usually didn't need confirmation or …
When should I use "finish" instead of "complete," and vice versa?
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Different ways to say you are leaving work for the day
2015年7月25日 · Formal ways: I'm done for the day. See you tomorrow (or on Monday, for e.g)! Let me call it a day! Good evening (or night, depending on time)!|
politeness - Polite way to refuse to answer a question - English ...
2011年9月18日 · It sometimes happens that I am asked a question which I am uncomfortable answering for a variety of reasons (it invades my privacy, the answer may hurt the person …