verbs - Why is "ask" sometimes pronounced "aks"? - English …
2013年1月16日 · Here, I will just note that aks goes back to Old English, where there were two versions of the verb, ascian and acsian. See this Language Log post: As the [Oxford English …
What is the meaning of "Many a mickle makes a muckle"?
2013年12月5日 · A Mickle is an Irish word for 'coin' and a Muckle is an old Cockney term (derived from old Yiddish slang) meaning a 'bundle'. The phrase means to save each coin and create a …
grammaticality - "Ask me anything" and "Ask anything to me"
All of your examples with to me are grammatically incorrect.The verb ask takes an indirect object and a direct object, and the indirect object cannot usually be moved to an oblique phrase with to.
What do you call someone who asks many questions?
2019年4月2日 · I am looking for a word meaning "a person who asks many questions", with positive connotations (one who is curious about things, which is good). Preferably a noun. The …
single word requests - What do you call it when you ask a …
2016年9月23日 · A question where one does not want or need anyone to supply an answer is a rhetorical question.. The rhetorical device is either for the question to make its own point, …
slang - What is it called when someone types a random string of ...
2019年8月30日 · Nonsense is stuff that sounds like language but doesn't have any meaning, like the phrase higgledy-piggledy-po, or fwumphy-doo. The most famous nonsense poem is Lewis …
questions - 'I wanted to ask (you) if' vs 'Can I ask (you) if ...
2019年12月9日 · I guess you were told so, because the first one implies that the question will be asked, no matter what. In the second case, one asks only if he/she may ask something. In this …
Asking a question "to", "from", or "of"?
If you have to use a preposition with ask a question, then of your choices, certainly it has to be of.. The thing is that normally, we wouldn’t use a preposition at all to name the person we’re …
nouns - "Thanks and Regards" vs. "Thanks and regards" - English ...
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grammar - Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from" - English ...
It is certainly an answer. There are three conflicting meanings in play, licensed by certain dictionaries. 'As of' is ill-defined. Any answer claiming that only one meaning is licensed is …