- Origin of the phrase Now were cooking with
Origin Gas cookers began to replace wood-burners around 1915, and the actual phrase was used by Hollywood radio comedians around December 1939, and then appropriated by gas companies to promote gas cooking from around 1941 onwards
- Origin of the phrase, Theres more than one way to skin a cat.
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- What is the origin of sucker and it sucks?
etymonline has for suck: O E sucan, from PIE root sug- suk-of imitative origin Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928
- pronunciation - Whats the rule for pronouncing “’s” as z or s . . .
If the final sound in the base of the word is voiced, we use the voiced alveolar sibilant z If the last sound in the base is an unvoiced consonant, we use s
- capitalization - Which words in a title should be capitalized . . .
Title case conventions can vary among different authors or publications But the most common rule is the following (from yourdictionary com):
- On the hoof expression - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The thrifty Cat Diesel Engine saves big money—runs on non-premium, low-cost diesel fuel—consumes about half the quantity of fuel burned by spark ignition engines of similar horsepower To the extent that horsepower provides a link to hoofed animals, the reference to "on the hoof" has some echo of the old literal sense of the expression, but
- What is the most formal way to address a respected person while . . .
Dear Sir is possibly a little over-formal these days, but the choice between Dear Rector, Dear Rector Smith, Dear Professor Dr Mr Smith and Dear Egbert will depend on the conventions in the institution in which you are studying working
- adjectives - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to the dictionary, if it refers sepcificaly to something named directly for a person eg "Parkinson's disease", "Newton's law" then it is capitalised but for a more general description eg 'diesel' it isn't
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