etymology - What's the origin of "all the livelong day?" - English ...
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Nov 11, 2015 · 14 All the livelong day: the expression is actually generally used with a negative connotation, to refer to a period of …
terminology - Is "Monday" a proper noun or a common noun?
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Mar 5, 2017 · For example, names of days and months are considered proper names in English, but not in Spanish, French, Swedish …
Why "tickety-boo"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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Jan 29, 2011 · I heard myself saying something was "tickety-boo", meaning good, successful, or satisfactory. Does anyone know …
etymology - History of the phrase "olden days" - English Language ...
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Aug 16, 2011 · 12 Were contractions less common in olden days? 11 History of the phrase "for Mother Russia" 12 What is the history …
"Good bye", "Bye", "Bye bye" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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Sep 6, 2010 · The first word of the expression is now good and not God, for good replaced God by analogy with such expressions as …
word usage - Origin of the journalistic sense of scoop - English ...
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Oct 9, 2018 · There are many rumors current respecting the operations in this stock during the morning, but as the day advanced the …
What is the history of the expression “many moons ago”?
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What is the history of “many moons ago”? Oxford Dictionaries tell me that the idiom means “a long time ago.” That's when we first …
What is the origin of the phrase "playing hooky"?
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Apr 9, 2015 · What does "The News" mean? One day it is for peace, and peaceful counsels, and at another time hot for war, and …
history - Change from to-day to today - English Language & Usage …
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Sep 10, 2012 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". When did the change happen? Also, when …
american english - Date format in UK vs US - English Language
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May 24, 2012 · Why is the most common date format in the US like mm/dd/yyyy, whereas in Europe (including the UK) it's more …