Which is the correct spelling: "Granddad" or "Grand-dad" or …
2012年10月4日 · granddad |ˈgranˌdad| (also grandad) noun informal - one's grandfather. grandad |ˈgranˌdad|, Noun - variant spelling of granddad . The OALD says the same thing, and is more specific, saying that "Granddad" is North-American English. If someone from U.S./UK can confirm, it would add more info.
What do you call your grand-father's brother? (grand- v great-)
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meaning - Is there an explanation for why both "pop" and "pops" …
2018年3月22日 · According to the OED, the s in pops is:. A shortened form of the hypocoristic dim. suffix -sy, added to the same classes of words, as Babs, Toots, ducks, moms.
Etymology of 'teaching grandma to suck eggs'?
2011年6月26日 · Phrase finder quotes a 1542 "to teach our dame to spyne" as a possible origin. The spinning version makes perfect sense: even as late as the 1500s, all women learned how to spin, and many of them spent most of their waking hours with a spindle in their hands.
When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?
When you are using the word "Dad" to refer to a specific person, it's standing in place of their name, and thus, like their name, would be capitalized.
word choice - What is an alternative way to write great-great-great ...
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For a deceased person, do we use 'the late' or 'late'?
2018年9月3日 · The usage is typically "the late."I haven't heard it used without a determiner. Here are some quotations from the OED's definition of "late" (III.2.a(a)) showing this usage is typical and well-attested (entries with "a" or "my" instead of "the" removed.
How does one correctly pronounce the letter 'H': "Aych" or "haych"?
2011年5月4日 · My grandad was called Harold, but many of his friends called him Haych. With that said, it's common to drop the "h" in "haych" if talking quickly or saying it repeatedly. "Aych" and "haych" are interchangeable - but if you asked me to read the alphabet I'd definitely say "haych eye jay kay". FWIW perhaps it's a regional thing - Liverpool, UK here.
"Check" or "check in on" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2022年1月4日 · Dear Greybeard, one of the meanings "to check in" is the same as "to check", even though the words are separate their meaning might be the same (example from M-W above - check in on work before bed).
etymology - What is the origin of the phrase "when life gives you ...
2011年4月25日 · I tried to find the etymology of the cliche "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" on the Internet, but so far I haven't had any luck. It won't even tell me if it's a maxim or not.