May 30, 2013 · Teh was used as an example that if every single English word was included in a spell-checker it would decrease (the spell-checker's) utility (very few people know or use "teh", …

Hagrid’s pronunciation of to is spelled ter in the book, so teh seems to be an article, at least according to Wiktionary. However, it seems to be an uncommon usage, so I would please like …

RFC 2822, "Internet Message Format" says,. When used in a reply, the field body MAY start with the string "Re: " (from the Latin "res", in the matter of) followed by the contents of the …

The earliest closely relevant match I've been able to find for this expression is from a cartoon by Lt. B.E. Lodge, U.S. Navy, submitted for the All-Navy Cartoon Contest and published in All …

Oct 18, 2012 · They are valid but not interchangeable. I think the most important difference is that "in the beginning" seems to be an expression describing a whole period of time, while "at the …

May 2, 2014 · Following from Elian's answer, the use of Google Books trend viewer was excellent, but left me perplexed - "in similar vein" sounded like the more common option to me.

Nov 25, 2011 · Etymonline explains:. cum (verb and noun) seems to be a modern (by 1973) variant of the sexual sense of come that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the …

Mar 19, 2013 · Ether and its meaning is dependent on the context and origin of the statement. In the scientific context, it refers to what we once believed to be a sort of membrane that covered …

Feb 4, 2013 · In case where a person is described as a canary in a coal mine, it usually means that they are being unwittingly used in some experiment.

May 7, 2011 · From World Wide Words:. Pale is an old name for a pointed piece of wood driven into the ground and — by an obvious extension — to a barrier made of such stakes, a palisade …