
How does one "get rekt"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 2, 2016 · Get rekt m8 Mostly used after getting good kill or shot, in mostly FPS (1st person shooter) Rekt is a misspelled version of the word "Wrecked". M8 is meant to be M + Eight = …
Pronunciation of direct - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 23, 2015 · What is the correct pronunciation of direct? I found two different pronunciations. Probably both of them are true, but what, if anything, is the difference?
“I’ll get right on it” - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 28, 2020 · What does it mean to say ( I’ll get right on it) if someone in a really terrible situation and being offered a help and he replied ( I ‘ll get right on it )
meaning - "Told" vs. "said to" somebody - English Language
Nov 18, 2011 · The Oxford English Dictionary has numerous definitions and citations for both verbs. I don’t think we can conclude that tell implies a lie and that say doesn’t. The sentence I …
surnames - Why were Scottish & Irish names once rendered with ...
Aug 10, 2020 · I have noticed in some Victorian and Edwardian texts that Scottish and Irish names beginning with "Mac" or "Mc" are usually written as …
"Belated happy birthday" or "happy belated birthday"?
Jan 13, 2013 · Personally, I've used both versions. Nevertheless: Belated birthday is nonsense, since the anniversary is the anniversary, and cannot be postponed even if the celebrations …
An idiom for deriving pleasure from another's suffering
Sep 30, 2011 · The Wikipedia page includes the English equivalents of Schadenfreude. Epicaricacy Roman holiday Morose delectation Gloating lulz Little-used English words …
expressions - Terms and conditions apply meaning - English …
Jul 20, 2016 · I listen to an advertisement on Toronto News Talk radio, and often hear the expression Terms and conditions apply at the end of the ad. It is spoken quickly. What does it …
"I'm home" or "I'm at home" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jun 11, 2014 · I think the implication in the expression "I'm home" is that you're home from somewhere. It may, as Mitch says, be that you've just come/gone in, but it doesn't need to be …
Can "then" be used as a coordinating conjunction?
Nov 2, 2016 · Can the word "then" be used as a coordinating conjunction? I am confused, because the word seems as if it works as a coordinating conjunction, but I did not see it is …