Nov 22, 2010 · Rain-maker or rainmaker originates from native American tribal magicians (etymonline) and has come into English language around 1775. It is used of a professional …

Oct 21, 2010 · The literal sense of rain check, which is an Americanism, is first found in the 1880s in reference to a baseball game. The practice of giving a rain check to a ticketholder was …

Nov 25, 2011 · What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America.

Aug 12, 2021 · Most of Merriam-Webster's definition carry this idea of repetition. Michael Kandel of the MLA agrees`: But in my view multiple is often not a good synonym for many, meaning “a …

Oct 3, 2022 · 1 I’ve already read the definition of nuance as a verb, but it doesn’t help much. It just says “give nuances to.” What does it mean in the following context: “new information that …

Jul 18, 2020 · The first sentence of that Quora explanation is certainly wrong, the expression is not meaningless to people outside the navy. I would have thought most fluent English …

Apr 21, 2014 · Yes, it is safe to add "even" or "much" before, they are adverbs and provide emphasis. As far as success vs successes this just depends on what you want to say. …

In fact, the very definition of inherent, according to the same dictionary is inherent |ɪnˈhɪrənt| |ɪnˈhɛrənt| existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute : any …

Oct 17, 2015 · Suppose there are 3 options available to the President. He is going to choose to wear a blue tie, a red tie, or a green tie. Those options are "mutually exclusive", because he …

Feb 7, 2019 · Ah, So the meaning of flag (v) does NOT derive from a metaphor, like I thought, but comes direct from a word in a parent language. Thanks. After some more research, it also …