Sep 27, 2013 · Don't you think notion might work, too? If one can say, "I second that proposal," or "I second that idea," then I suppose "I second that notion" would be acceptable, too. From Time …

Feb 22, 2025 · What is the proper word/term for a group of people who line up in two lines to form some kind of a corridor for other people to pass between the two?

Jul 10, 2014 · According to Google NGrams, "lying in bed" is much more common. "To lay" is a transitive verb. It can be reflexive - "I lay myself", "I am laying myself", "I was laying myself" - but it requires an …

Apr 16, 2020 · Something like a remnant of a system that originally had a purpose, but has since lost its purpose, to the point of having a negative impact on the current system. Think of something like an …

Mar 15, 2021 · I've been looking for a general word to define an idea that seems true, but simply isn't. A simple example: "The Earth is flat." If all you know is the world outside your window, and you...

May 19, 2014 · Many years ago I translated a document and wrote "he was assigned to an operation" (context: hospital operation, the assignee is undergoing one). An English professor who volunteered …

Mar 24, 2013 · Could you please explain what the difference in usage is between through and via, which sounds like a Latinism? Are they completely interchangeable?

Aug 3, 2018 · Is it OK? If you want to make a good impression on your potential customers, I suggest you avoid such words. They are almost meaningless without a lot of further explanation. To some …

Jul 7, 2011 · Brothers in arms are soldiers fighting on the same side of some conflict. Here, brothers is not used literally but to mean "ally" or "comrade". The in arms part refers to the fact that they are …

Is it true that regardless of the time of the day, the first wish to a person must be Good morning? Even if I meet him in the afternoon?