By happenstance, I stumbled upon the words cha, char and chai in the dictionary today, all defined as meaning tea in informal British English. I lived and worked in London for some time, but never ...

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …

Apr 4, 2017 · The pronunciation of ch as /k/ is generally found in words borrowed from Greek (where the ch stands for the Greek letter chi). See Wikipedia: English words of Greek origin: Ch is pronounced …

Sep 14, 2013 · Say you do something simple and nice for someone. A normal reply would be "I appreciate that, thank you." (phrased in either order) But for the past year or two, down here in the …

Jun 12, 2021 · Are these words examples of elision? What effect do they create? If a child says them what does this suggest about their language development? Thanks for any help!!

Aug 10, 2023 · Note: Children and Brethren are other similar exceptions but they don't have the pure plural form with -en and their formation is a bit different than oxen. OED has this note for the plural …

Aug 29, 2018 · This can usually be called clink. A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal. It should be noted though that it isn't just limited to coins and, as such, can be used for multiple …

Mar 20, 2023 · What is the phrase for a romantic relationship between two incompatible personality types? Example: nerd & party animal. Often seen in movies, lots of examples e.g. …

Jun 18, 2022 · I find the following sentence very puzzling. Could someone "translate" it into plain English? The whole context is here: Here Never can there come fog too thick, never can there …

Oct 2, 2010 · If you are in a situation where a group is gathering to do something (go out for lunch, start a meeting, etc.), "Shall we?" would mean something like "Are we now all ready and is it now time to …