Oct 16, 2011 · When someone says "it was great seeing you," people often respond, "it was great seeing you too." This can be …

Sep 21, 2010 · Other contractions that cut out sounds (letters are not cut out in contractions—it’s the sounds that matter) include ’tis …

There are two answers to this. The simplest is that "are" is the form of "to be" used for first person plural, third person plural, and both …

May 5, 2017 · It’s an interjection, and like many other interjections, it’s spelt in dozens of different ways. P.U. is not one I’ve seen …

Sep 2, 2011 · I think that any etymology of "Yo!" that goes back only a few hundred years is woefully incomplete and quite absurd. …

Sep 30, 2013 · I have researched and found out long time no see is a direct translate from the Chinese phrase, 好久不见. As much …

Quite a few words are mispronounced by under-educated people, or people learning English as a second language. Some words are …

Aug 21, 2017 · +1 It seems that vacuum is the odd word out when placed in a lineup with (for example) continuum, individuum, …

Sep 5, 2015 · It usually says /yoo/ when it follows an unvoiced consonant (b, d, p, c, f, h, t). As languages evolve both in …

U is "oo" for nearly all American, and a substantial number of British English speakers in most words when it falls in a stressed …