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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Etymology/Anthrpology | 2/7/2012 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: I've already asked the experts in Anthropology and Languages, but they said it wasn't in their realm ... A: Chris. I believe the word you are looking for is holocaust. Although people associate the word ... | ||
| Etymology | 1/31/2012 | Ted Nesbitt |
| Q: I found your website interesting. I coach 6th formers on media occasionally and wondered if I could ... A: I apologize for being tardy in responding. I have been out of town for several days attending a ... | ||
| Re: Etymology | 12/3/2011 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: how are you!? I am in an English Language course where we have to do a multi-media assignment and ... A: Diane. Since Tennyson's "Ulysses" is about Odysseus from Homer's "The Odyssey" it would be good to ... | ||
| lexicology and etymology | 11/28/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: how do i go about a term paper on origins of words in english gotten from french,greek,latin and ... A: I hope you're having a fine week. Any good dictionary (Webster's New Collegiate for example) ... | ||
| lexicology and etymology | 11/28/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: i would love you to assist me in finding words english vocabulary that are originally french,greek ... A: Practically every popular dictionary provides the language of origin at the beginning of each word's ... | ||
| chinese saying | 11/28/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Please let me know what is the meaning of this Chinese proverb:"When drinking water, think of its ... A: The expression 'When drinking water, think of its source" reminds us that no matter what our ... | ||
| Cocky vs. Chicken | 11/25/2011 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: How is it that "cocky" is pretty much the opposite of "chicken"? Thanks for any help that you can ... A: Will. I'm sorry for being late on this, but I just got back from a Thanksgiving vacation with my ... | ||
| Colloquialisms | 11/11/2011 | Ted Nesbitt |
| Q: Can you tell me the reason/history behind the phrase "Let's go Dutch" to indicate that each person ... A: According to "The Oxford English Dictionary," there was great enmity between the English and the ... | ||
| Name Meaning | 10/20/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I am 37 years old and i am a great believer in the meaning of a name...having said that, I have ... A: I hope that you've had a fine week, I too found that the name 'Dimincio' is Latin in origin ... | ||
| name meaning | 10/17/2011 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: I am 37 years old and i am a great believer in the meaning of a name...having said that, I have ... A: Dimicio. Your name is actually a combination of three Latin words: Di (God), mi (me) and cio (move, ... | ||
| Etymology | 10/14/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: how are you!? I am in an English Language course where we have to do a multi-media assignment and ... A: Welome to the weekend, Aerosmith's Dream On seems a fine choice. Etymology is the study of ... | ||
| word definition | 10/11/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: What is a Mangwansi bean? Barbara Kingsolver mentions this bean in her novel Poisonwood Bible. A: I hope you're having a fine day. After an Internet and dictionary search and from the ... | ||
| word meaning | 10/11/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: In the Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver mentioned a type of aquatic life called the nkyende. I'd ... A: James, Well, it seems that the same answer applies to this Kingsolver invention. There are ... | ||
| Subject with preposition | 10/8/2011 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: Is there a single word in any language of the world that always includes a preposition, even while ... A: David. You just answered your own question regarding "be" being used in the imperative and "to and ... | ||
| Subject with preposition | 10/8/2011 | James Edward Kelley |
| Q: Is there a single word in any language of the world that always includes a preposition, even while ... A: David. The answer to this question is a resounding "Yes". In English, the infinitive always ... | ||
| Word for Light in Latin? | 9/21/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Does "lux lucis" mean light in Latin? If not, what does it mean? And what is the word for light in ... A: I hope you've had a fine week, Both words (lux and lucis) have the same meaning in Latin: ... | ||
| Dictionary | 9/13/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Can you recommend one, which one do you use? ANSWER: Hello, I hope you're having a fine day. ... A: again, I hope all is well with you, Webster's is a word that is in the public domain and ... | ||
| meaning of bubkiss | 9/11/2011 | Ted Nesbitt |
| Q: Suze Ormond used the expresion, "You have bubkiss!" on her show recently. What does this mean, and ... A: Mike: The word has many spellings, but the usual one is "bupkis." It is of Yiddish origin and was ... | ||
| Dictionary | 9/11/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Can you recommend one, which one do you use? A: I hope you're having a fine day. Since etymology is my specialty, my favorite dictionary of ... | ||
| meaning of expression. | 9/5/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Someone responds,"Do you think I'm doing this for my health!" What is the meaning of this ... A: I hope you're having a good day, "Do you think I'm doing this for my health?" The question ... | ||
| etymology "to die for" | 8/7/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Used figuratively (not as in "to die for your country"), about what year did this originate? Also ... A: I hope you're having a fine week. "To Die For" (as in "Oh, Cindy's got a house you could die ... | ||
| butterfly | 7/25/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: do you know any historical uses of this word to mean coquette? A: I think that more common than 'coquette' is the idiomatic use of the word 'butterfly' in the phrase ... | ||
| hipster and hippie | 7/13/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Do hipster and hippie mean the same thing? Are the two terms even related at all? ANSWER: Hello, I ... A: again, 1. What do you mean by 'dress the same'? Same as what? ... | ||
| hipster and hippie | 7/12/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Do hipster and hippie mean the same thing? Are the two terms even related at all? A: I hope that you're having a fine week, Hipster and hippie are not synonymous but they are ... | ||
| etymology of eight | 7/11/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Can you tell me the etymology of eight? I can trace it back to the latin and greek octo, then im ... A: I hope you're having a fine week, For the best possible answer, I consulted Barnhart's ... | ||
| jungle and rainforest | 7/9/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Can jungle also mean rainforest, besides for its usual meaning of "wild undergrowth"? (there ... A: I hope you're having a fine weekend, A search of reliable, conventional dictionaries turned up ... | ||
| meaning of word | 6/12/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: What is the actual meaning of the word "moet" A: I know of 2 answers to your question. 1. From the world of medicine: MOET is an acronym for ... | ||
| meaning of a word | 6/5/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: In reading Alfred North Whitehead's Universities and Their Function, I had trouble understanding The ... A: again, For some reason Allexperts has always defined etymology as 'the meaning of words and ... | ||
| Origin of "Yo Dawg" | 5/30/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I want to know if "Yo Dawg" originated from an insult . Also, do you know of any ancient instances ... A: I hope you're having a fine week, Yo dawg is internet jargon used to described an object placed ... | ||
| video | 5/25/2011 | Ted Nesbitt |
| Q: does the word Video come from Sanskrit? A: According to "The Oxford English Dictionary," the word "video" is directly from the Latin. It ... | ||
| Dink | 5/4/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: As a boy we gave friends a dink on our bike. I can not find this slang meaning of this word in the ... A: I hope that you're having a fine day, I found these online definitions for 'dink' and you'll ... | ||
| A British Expression perhaps? | 5/1/2011 | Ted Nesbitt |
| Q: Your Question was: I'd appreciate your explaining to me what "with curtains" mean in the below ... A: John: "With curtains" is listed in various slang dictionaries [and online at the Urban Dictionary] ... | ||
| what is the basis of etymology? | 3/29/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Please let me thank you, in advance, for the great service you and all the other experts provide. ... A: again, I hope you are having a good day. Even though you wrote "I would not ask you to ... | ||
| what is the basis of etymology? | 3/26/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Please let me thank you, in advance, for the great service you and all the other experts provide. ... A: I hope that you're having a fine week, How eloquently you've described the pleasure/torment of ... | ||
| Legal use of the word "UNDERSTAND" | 3/18/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I came to this site when I Googles this question and saw your 2004 response to a similar question. I ... A: I hope you're having a fine week, Rather than wing it, I went to Black's Law Dictionary: ... | ||
| the word, "word" | 3/10/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I was wondering how the slang term and common word, "word" can into use. Thanks! A: I hope you're having a fine day, "Word' first appeared in Old English in about 725 (Beowulf) ... | ||
| The word DOSE... | 2/12/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: This is a crazy idea I had + I want to see if there's any validity to it... When one takes medicine ... A: Your idea is not a crazy one but the origin is as follows. The word 'dose' comes to English ... | ||
| "carrot and the stick" | 2/12/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: Am I correct about this? The real meaning of this phrase. Here's how I keep seeing it being used: ... A: As often happens with words and phrases, they can morph over the years. I think your 'fishing pole' ... | ||
| Origin of a slang phrase | 2/4/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I've done some internet searching on this but haven't found anything. I would like to know where the ... A: I have heard and read the phrase 'the plan comes unstuck' more and more lately primarily in the ... | ||
| Confusion | 2/3/2011 | Carol Pozefsky |
| Q: I have a friend who over the past several years has been on nd off In a relationship with somebody ... A: I hope you're having a fine week. My specialty is etymology; the origins of English words ... | ||
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