Dec 26, 2016 · “ Noot Noot ”: is the sound made by the titular character from the British-Swiss children’s TV series Pingu. Due to its frequent utterance throughout the series, the soundbite …

Mar 16, 2011 · The usual order is "Why is this not [ready yet]?" Inverting it to "Why is not this [rose in bloom]?" might be possible in poetry, but it sounds awkward at best in everyday usage. …

Nov 14, 2020 · That use of "wasn't" sounds fine to me. What sounds a bit questionable is the idea that one could tell whether a person is blind just by looking at them. Also, "bespectacled" …

Many U.S. readers over 40, upon hearing the term "nooks & crannies," will immediately be reminded of an old tagline for Thomas' English muffins: with lots of nooks and crannies to hold …

What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach. On hand is if you have something in stock. And in hand can be used …

Mar 5, 2012 · Given these are primarily spoken forms, and that ordinarily we're only going to apply one of the two possible contractions, I imagine we tend to just apply the first one because it …

Sep 7, 2010 · In the bottom one, this is how I would form it: Thanks to his remarkable performance on the SAT, he was not only accepted into Harvard, but also given a full …

Looking for a correct word instead of Unsubmitted referring to orders that have not been submitted yet. Unsubmitted seems incorrect since it has not been submitted yet, giving the …

Oct 22, 2017 · The grammatical difference is that “be not” is using be as a “double identity”verb helping verb and linking verb, just the same as when we say They are not at home . Here” are” …

"Not bad" means "not bad". It can be made to mean "good", but then again so can anything — including plain "bad" itself. Read up on litotes. I am certain your native language has a similar …