nouns - Englishman or English man? - English Language Usage Stack . . . Both "English man" and "Englishman" can be correct, but they mean (slightly) different things, and the latter is vastly more common If you're speaking of a man from England (as opposed to a man from a different place), then the word you want is Englishman If you're using English as an adjective, i e you've already established who this man is
What does the phrase Fee-fi-fo-fum actually mean? Ettins (Etyn, jotun, etc) where monsterous giants who were well known (in the mythology) to use galdr magic (vocally sung magic chants) The Fehu Galdr in four parts, such as "Fee Fi Fo Fum", is used for finding what is being searched for As the poem indicates, the ettin was searching for the "Englishman" and using this chant to aid in the search
An Englishman has to be quiet when an Irishman talks You are right The expression "an Englishman has to be quiet when an Irishman talks" has no origin or history It seems that it is Mr Donohue's neologism, probably coined at that moment to rebuke Christopher Hitchens In my area we have a similar saying with a different meaning---" when a mad person speaks the listener should exercise discretion!"
Englishman and British man - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The reason is simply because Britain isn’t a country! It’s a sovereign state made up of four countries, England, Wales, Scotland and Northen Ireland Notice how Englishman, Welshman, Scotsman and Irishman all sound right Because Britain is a state, it would be like calling a man from Texas a Texasman, or someone from Alabama an Alabamaman
Whats the difference between Englander and English? I’m struggling to upvote any of the answers to this inexplicably popular question, because they all star off with a description of little corner cases where “Englander” might be used, instead of starting off with a clear and concise statement that the word isn’t used to mean “Englishman”, and OP should try to use it that way (which
When should the word English be capitalized? I am often confused how the word "English" should be written in phrases such as "English language", because I have seen both variants: capitalized and starting with lowercase letter
Origin of the term Pom - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The 'prisoners theory falls flat because the term only came into use long after the transportation to Oz period Every Englishman who turned up at the end of the 19th century, when the term came into use, had with him a dog of small breed called a Pomeranian, pom-pom or toy-pom I can find no reference to this as being the origin of the term 'Pom'
What is the difference between English and British? The crucial distinction is someone who wants to be identified with the culture, music, traditions, etc, of their nation (a Scotsman, Englishman, Welshwoman, Cornishwoman, etc); and someone who wishes to emphasize the unity of the whole state and its political institutions (and maybe they believe that the cultural distinctions are minor), they
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