phrase meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Finding a patron is clearly a good and advantageous thing ("will turn out well") but Machiavelli advises Guido to benefit from patronage by studying, or to study so as to merit and benefit from patronage
etymology - Origin reason for the hit by a bus phrase - English . . . They wanted to know if Python would survive if Guido disappeared This is an important issue for businesses that may be considering the use of Python in a product "Guido" is Guido van Rossum, the inventor and still leader of Python language development Note that "bus" here is presented as one of a number of possible tragic scenarios
Why are blueish and bluish both considered correct spellings? I prefer blueish because both variants are so uncommon that it's best to keep the "blue" obvious Perhaps some might think that bluish is a non-English, one-syllable word pronounced "blweesh" like the beginning of "Guido " Roses are red Violets are blueish If it wasn't for Jesus, The pope might be Jewish
Who coined the term Benevolent Dictator? - English Language Usage . . . I find much discussion on the concept of the term, even attributing a variation (benevolent dictator for life) to computer scientists: The phrase originated in 1995 with reference to Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language
Guys losing its gendered meaning in American English Wikitionary suggests the term primarily comes from Guy Fawkes, but also confirms the French "Guido" (Guide) Word Histories also confirms the French origins, but again suggests Guy Fawkes
As a mean (s?) for - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What's more correct, the plural or singular use of "mean" in the following phrases: As a means for As a mean for My intuition is the singular, the second one, since we have a singular "a" there But