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- Origin of the phrase, Theres more than one way to skin a cat.
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- pronunciation - Whats the rule for pronouncing “’s” as z or s . . .
If the final sound in the base of the word is voiced, we use the voiced alveolar sibilant z If the last sound in the base is an unvoiced consonant, we use s
- Origin of the phrase Now were cooking with
Origin Gas cookers began to replace wood-burners around 1915, and the actual phrase was used by Hollywood radio comedians around December 1939, and then appropriated by gas companies to promote gas cooking from around 1941 onwards
- word choice - What types of sounds do cars make? - English Language . . .
A driving car makes a different sound than a car that is starting up A driving car might purr if it's a good car, or hum or drone
- What is the origin of sucker and it sucks?
etymonline has for suck: O E sucan, from PIE root sug- suk-of imitative origin Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928
- capitalization - Which words in a title should be capitalized . . .
Title case conventions can vary among different authors or publications But the most common rule is the following (from yourdictionary com):
- On the hoof expression - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The thrifty Cat Diesel Engine saves big money—runs on non-premium, low-cost diesel fuel—consumes about half the quantity of fuel burned by spark ignition engines of similar horsepower To the extent that horsepower provides a link to hoofed animals, the reference to "on the hoof" has some echo of the old literal sense of the expression, but
- adjectives - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to the dictionary, if it refers sepcificaly to something named directly for a person eg "Parkinson's disease", "Newton's law" then it is capitalised but for a more general description eg 'diesel' it isn't
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