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- What is the etymology of the idiom To stink smell to high heaven?
Etymology Online has substantially revised its discussion of "stink to high heaven since lbf's answer appeared six years ago Here is the current relevant text at Etymonline: The emphatic verbal stink to high heaven is recorded by 1873 (high heaven or heavens was common 19c emphatic); noun phrase a stink before high heaven is by 1869
- Which is higher — hyper-, ultra- or super-?
EHF= Extremely high frequency SHF= Super high frequency UHF= Ultra high frequency super, hyper and ultra "in some cases ultra was named first, and then they found higher frequencies, so super was attached after the ultra --Ludwigs2" :) Supersonic and hypersonic in Aerodynamics occur in that order
- More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . .
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- single word requests - What is a student called that completed high . . .
Research: There seem to be a few US specific terms for this but I haven't been able to find a UK equivalent, if someone with more knowledge of the UK education system could clarify this that would be appreciated
- tenses - Using have ran or have run - English Language Usage . . .
I was editing a piece recently and saw this structure "Once you have ran the process, you " I have always used "have run", but wasn't sure if "have ran" is acceptable in modern English
- What are the better words to describe difficulty levels?
'Level 5' is the most difficult level I haven't found a proper word for that Anyway, I first want to know some better words to name the five levels The words are not necessarily related to any professional field because it contains training material from different professional fields
- Is being low on the totem pole good or bad?
However, I haven't been able to find any sources online that says the same, and it seems most usages of the term use it in the meaning I thought it had, ie low importance, rank, or similar So what is right? Does the term "low on the totem pole" mean "low importance or rank", or does it mean "high importance or rank"?
- How do I use as of now correctly? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I disagree that either of these implications holds: (1) as of now implies that it was not true formerly (at any time in the past, including recently) or that it will be true anytime in the future, (2) currently implies that it was not true in the past or it will not be true in the future
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