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- Where does the expression triple-A come from?
"some triple-A map" -- I remember going to AAA as a kid (1980s -- same era as Calvin and Hobbes ran) with my parents before big trips -- the most important thing we needed was a Trip-Tik - a customized map for the journey Clubs also distribute road maps (including customized map guides for specific journeys) and travel publications
- Are there examples of triple entendres in English?
There are many triple entendres in HipHop, although not respected by most writers and english enthusiasts, HipHop has produce some of the most wittiest lines I've personally ever heard Eminem-Zeus "Man I gotta be doing something right, I've got 11 years of sobriety, so the only bottom Imma be hitting is if it's sodomy "
- punctuation - What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces . . .
Yes, you do put a space in front of three of them, but not in front of four of them The open questions are whether to use three or four, and whether to put spaces not just fore or aft, but between them
- Using twice vs. double vs. two times and triple vs. three . . .
But then again, 'triple' is for discrete things like triple-header There is also some confusion of which can serve as an adjective and or adverb But also that 'twice' is reserved for doing (aka adverb), while double can never be used as an adverb 'two times' seems to do both jobs
- meaning - Is there a difference between treble and triple . . .
For example you'd talk about a 'triple sundae' (three different components) or 'triple therapy' (therapy comprising three different drugs), whereas you might say 'treble nine' for 999 Personally I wouldn't use the other word in any of those cases To me, 'treble' is three times the same thing and 'triple' is three of different things
- subcontinental english - Is it correct to say double eight or triple . . .
It's not uncommon to use double, triple, and so forth to indicate a repeated character This may be frowned upon in some environments where consistency and accuracy are highly valued, when each digit tends to be read individually, for example in financial trading, in aviation, or in military operations
- What comes after quadruple? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Also When do the “-uple”s end? and Is there another word for five times, such as triple, quadruple?, which already have been closed as duplicates of that one – FumbleFingers Commented Jun 12, 2015 at 15:42
- word choice - What should I use between triple vs. all? - English . . .
The word triple as an adjective means: Three times bigger in size or amount; Having three parts or including three people or things, for example: a triple murder a triple heart bypass When used as a verb, it means: To cause (something) to become three times as great or as many; To become three times as great or as many; In mathematics:
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