grammaticality - Is Thanks a ton a commonly used phrase? - English . . . The commonly used expression, in AmE, is thanks a million I think thanks a ton has derived from the same expression and eventually found its way to the mainstream I can't find anything for thanks a ton in NOAD, but see an entry for thanks a million Furthermore, I can't find the same expression registered in OED, which makes it chiefly American
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The OED writes that daemon is simply an alternate spelling for demon However, Wikipedia writes that the two are subtly different: The words daemon and daimon are Latinized spellings of the Greek δαίμων (daimôn), a reference to the daemons of Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hellenistic religion and philosophy [1] Daemons are good or benevolent "supernatural beings between mortals