etymology - Does "neath" have any standalone meaning? - English ...
Aug 8, 2012 · Neath or 'neath does have a standalone meaning, but as you will see here, it simply means beneath. It appears in poetry usually, I suspect, when beneath or underneath would …
Confusion about a stanza from Rudyard Kipling
And Love to all men 'neath the sun! And love everyone on earth. As Alex pointed out, "'neath the sun" is borrowed from Ecclesiastes. It's a motif that appears many times throughout the book. …
Difference between "under", "underneath", "below" and "beneath"
Sep 7, 2018 · In terms of these two senses, is there any subtle difference between these four prepositions? Or one is most formal/informal than the rest. And what about their spelling …
Compound preposition - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 25, 2015 · Words like be+neath and with+in should comfortably fit into this definition. After all the word preposition per-se is a compound of pre+position. And by the way what about …
gerunds - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Is there a single-word noun for an overwhelming feeling that uses overwhelm as its root? My first thought was to make a gerund, that is, overwhelming. Although overwhelming is normally used …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?
Jun 27, 2015 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or …
What's the origin of saying "yoo hoo!" to get someone's attention?
Here's the first part of the chorus: You'll hear me call-ing YOO-HOO, 'Neath your win-dow some sweet day You'll hear me call-ing YOO-HOO, And you'll know I'm home to stay, So with that …
A word for people who work under a manager
Oct 6, 2015 · Where I used to work, we called the people who reported to a manager his/her reports. This word does not have any of the negative connotations words like subordinates or …
What is the origin and scope of usage of the phrase "Voodoo That …
You're right that Cole Porter wrote the song in 1929, but it obviously didn't catch on for a long time. The earliest instance of that voodoo that you do in Google Books is 1954, and it doesn't …
What do you call this particular sitting position?
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