By happenstance, I stumbled upon the words cha, char and chai in the dictionary today, all defined as meaning tea in informal British English. I lived and worked in London for some time, but never ...

Sep 14, 2013 · I, having lived most of my life in the American South, have heard this expression a lot (though I would tend to spell and pronounce it "'preciate 'cha" I.e. "Preeshee-a-chuh"). Having also …

Mar 20, 2023 · What is the phrase for a romantic relationship between two incompatible personality types? Example: nerd & party animal. Often seen in movies, lots of examples e.g. …

Closed 10 years ago. I am puzzled on how to pronounce cha- words. For example, I know that "chameleon" or "chamomile" are pronounced with a hard "c" like in "camel", not with a soft "c" like in …

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …

Jun 12, 2021 · Are these words examples of elision? What effect do they create? If a child says them what does this suggest about their language development? Thanks for any help!!

Apr 4, 2017 · 2 This question already has answers here: Character vs Charm - Pronunciation (3 answers) Rules to pronounce "cha-" words [duplicate] (1 answer) How do I know when a word with …

For a more comprehensive discussion of English spelling and pronunciation quirks, see Hou tu pranownse Inglish. It misses a few subtleties (like the ch in machine), but overall it's a nice summary …

Feb 5, 2014 · I have been hearing the expression "bang for you buck" many times a day and I find myself distracted when I or others use it. In an effort to be an attentive listener, what is a good …

Jun 18, 2022 · I find the following sentence very puzzling. Could someone "translate" it into plain English? The whole context is here: Here Never can there come fog too thick, never can there …