Does "yar" (or "yarr" or "yargh") in Pirate English imply an affirmative?
A frequent hedge is arr, but the variations yar, yarr, and yargh are also quite common. Is there a distinction in meaning between arr and the yar variants, or are these simply different spellings of the …
When to use “in the last year”, “last year” and “in the past year”?
In the last year, last year, in the past year How do such things come into being? We may assume that the beginnings were something like this: When was it? - That was in the last year. Then you may …
Word for three times a year. Is "tri-quarterly" a real word?
Oct 2, 2022 · Is "tri-quarterly" a real English word meaning 3 times a year? Are there any other words that mean 3 times a year?
Correct hyphenation of age groups (18-25-year-olds / 18- to 25-year ...
Dec 10, 2020 · As the title suggests, I'd like to ask your opinion on the correct way (or most common/recommended way) to write about different age groups. Let's imagine you have a table …
How should "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" be capitalized?
As others have mentioned, Christmas and New Year are proper nouns, and thus are capitalized. Generally the phrases "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" are used in greetings, as headings, …
Is there a difference between: "The coming year" and "next year"?
Oct 28, 2014 · If it were now January, would "the coming year" be taken to mean this year? If it were November would "the coming year" refer to the next calendar year or a period running from …
1 year old vs. 1 year of age - is one of them the "correct" form?
Mar 8, 2017 · Currently the text says: "The medicine is not intended for babies under 1 year of age. For children 1 to 6 years old, the medicine is dispensed with a doctor's prescription only".<br> What …
Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"?
Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"? I have seen it several times in recent weeks, enough to make me wonder whether it is an emerging usage or just a common typo.
In pirate speak, do you say "be ye warned", or "ye be warned"?
Sep 19, 2018 · Ahoy me hearty! Shiver me timbers! According to pirate.monkeyness.com it's ye be warned speakpirate.com confirms this and says Yarr! ye be warned It means "you are warned" I …
history - What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates ...
Oct 27, 2011 · The "pirate speech" we hear/see/read, for example, on the website Talk Like A Pirate Day consists of a rhotic dialect characterized by phrases like "shiver me timbers," "ooh arh me …