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Bookmark or Share- Is there any other way you can "wax" as you do when you "wax ...@Cerberus: You do not mention -- this is perhaps self-evident for you, that the "grow" sense of wax is very much alive in modern German: wachsen - to grow, die Erwachsenen : the adults (= the grown-ups).
- word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange@KeithS: "I'm the only child", by itself with no other context, suggests to me that the speaker is a child, and is unique in that regard. It's impossible to know if the speaker has siblings, since they may not be present, or may be grown-ups, etc, whereas "I'm an only child" can only mean "I have no siblings". –
- Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as childrenIs it normal to refer to adult-age sons and daughters of someone as children? A native speaker of Arabic learning English has said that in Arabic, the word for sons and daughters is "أولاد" (awlaa...
- 'What ho!' of Bertie Wooster - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange"What ho!" - this strange form of greeting is used all the time by Bertie Wooster, a character of well-known "Jeeves and Wooster" stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Bertie Wooster: Oh, what ho, Sir Wa...
- "Can/may/will you help me with this?"Yes: "May" contrasts with "Can" in the first person, and generations of children have been told off for saying "Can I" when grown-ups held that they should have been saying "May I". But in the second person, "May you" is very unusual.
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