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Bookmark or Share- Is "receival" a valid word for the act of receiving something?In the course of reviewing a standard operating procedure, I came across the subheading: "Receival, Costing and Charging of Work". I immediately began to doubt whether the word "receival" was a
- etymology - Yikes! Where did it come from? - English Language & Usage ...for yikes. The earliest citation for yikes in OED is from 1971 but Etymonline gives 1953. In fact, for this sense of yikes, the earliest citations I could find are from 1960 (from the book Where the boys are by Glendon Fred Swarthout): The earlier examples I could find are related to yike meaning: An imitation of the cry of the woodpecker. [OED]
- Meaning/origin of "You bet" as a response to "Thank you"In a radio show (such as APM Marketplace), when a host interviews a guest, the conversation ends with the host saying "Thank you" and the guest saying something similar in response.
- synonyms - When is it appropriate to use "Yeah" and "Yep" as variants ...Yes is not a formal word; you can use it in both formal and informal contexts.. Looking at the definitions given for yeah, yeh, yep, or yup, all those words are defined as exclamation & noun nonstandard spelling of yes, representing informal pronunciation.
- Origin of "blimey" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeAccording to Etymonline: (It is also used in excitement.) blimey by 1889, probably a corruption of (God) blind me! First attested in a slang dictionary which defines it as "an apparently
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