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Bookmark or Share- Where does the phrase "in good nick" come from?(The article also uses the similar phrase in good form.) In good nick shows up in many other editions of The Press and also The Obago Witness in the late-1870s, all applied to racehorses. An origin? Another meaning of the noun nick dates from 1824 and, according to the OED: 10.
- What is the origin of "pretty" as slang for "somewhat"?By at least 1475, pretty was characterizing things as exactly the opposite of small and intricate – as ‘considerable’ or ‘sizable’, e.g. a pretty many or, come the 1700s, a pretty penny. We see a similar jump in other ‘attractive’ or ‘worthwhile’ descriptors: a fair amount, a good many, a handsome sum. Talking pretty
- sentence construction - "I did well" vs. "I did good" - English ...I did pretty good on the test. which is, of course, grammatically incorrect because good is an adjective. Adjectives are only used to modify nouns. So, what we have here is called a colloquialism—something that's accepted in spoken language because of its widespread use despite the fact that it's grammatically wrong.
- What is the meaning of "pretty decent" in terms of level of quality?"Roger Federer has a pretty decent serve." "Our town has a pretty decent collection of so-and-so branded sports gear." "We had a pretty decent trip down South over the summer." "Hey! This food is pretty decent." "Last night's movie was pretty decent. Not a waste of my money at all."
- adjectives - Turn out "good" vs turn out "well" - English Language ...In the US, for many decades it was stressed in school that well should be used with verbs and good with nouns. This cake turned out well. It's good. It was quite a mess at first, but in the end it turned out well for everyone.--That's good. The schools wouldn't have stressed this usage "rule" if many native speakers weren't violating it all the ...
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