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Bookmark or Share- The phrase "God willing." - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeMy favorite variant is the phrase Hank Williams Sr. sometimes used to end his shows: "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, we'll see you before long." – MT_Head Commented Jan 29, 2014 at 19:34
- Is there a term for the period between midnight and sunrise?@Mitch On a related note, the OED entry for “small hours” gives “the early hours after midnight denoted by the small numbers, one, two, etc.” Interestingly, the 1st citation is from Charles Dickens in 1836: “He invited friends home, who used to come at ten o'clock, and begin to get happy about the small hours.”
- What is the difference between "lay" and "lie"?Raise, raised, raised is the causative of rise, rose, risen. It is regular. They are raising the flagpole today. Raise it higher, please. He raised himself up. A graphic depiction of a fraction of the network of lie/lay is shown here. Similar graphics could be made for sit/set and rise/raise. There's a lot going on.
- Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?People prefer to avoid the "%" increase for anything more than a few percent, due to confusion it creates: lots of readers fail to realize the distinction between "increase by" and "increase to", and even these who do, make a double take to spot which one was used, especially with values exceeding 100 by not much.
- "Rise in" vs. "rise of" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThe rise in juvenile crime is attributed to three factors. This indicates that there has been an increase and has a reasonably neutral connotation. The rise of juvenile crime is attributed to three factors. This could indicate simply that there has been an increase, but also applies some anthropomorphism or, at least, animation to the object.
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