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Bookmark or Share- What's the origin of saying "yoo hoo!" to get someone's attention?A character in D.H. Lawrence's novel Women in Love (published 1920) calls out, "Shu-hu!" to hail her sister in a crowded place. This must be the same as "yoo hoo". What is the source of this
- Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo or w/w/oYes, in the right context it should be pretty easy to deduce. Salad dressing recipes (or any recipes) for which the ingredients may include controversial items such as anchovies, or very spicy ingredients; will often have the potentially offensive ingredients listed as optional.
- What are the words to express sobbing and crying sound?Google doesn't help much. What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying/sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For example if I say, "I am sad [
- Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?Both "w/" and "w/o" were common, very informal, U.S. abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently.
- What is a common word that describes men who don't attract womenA man (or woman) may be "friend-zoned":. . .where one person wishes to enter into a romantic relationship while the other does not.
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