What is a toit? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
A toit is the French word for "roof" and I've got this "folk etymology" to propose. It's absolutely unverified and even denied by proponents of the theory that rhyme reduplications are mostly …
"I use to", or "I used to" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 6, 2013 · As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because …
adjectives - Should I use " related" or "-related" - English …
What is the correct use of the term "related?" For example, should I use it like computer related, or is it more proper to use computer-related (where the word "computer" is just part of my …
verbs - What's the difference between "I look forward to" and "I'm ...
If you mean both in the sense of anticipating something, both are equally valid. However 'I look forward' is more formal; it's the kind of thing you would write in an official letter. A typical …
grammaticality - "Due to" at the beginning of a sentence - English ...
May 24, 2012 · The problem is not that you used due to at the beginning of a sentence. The problem is that due to must be followed by a nominal phrase, since to is a preposition and …
grammar - Difference between "to" and "to the" - English …
May 8, 2015 · Welcome to the ELU :-). This question might be a little too basic for this website, but we have a sister site English Language Learners where I think you might find an answer, …
The exact sense and origin of "to stick it to someone"
The earliest written instance I can find is F. C. Adams, Manuel Pereira (1853) The old fellow laughs at the joke, as he calls it, and tells 'em, when they stick it to him, they don't understand …
The difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to"
Jan 8, 2015 · What is the difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to" and when to use each of them? Here, I have read the following example: I used to do something: "I used to drink …
"Man" is to "womanizer" as "woman" is to what?
May 27, 2012 · What's the feminine version of womanizer? Your title and question are a bit contradictory. Reading the title, I inferred that the question was a man womanizes a female so …
capitalization - When should I capitalize the word "principal ...
Jan 27, 2012 · When using the word Principal to describe the head or director of a school, under what situations should one capitalize it, and when should it be lower-cased?