Feb 3, 2016 · Evidently, "snipped" has had more that a century to emerge as a short form of the phrase "said snippily." Something similar seems to have happened with such verbs as …

Mar 26, 2013 · You are looking for sniped being helped by an auxiliary be verb. Do not confused with snipped, which is the past participle of snip. Example: He was sniped by an unknown …

Jul 11, 2013 · This expression is commonly used in the southern United States from Oklahoma to Virginia, and is patently illogical, and yet fails to inspire any consternation or lack of semantic …

Jul 3, 2018 · I think it is called pull quote: In graphic design, a pull quote (also known as a lift-out pull quote) is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used …

Apr 5, 2016 · Quality answers should include some example from a reputable source. You can use dictionaries, Google Ngrams, or short examples snipped from books. Please cite your …

Jul 23, 2017 · What's the common name? Wagon? Passenger car? Example sentence: I sat two wagons from Tom to spy him.

Jul 29, 2024 · Another possibility, as others have mentioned, is the solution of adding a by before the -ing clause to make it an adjunct of means, which in this case may be preferable if the …

May 11, 2019 · I've read it a few times and assumed it was some sort of Beatnik expression. "Cool", of course, is a well-known Beatnik term, but what is meant by "beans" in this context is …

Dec 6, 2013 · Definition of iterate: to say or do again or again and again Definition of reiterate: to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect The distinction seems to …

Jun 11, 2014 · I think the implication in the expression "I'm home" is that you're home from somewhere. It may, as Mitch says, be that you've just come/gone in, but it doesn't need to be …