A humdinger is a remarkable or outstanding person or thing. The OED has it as originally US dating (as hum-dinger) from 1905, but says the origin is unknown. Where does the word humdinger come fr...

Dec 3, 2023 · It becomes grammatical when written as "Also, see ...". So think of the comma as being elided in the heading.

Aug 14, 2010 · What is the plural form of "status"? @bobobobo: Besides, there isn't a single word not ending in -ius whose plural ends in -ii (AFAIK). Something like statii could only be the plural of …

Aug 1, 2025 · I'm a manager, writing a performance review for one of my direct reports. The content is gathered from feedback of their peers. Wherever possible, I like to use direct quotes, so long as it …

When you are using the word "Dad" to refer to a specific person, it's standing in place of their name, and thus, like their name, would be capitalized. When you're talking about dads in general, it's a common …

Dec 22, 2015 · @phoog Sure, I agree it is a possibility. Of course the longer version being an adaptation of the shorter is also possible. Wikitionary suggests that "fools seldom differ" is usually a comeback …

Dec 27, 2016 · This question reveals the history of the peppermint sweet's name, but does not elabourate on how the word was first formed. At first glance, it would seem to be a portmanteau or …

Feb 7, 2019 · There are other ways of stating this, as some of the other answers mention, but the word grant is perfectly correct and understandable in this context. The phrases "grant permissions" and …

I think doozy can be used in the positive or negative – more so than, say, humdinger, which I think is more generally positive.

Oct 27, 2019 · Parliament can refer to any legislative government body. Its origin is in an assembly gathered to talk. c. 1300, "consultation; formal conference, assembly," from Old French parlement …