Oct 13, 2020 · Evidently, humongus/humongous (very likely pronounced with a short o rather than a short u in the second syllable) was in reasonably widespread use at this college in Georgia by the …

Jan 30, 2012 · Among the words huge, enormous and gigantic, does one word refer to something bigger than another does, or do they all refer to the same size?

Nov 13, 2013 · 3 I'm looking for a comical word that has a meaning like big, humongous, etc. but nothing inappropriate that would contain swear words. For example, I could say: Whoa! That's a ______ …

Jun 17, 2022 · There's also (again, from Merriam-Webster)... Sisyphean of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus specifically requiring continual and often ineffective effort a Sisyphean task …

Oct 16, 2012 · How is the causative form of fall used in English? In the present tense, often enough, A tree falls in the woods, but a logger falls trees as well. but in the past tense, A tree fell in the woo...

Apr 8, 2020 · The three auxiliaries that end in /z/ -- has, is, was -- can all be contracted to just the /z/ at the end of the subject NP. This is normal in ordinary speech, and just about obligatory for subject …

Aug 15, 2011 · @IntermediateHacker Exactly. My point was how you say numbers depends on many things like culture, background, upbringing etc.

Jun 18, 2022 · Your example doesn't match your first sentence. Lots of people own plants like epiphyllum, and even if the flower only last a few hours, they do actually "have, possess" it for the …

Aug 30, 2019 · When you are using "the last time" to mean "the previous time something happened", then the use of "the" is optional. All of the examples you quote are correct and mean the same …

Feb 21, 2023 · I recommend "in the year 1908" then. It's hard to argue in any case that the year belonged to or derived from "1908", which would warrant the use of the word "of". AKA "Freud is a …