Baloney is a modification of bologna, used to mean both the smoked sausage and nonsense. The pronunciation of bologna, when used to refer the smoked sausage is similar to the …

Oct 22, 2014 · The basic baloney also inspired such variations as phoney-baloney, the fake Latin phonus-balonus, and globaloney (global + baloney). .. Are you looking for evidence of first …

Apr 13, 2024 · In American English, 'r' can change the vowel before it. For many speakers, beard does not have quite the same vowel as either bid or bead, father does not have quite the same …

Sep 9, 2012 · I voted to reopen this. The question is specific enough - we want a word that means "unlucky in love" or "involuntarily without a girlfriend". The OP specifically mentioned courtship, …

Jun 8, 2022 · What is the origin of the phrase "la ti dah"? Two famous usages of the phrase: it is exclaimed often by the title character in the movie 'Annie Hall', and it is used the lyrics of …

Dec 28, 2013 · Since "quixotic" was coined with Don Quixote as its basis, why is it pronounced "kwicks-OTT-ick" when it should by rights/origin be pronounced "Key-HO-tick"? It even sounds …

Unlawful and lawful are good, stout Anglo-Saxon words that tend to be of the law -- that is, they are used in statute -- while illegal and legal are fine, robust Latinate words that have …

Mar 12, 2017 · What is the correct understanding of 'for the sake of brevity'? I have heard it in various contexts, being used to refer to very different kinds of meanings. Some have used it to …

Aug 12, 2015 · Is there a preferred or more common usage between the phrase "with a ton of xxx" or "with tons of xxx"? Both referring to something having an abundance of something.

Feb 24, 2011 · First two questions: The pronunciation of some American English consonants can be quite different from British English, in particular for R and T. A t in the middle of a word can …