The NOAD third edition reports that char, cha, and chai are British informal nouns for tea. The origin of the nouns is late 16th century (as cha; rare before the early 20th century), from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá.

Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely "[I have] got you".

Jun 12, 2021 · It's not limited to children. Many adults, especially those in accent-heavy regions, also do it. It's rectified by gentle and consistent correction and re-annunciation from the corrector. However, with aren't-cha and what-cha, I don't know that it's necessary, so long as they know the proper way to say it and aren't writing the words out like that.

Nov 5, 2017 · Oxford Dictionaries Online writes in their U.S. section that the phase cover one’s ass is an informal phrase meaning: Foresee and avoid the possibility of attack or criticism. ‘I like to

Jul 12, 2011 · Traditionally the word chairman was used irrespective of whether the incumbent was a man or a woman. But over the last few decades many people have tried to avoid words which include the morpheme man because they are seen as excluding women.

How about Fee, Fye, Pho, ƒum?Fee being the lesser of the Golden Section (or a value of 0.6180339), Fye being the greater of the Golden Section (or a value of 2.6180339), Pho being a shorthand for Fibonacci or Phyllotaxis, and ƒum being the word sum when written in old script.

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Oct 10, 2013 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to.

Feb 6, 2020 · The only dictionary that adds a caveat about this sense being rather old-fashioned is Wiktionary: chap (plural chaps) (dated outside Britain and Australia)

Apr 4, 2017 · Are there any rules for the pronunciation of Ch words. In words like, for example, chess, chemistry, school, etc. I want to know when should we pronounce 'ch' as "K' and when this has to be pronoun...