What is the short form for little ? Is it lil or lil? The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name) Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little"
expressions - Usage of the more you squeeze, the more sand disappears . . . Governor Tarkin: Princess Leia, before your execution, I'd like you to join me for a ceremony that will make this battle station operational No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now Princess Leia: The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers (from *Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope*)
etymology - Where does the sky is falling come from? - English . . . The first instance of the Chicken Little story that a Google Books search finds is from "Remarkable Story of Chicken Little: An Occurrence of Everyday Life," in the [New York] Gazette of the Union and The Golden Rule (December 9, 1848):
What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ? @Marcin: Perhaps I am I know that there are times when "Mister" is either a portion of a style or a complete style, but in that case it is associated with some position (e g certain clergy positions, or some official government positions in the United states such as "Mr President", "Madam Speaker", etc), while the generic honorific we tend to say during conversation to anyone would not thus
personal names - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Vice Admiral Sir T J H Laurence KCVO CB CSM ADC(P) HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO GCStJ QSO GCL None of this precludes an ordinary "Mr Mrs J R Ewing", or (if he has a qualification and she doesn't) "Dr Mrs J R Ewing" The point is that if the couple has to be dealt with separately because the wife has stuff to be listed
politeness - How should I tell someone I called you but you didnt . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
What is the correct pronunciation of the word “ma’am”? Always in the sense that this was what my parents used when they needed to, and taught me to use with Princess Alice of Athlone; my father helped organise the Coronation in 1953, so it certainly covered the second half of the twentieth century, and probably earlier "Ma'am as in hem" was a traditional Indian Empire pronunciation for European women
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