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- Use of and lo in a sentence - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What, if any, is the right way to use "and lo" in a sentence? My basic structure is " [discussion about thing], and lo, [example of thing]", kind of like: There's a cliche about circus clowns being creepy and dangerous, and lo, last night I saw a clown violating a teddy bear
- interjections - How to use the expression lo and behold - English . . .
Lo comes from Middle English, where it was a short form of lok, imperative of loken, "to look" (see Etymonline, Wiktionary) To behold means "to see, to look at" and comes from Old English bihaldan, "give regard to, hold in view" (compare to behalten in contemporary German)
- meaning - use of the interjection but lo . . . - English Language . . .
According to the OED, in Middle English there are two distinct words "lo" or "loo" which have fallen together; one of them is indeed derived from a form of "look", but the other "lá, an exclamation indicating surprise, grief, or joy"
- verbs - log in to or log into or login to - English Language . . .
When writing an instruction about connecting to a computer using ssh, telnet, etc , I'm not sure what spacing to use in this familiar spoken phrase: "Log in to host com" "Log into host com" "Login to
- 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" It is often spelled with an apostrophe as "Lil'" or "Li'l" When used as a prefix in comic or animation it can refer to a specific style of drawing where the characters appear in a chubby, childlike style These are normally
- No, not, and non - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
All of them have different usages and can quite clearly defined in that different contexts Some example sentences for no: As for the drink, there was no point in bringing that up Carmen had given Josh no encouragement Some examples sentences for not: I'm not too keen on that decision That I am not prepared to say Some example sentences for non as a prefix non-eligible non-human After
- It isnt vs. its not - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The biggest difference between the two is how many syllables it takes to say them: It*is*n't vs Its*not This obviously matters a whole lot for rhythm and rhyme Sometimes (though rarely) it is worth avoiding the harsh 's' sound from it's not due to microphones' tendency to accentuate the sssss But in terms of meaning there is no significant difference Using "it is not" would sound a tad more
- When do we use “had had” and “have had”? [duplicate]
I have seen several sentences in English where some writers have written had twice in a row I am a bit confused about when the grammar calls for using had had For example: I had had my car
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