Aug 21, 2010 · What is the origin of xox used to mean kisses and hugs?

Apr 11, 2011 · What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, and why are …

Dec 2, 2014 · Moreso and more so are both correct, but in different contexts. Example: Anna's performance was good, but Emma's more so. In this example, the "so" in more so relates back to the …

Jan 19, 2011 · XOX, the Xs could certainly be said to be centered around the O; in the middle, not skewed to one side or the other. The sun in the solar system is a good example. Unfortunately, …

I recently read that the phrase "Blood is thicker than water" was originally derived from the phrase "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb", implying ...

Aug 5, 2022 · Right. It's off, not on, and the idea is that the idea was just lying in a stack at the top of one's mind. This is not suitable for detailed planning, but it's OK for estimates and immediate action. …

Jul 22, 2022 · Why is the word bloody considered offensive in Britain — where it is used as an adjectival expletive — but not so in the US?

Aug 29, 2014 · There was the following passage in the New Yorker 's (August 27) article titled, “A scandal at the C.I.A. May be.” : In January I (David Shafer, novelist) filed a Freedom of Information …

I'm afraid I have to disagree here. From my understanding, and a recent article in the Atlantic, derived from the new text Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine, referring …

May 27, 2011 · "Geezer" actually means an odd or eccentric man. This word came from guise, which was: (in Scotland and N England) the practice or custom of disguising oneself in fancy dress, often …