The Oxford English Dictionary dates yoo-hoo to 1924, as noted by the American Dialect Society, and compares it to yo-ho, originally a nautical phrase also sometimes used in yo-heave-ho. Their first …

Nov 2, 2014 · My dad used the expression 'hoo-wee!' a lot when I was a kid. (That is what it sounds like.) For example, if we were using the grill and it flared up he would say "hoo-wee!", and I love …

Dec 25, 2015 · I am writing an article and I am wondering if the readers will understand that hoo-hooo is an owl sound. It's for an American audience. The article starts like this Everything was silent excep...

Nov 19, 2015 · Given that it is a necessity that both instruments sound true during the show, we could say that the sentence is trying to express the urgency of tuning the instruments. Therefore, it can be …

Questions I believe that let + us is the only instance where this type of contraction occurs. Is there an explanation as to why verbs such as (i) give + us, (ii) get + us or (iii) take + us were not similarly …

Sep 15, 2012 · There is a book titled Off to a Flying Start: Horsing Around the Language. What does off to mean? I did some research on it and I feel it means going to do, but I still need your confirmation.

Feb 20, 2023 · I recently became aware of "Boy howdy!" and figured it was some kind of rural expression of enthusiasm, but I want a bit more clarity. My first encounter was in a Western …

Jun 24, 2015 · Google doesn't help much. What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying/sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For example if I say, "I …

Jun 17, 2014 · "There she blows" (or "Thar she blows!") was the traditional hail from a whaler's lookout, when he sighted the telltale spout of a whale, presaging a long battle leading to riches. This became …

Take the following sentence: My idea is similar to his idea but not quite the same. Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same"?