What does "Chap" when it describes a person? [closed]
2020年2月6日 · However, 'chap' here is informal, just a less highbrow/remote replacement for 'person', and (from the context, which hints at say a Bertie-Wooster-like association) having a (dated) British upper-class connection.
What's the difference between "bloke", "chap" and "lad"?
2012年12月7日 · chap — "(British) fellow. Origin of chap: chapman" lad — "a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity" So, it seems, that lad can be related only to a young person. While chap and bloke to any male person. My British fellow said: Chap is more delicate; bloke is rougher a bit. Chap is posh, bloke is common.
Feminine Forms for chaps and blokes [duplicate]
2023年3月26日 · The British armed forces, specifically the Joint Equality Diversity and Inclusion unit at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, recommend "people, folks, friends or you all", rather than "chaps" or "guys". (Source: Can a woman be a chap?, Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman, Grammarphobia, 15 May 2019)
What exactly does "tally ho" mean? - English Language & Usage …
I heard this tally ho in a youtube video (British). I also heard it in the movies "Jack the Giant Slayer", and "Spiderman 1". I understand it's some kind of expression or exclamation or idiom to sa...
abbreviations - Usage of "p." versus "pp." versus "pg." to denote …
2011年3月1日 · Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p. is used to denote 1 page, pp. to denote a range of pages. This form of citation is used when you are using brief/in text citations.
What's the origin of the idiom "bust one's chops"?
"Chop" just literally means jaws, or sides of one's face. It's the second noun definition for "chop" in the OED. Its usage extends back to the early 16th century. Its etymology is from "chap," which is a jawbone, and an ever older word. So, the phrase is literal: "Don't bust my chops," means "don't hit me in the jaw."
What's the difference between "lad" and "mate" in British English?
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Which should I use with "neither/nor": "has" or "have"?
I don't disagree with what this chap says. Regarding the second example, I expect someone will say it's ok, but I don't like the pluralising of versions at all. It just seems like a futile attempt to justify have, which is at best somewhat suspect in the first place.
etymology - "Hold your piece" or "Hold your peace" - English …
2016年1月8日 · Hold your piece reminds me of the joke about the chap who lived next to a monastery. One night there was the most fearful caterwauling coming from the place and so he phoned the police. The voice at the other end said It's alright they are holding a Monks' Ball.
dedications - What's the proper way to dedicate a paper with a "to …
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