etymology - What is the origin of 'fuddy-duddy'? - English Language ...
Jan 6, 2018 · The old, experienced fuddy-duddy goes to the wall ; the energetic hustler gets the business, and his very impetus pays the bills of his errors of judgment. The earliest Elephind match …
Is there a word which means one who prefers older ways?
May 22, 2017 · Would you say someone who prefers a manual pencil-sharpener is a fuddy-duddy? It is probably too strong for that situation.
Is there a word for words formed of repeating sounds?
May 20, 2018 · Is there an English word to describe a group of refrain words composed of two syllables e.g. pera-pera, meaning fluently, iki-iki meaning vividly? (6 answers)
Changes in English names of people
Jan 14, 2011 · Why is Robert called Bob and John called Jack sometimes? What is the history of or reason for this practice in changing the English names of people?
Word for someone who can't keep up with the times?
May 23, 2015 · The only other noun I can think of is a 'diehard' (variant spellings). First used in war in the mid C19th, then to describe Conservative politicians clinging to British imperial power in the …
What is the abbreviation for 'who are'
Jun 17, 2019 · Hello, Jessica. I know we're all still learning English (and if we're silly enough to think we're almost there, it goes and changes), but our sister site, ELL, is perhaps more suitable for those …
What explains this dialogue sequence in the movie "Get Out"?
Oct 16, 2024 · Yes, that's right, Bravo. tattletale is fuddy-duddy, and not limited to BrE speakers at all. The others are slang. "grass", "fit up" for snitch are the BrE words I hear in UK police procedurals.
If saying 'Why can't I ...?' is correct, would 'Why cannot I ...?' be ...
Sep 3, 2022 · I might be a bit of an old fuddy-duddy, but like there sounds a bit "common" (uneducated) to me. Dunno if that specific usage has ever been raised on ELU/ELL though.
Which is grammatically correct? Open or opens?
Mar 1, 2019 · The second one is correct. In The quest opens up doors. the verb opens up agrees in person and number with the subject quest. The sentence doesn't require are if both the prepositional …
orthography - "Real time", "real-time" or "realtime" - English Language ...
Sep 1, 2011 · Which of real time, real-time and realtime is correct when you are talking about seeing something as it happens?