
bullet casings vs. shell casings | WordReference Forums
Jul 17, 2007 · There's a crime scene where the police find the following items: "expended bullets from a 12-gauge shotgun, .45 calibre bullet casings, and 223 shell casings." Now, what is the …
A shell of himself - WordReference Forums
Feb 2, 2011 · They suggest that, among the relevant hits, about half relate to a change in physical appearance or health. As your post implies, in this case the two expressions - 'shell of himself' …
Chapter, Section, Subsection [capitalization] - WordReference …
Jun 30, 2018 · Should I capitalize Chapter, Section, Subsection? <——-Question from original thread title added to post by moderator (Florentia52)——-> In the previous c hapter, a method …
"worst case" or "worst-case"? | WordReference Forums
Nov 29, 2021 · There's very little danger of someone mis-reading it as "worst (case scenario)" (what's a case scenario?) so choosing to use a hyphen in this case is more a matter of …
Does the transition Granted work in this case? - WordReference …
Jun 10, 2025 · Many ancient astronomers thought that the stars were fixed on a shell surrounding the earth and all the same distance away. Differences in brightness were due to differences in …
jungle jolly | WordReference Forums
Dec 6, 2025 · Buenos días. Leyendo un artículo (The Other Face of Battle) sobre el arte de la guerra que enfatiza las hazañas del ejército estadounidense, me encontré con la expresión …
Знать + [accusative vs genitive] | WordReference Forums
Oct 10, 2021 · The first case is the classical one I know: знать + accusative. But the second one perplexes me. Решения is the genitive singular of решение and here the rule is negative + …
shaver shells - WordReference Forums
Mar 10, 2010 · Hello, Can you please help me understand what is a "shaver shell"? I think that I don't have the context that would help ... Somebody is walking between refuses and some of …
bombes papier - WordReference Forums
Jan 23, 2018 · Ok, after much more research, I have found that BOMBE is both the shell of the firework, and a loud bank effect (concussion, in English) but in my case, it is shell which I …
English Expression Origin: Nutty as a Fruitcake
Jan 28, 2006 · nutty as a fruitcake Crazy, idiotic, as in Mary's nutty as a fruitcake if she thinks she can get away with that. The adjective nutty meaning "insane" was first recorded in 1821; the …