meaning - What does “more cowbell” mean? Has it gotten the …
Oct 26, 2011 · more cowbell - A quote from a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Blue Oyster Cult members recording "Don't Fear the Reaper" with a producer telling them to add "more …
What does "leaves you wanting more" mean? [closed]
Feb 25, 2014 · I agree with @BigBoss comment, and I know the expression Always leave them wanting more is also used in the show business, to recommend that when the audience is …
What the meaning of "lot" here? [closed] - English Language
Oct 4, 2020 · The use of "it", referring to and emphasizing the immediately preceding noun is optional. If used it gives a more literate feeling to the sentence. "it has ever been my wont to …
grammaticality - Is “Am I needing to. . . ?” grammatical? - English ...
Another example of a shortened adjective phrase with a stative verb is "Titanic, starring (featuring) Leonardo Dicaprio, is a popular romantic movie." As I tell my students to identify stative verbs, …
phrases - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 24, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Meaning of "don't ask don't tell" - English Language & Usage …
Apr 24, 2011 · Are there other usages of the expression "don't ask don't tell" besides the one from its Wikipedia page?. Don't ask, don't tell (DADT) is the term commonly used for the policy …
"Do you want" vs "Do you not want" - English Language & Usage …
Aug 30, 2014 · The first is a direct question, where the questioner doesn't know what answer to expect. The second is rhetorical -- i.e. it is the statement "I know you want some drugs" …
Is there a comparative form of "well"?
May 9, 2016 · Is there a word that means "more well", in the same way that "better" means "more good"? In common parlance most people just use "better" for this purpose, but this sounds …
terminology - What are sentences like "the longer X, the more Y" …
Oct 12, 2010 · With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. The hotter, the better. The more I think about it, the weaker it …
Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?
Apr 24, 2011 · What would be the correct word to use when referring to three or more items, in the same manner as the word both? For example, using two words, with the word both: "There …