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word usage - similar to or similarly to - English Language & Usage ...
‘Even sinkholes similar to the one last summer have been around since the 18th Century.’ ‘After all a bully is somewhat similar to a stalker, they follow you, taunt you, frighten you.’ ‘This wide sweeping course is one of the newest on the circuit, and is very similar to Las Vegas and Michigan.’
idioms - "in the same vein as" vs. "in a similar vein to" vs. "along a ...
Following from Elian's answer, the use of Google Books trend viewer was excellent, but left me perplexed - "in similar vein" sounded like the more common option to me. It turns out, the preposition at the end of the phrase is important. If you do the same search without "to" or "as", then you get, from most common to least common: "In a similar ...
idioms - What is an alternative (more positive) analogy to "beating a ...
I'm looking for an analogy for my repeated attempts to revive interest in a project. The phrase beating a dead horse almost fits the bill, but a dead horse refers to a subject that is no longer re...
Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?
I ran into a somewhat similar situation recently where I was tempted to use "both" in reference to three items, as in: I did see a notable increase in my approach frequency when placed into a rare situation in my city where there was both high traffic overall, a high fraction of the target demographic, and conditions favourable to approaching.
Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?
I've come across this analogous question for the opposite case Idioms/Phrase for Obvious No but couldn't find one for mine. I'm looking for phrases like "Does the Pope pray?" or "Doe...
idiom requests - What’s a good alternative to “The devil is in the ...
The 80-20 or Pareto Rule capture some aspects of this. When used in the context of a project, it indicates that 80% of the project takes 20% of the work, while the hardest 20% of the project takes 80% of the work.
What is the difference between seems like /seems that/seems?
having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to. and the interesting thing is, the word seem has the definition: seem. give the impression or sensation of being something or having a particular quality. So when you use the second/third sentence. It seems (that) they have not completed the task yet.
meaning - "pseudo-", "quasi-" "semi-" and - English Language & Usage ...
I was wondering about the meaning of "pseudo-", "quasi-" "semi-" and possibly other related prefixes, in general cases. Particularly, in engineering and science, there are quite a few terms named...
etymology - What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100% of the ...
Wayne Gretzky appears to be the earliest attributed source of this particular expression, although two older sports-related expression say much the same thing: "You can't score if you don't shoot" and "You can't hit the ball if you don't swing."
expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Whenever I see constructions called ones “uncommonly used nowadays”, I am always concerned that this unfairly denigrates anything said—or even more especially, written—way back during the fading and antiquated world of yesterday morning in favor of hip contemporary (and often uneducated) casual speech that is expected to be heard at the local pub this coming afternoon.
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