By Synonyms, Dates

Wingman's more of the friend that will provide you with backup (on a double date he takes the uglier girl, possibly to bed, just so you have a chance with her stunningly beautiful friend) here's to you mr. wingman, without your sense of bravery and fellowship, we would all be down in the...

The "relationship" issue seems to have been settled, so could somebody have a look at my previous question about "once"?Some of the posters have said it is being used incorrectly in "a further sign of improving ties between the once Cold War rivals". What's the...

Once can be found in Merriam-Webster used as an adjective and as a synonym for "former".http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=onceSince I would have said it's fine in N2G's sentence, may I ask what's the problem with it (if any)?Thanks!

Anon, you need the adjective definitions of familiar, not the noun ones. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary Main Entry: 2familiar Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English familier, from Anglo-French, from Latin familiaris, from familia Date: 14th century 1: closely acquainted :...

Ok let me remember the synonyms: 1. good-for-nothing, 2. never-do-well 3. inanely spending of the time So I could say that without hard-sworing but I'm sick and tired of your persuasions....

I find expected and anticipated more closely linked. According to www.m-w.com: EXPECT implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning The site lists expected as a synonym for prospective, but prospective is far less certain than expected. Also, you...

Yes, sour grapes is the best IMO. But its synonyms given here: -------- sour grapes (n) Synonyms: resentment, jealousy, bitterness, ill feeling, envy, ill will, scorn http://ca.encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561588523/sour_grapes.html --------- are flatly contradicted by Garner, and...

Hi Giga_d, and welcome to the forum. You asked a very mixed-bag of questions, including word choice, debating techniques, and logic. Not to mention political views. I'm not quite sure how attaining a state of pregnancy is a non-action - many will argue that it's happened only once before,...

I often struggle with synonyms. Right now I have a group of synonyms which I hope someone can help me out. abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, countermand, invalidate, lift, nullify, overrule, overturn, quash, recant, repeal, retract, reverse, withdraw

ReDSanchous wrote: 1. short (or brief) letter - it'd be ok, wouldn't it? Short sounds good. ReDSanchous wrote: 2.till and until - well, I have always thought that these prepositions are synonyms. You have a date range: till 11.11-14.11. So you can't use either. 3. What does 'sp' mean?...