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  1. etymology - Does "neath" have any standalone meaning? - English ...

    Aug 8, 2012 · Neath or 'neath does have a standalone meaning, but as you will see here, it simply means beneath. It appears in poetry usually, I suspect, when beneath or underneath would add too …

  2. Difference between "under", "underneath", "below" and "beneath"

    Sep 7, 2018 · In terms of these two senses, is there any subtle difference between these four prepositions? Or one is most formal/informal than the rest. And what about their spelling pattern: If …

  3. Confusion about a stanza from Rudyard Kipling

    And Love to all men 'neath the sun! And love everyone on earth. As Alex pointed out, "'neath the sun" is borrowed from Ecclesiastes. It's a motif that appears many times throughout the book. A close …

  4. gerunds - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Is there a single-word noun for an overwhelming feeling that uses overwhelm as its root? My first thought was to make a gerund, that is, overwhelming. Although overwhelming is normally used as an

  5. What do you call this particular sitting position?

    Dec 21, 2017 · Have a look at the following picture Is there a word for the sitting position of the boy with recorder ?

  6. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    No, "underneath" does not imply a greater level of depth than either "beneath" or "below". underneath The under- indicates the subject of comparison is directly below the object or right "under its …

  7. prepositions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 30, 2012 · I ask for the difference in a sense of active quality rather than a stative quality of the verbs. E.g. in "the toy is sitting underneath/under table", the verb is stative. So we are dealing with a...

  8. word choice - What is a less controversial name for the clothing item ...

    Jun 8, 2017 · The shirt in the OP is not the best example of what people, at least originally, meant by "wifebeater". Instead, "wifebeater" meant a finely ribbed, thin fabric, white, A-shirt, sold in multipacks …

  9. How to describe this metallic sound? - English Language & Usage …

    Jun 22, 2017 · Try to get across the ethereal nature of the sound so as to evoke the almost indescribable yet quite precise idea you want to convey. “So attuned is Hikaru to the deadly arts that …

  10. What's the origin of saying "yoo hoo!" to get someone's attention?

    Here's the first part of the chorus: You'll hear me call-ing YOO-HOO, 'Neath your win-dow some sweet day You'll hear me call-ing YOO-HOO, And you'll know I'm home to stay, So with that context, yoo …