Dec 31, 2013 · Wikipedia suggests that kip is derived from kipper a smoked herring fish. The English philologist and ethnographer Walter William Skeat derives the word from the Old English kippian, to …

Apr 17, 2014 · Kip and nap are the same. Kip is more like the informal version of nap in BrE. Snooze also means nap and is the informal version of nap in both AmE and BrE. When it comes to their …

Aug 26, 2012 · We just can not think of a word to describe this situation where you understand something completely. There is nothing you do not know about it. If anyone knows or has something …

Jan 29, 2014 · While nap, snooze and doze mean sleep; nap and snooze are intentional while doze isn't. Snooze differs from nap; the former continues from previous sleep. You were sleeping and then …

Feb 25, 2021 · A UK artist, Liam Gallagher, usually uses this phrase, but I can't understand what it really means. Example taken from Twitter: That’s wiped me out of for a kip as you were LG x Please could …

Jul 1, 2011 · In short, yes. This is mentioned here and (a nice blog) here. In addition, it is commonly referenced in typography manuals to specifically use the double prime instead of the quotation mark, …

Aug 17, 2010 · I read a sentence containing the word thy, but I cannot find the meaning of that word. Is it older English, or is it still used in contemporary English today?

May 18, 2012 · I was wondering whether 'updation' is correct English or not. Sample sentence: I was involved in the updation of the website.

One word that comes to mind is undo, which carries the meaning of rolling back to a point before an action was carried out. To cover the whole process, though, you would still need to use another word …

Feb 20, 2020 · There's not really any difference. Like a shit or a break, one can either have or take a nap. But you get or have a good night's sleep, you give or have a look at something. It's all idiomatic, …