What ever happened to "fink"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Sep 8, 2018 · The term "fink" sounds twee and almost charming in comparison, a suitable utterance for a child but much less so for an adult. In fact, Batfink was a popular children's …
accent - Is the pronunciation of 'th' as in think 'f' specific to a ...
5 I'm asking this because I heard two people say fink* instead of think & bof* instead of both: a non native university teacher of English and a native speaker of English. If it's not a speech …
What does the word "phink" in the pink panther cartoon mean?
Phink is a jocular misspelling of fink, which in US slang of the 50s and 60s signified generally a despicable person and specifically a traitor or sneak, someone who betrays his criminal …
What's the word for telling on someone, or inform against them?
A person telling on someone may be called a rat, mole, fink, stoolpigeon, tattle-tale, or narc, with each subject to being rendered a verb: ratted, narced, etc.
A word that represents a group of people working to achieve a …
Apr 16, 2016 · There are several words that means a group of people with a common interest/purpose/goal/aim etc. These words might depend on the context as well: union: a …
Can "nighttime" be used instead of "night-time"?
0 The NGram is very persuasive for the use of "at nighttime" but I agree with Brian Fink that hyphenation is dying in favor of two-word usage (see what I did there?) and I think it's a huge …
"Is" or "was" written by? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 4, 2014 · Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare. Does it matter if the work is an ongoing series? Welcome to Night Vale is …
terminology - Is “kludge” a proper word to name a dirty hack in ...
It pleases me to note that in that ancient article of 1962, I gave full credit to the late Phineas Burling, then chief calligrapher with the Fink and Wiggles Publishing Company, for researching …
Usage, meaning and popularity of the term "nerd"
Jun 30, 2016 · Penn State's pet, the rat fink, is R.F. at Southern Cal and "mouse fink" at ivy-bound Harvard. At the University of North Carolina you can't even be that detestible beast, the fink.
Difference between "each" and "every"
Aug 21, 2012 · What is the difference between the following two sentences? Each apple is red. Every apple is red.