Mar 29, 2015 · Infectious smile is the idiomatic way to say it, and has no negative connotations whatsoever. Take a look at this ngram. I threw "wicked grin" in there to show some relativity. …

Nov 13, 2013 · E.g simple "I smile" goes to perfect "I have smiled". You also seem to have the right idea about 'would have, could have, should have' vs 'would have been, should have …

Dec 14, 2023 · The most common and non-problematic use of this word is followed by “to” and a specific result, in a sentence like this: This environment is not conducive to good sleep. …

Aug 20, 2019 · I like you because you seem like a sweet person, even though we haven't chatted much one on one, every time I've seen you on the forum you've been nice.

May 9, 2024 · To be cut from the same cloth is an idiom describing a high degree of similarity between items. It carries a connotation of intrinsic similarity that's in the very "fabric" of the …

Apr 15, 2023 · Investigating actual results from Google 4-grams for the sun is shining + the birds are chirping I can see little evidence that the twinned version was at all common before (or …

Dec 21, 2016 · Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Movie 3: Reflection (FINALLY after a long bout of TBC!!!!) Attack on Titan Season 2 Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Tales of Zestiria the X (need …

Variants that are relative newcomers As for the suggested longer expression "Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one," the earliest matches I could find for it are two …

Aug 28, 2020 · I can infer why shine might be offensive in some contexts, but for the sake of clarity, you should add the reason for it to your question rather than just assuming everybody …

Jun 23, 2011 · I think the term that best describes it is "doublespeak", which is using words in such a way as to twist their meaning so as to obscure what is actually being said. You can use …