What is the origin of "Indian Summer" and is it offensive?
4 sep. 2013 · However, with conditions becoming more summer-like again during this week, many are wondering if this is an Indian Summer in the making. Traditionally, an Indian Summer is a …
Is the term Indian Giver politically correct?
3 aug. 2018 · 'Indian summer' is (it is a false summer (oh but it is a welcome warm period? Tell that to someone who is Indian.). I don't find 'Indian style', 'Indian file', or most of those ones for …
When do we use "arrive at" versus "arrive in"?
12 apr. 2011 · Arrive carries 3 prepositions: in, on, or at. He arrived in New York. He arrived at the station. He arrived on the scene of the accident. Also: He arrived here. [no preposition] He …
A term for "it's raining while the sun is shining"
30 jan. 2020 · Most languages have a popular term or a traditional saying for the occurrence of rain while the sun is shining (a sunshower). Most of these expressions have been handed down …
word choice - When someone leaves at 4pm - should I say "Have a …
4 jun. 2015 · In India, where I live, we say "good morning" from the time people wake up to 12 noon. Then we switch over to "good afternoon" till about 5 pm, when we begin saying "good …
past tense - “I have been travelling” or “I had been...” or “I was ...
21 okt. 2018 · Did the teacher ask the question when you came late into the classroom or after class? In other words, did the teacher say: 'Where have you been? You are very late. Or: 'Where …
What word do I use to describe people from India & neighboring ...
9 jan. 2018 · However people who come from countries neighboring India such as Sri Lanka or Fijian Indians do not like to be classified as "Indian" because this would be similar to calling a …
Can a graduating class be described as the "15th Batch"?
4 jun. 2023 · Additionally, the OED has an entry (no paywall!) for batchmate, which it marks as "Chiefly South Asian and Philippine English" showing examples from Jamaica (exceedingly old …
present perfect - Have lived vs. Have been living - English …
6 okt. 2012 · The present continuous tense is normally used to express an action that is temporary in nature. If you were to say: I'm living in a flat, some might interpret it as not being a …
"Indian" comes from Italian/Spanish "gente in dios" (God-like …
20 mrt. 2019 · The Italian etymology of India fails to mention anything about "people in/of God". Italian Wikipedia says Gli antichi Greci si riferivano agli indiani con il termine Indoi (Ινδοί), il …
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