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  1. Is "teh" an English word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Teh was used as an example that if every single English word was included in a spell-checker it would decrease (the spell-checker's) utility (very few people know or use "teh", it's auto-corrected to "the"). …

  2. orthography - meaning and usage of 'teh' - English Language & Usage ...

    Hagrid’s pronunciation of to is spelled ter in the book, so teh seems to be an article, at least according to Wiktionary. However, it seems to be an uncommon usage, so I would please like to know its …

  3. grammaticality - Which is correct: "the below information" or "the ...

    I frequently see statements that refer to something later in the text that use a phrase such as "the below information". Is it more correct instead to say "the information below" (or "the following

  4. Origin of "the beatings will continue until morale improves"

    Jul 1, 2024 · What is the origin of the phrase the beatings will continue until morale improves? There is a Metafilter and a Quora out on it, but they are inconclusive, and the phrase does not appear in the

  5. pronunciation - What does "Do you haz teh codez?" mean? - English ...

    There is a banner in StackOverflow pointing to the careers website (programmers): Do you haz teh codez? My questions about the sentence/question are: What's the question in plain English? Why do...

  6. What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?

    There is no such equivalent phrase that I know of for any English-speaking country. However thanks to the prevalence of US media, the phrase "plead the fifth" or "take the fifth" is widely recognized …

  7. etymology - Was "tea" ever pronounced as "teh-ah"? - English …

    Dec 25, 2023 · Follow up on SciFi.SE Pronunciation of teatime: in my answer I argue that "teh-ah" as spelled out once in a discworld novel is a pronunciation-spelling. It is essentially not clear why tea /ti:/ …

  8. word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...

    Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

  9. etymology - What is the origin of the quote, “You can satisfy some of ...

    Jan 5, 2017 · The actual quote is: You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. It is is most often attributed to …

  10. Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from"

    I'd appreciate your assistance in helping me particularly understand how to use the phrase "as of" properly. What is the proper interpretation of the following sentence? "I need you to get me all