Aug 21, 2010 · What is the origin of xox used to mean kisses and hugs?

Apr 11, 2011 · What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, …

Jan 19, 2011 · XOX, the Xs could certainly be said to be centered around the O; in the middle, not skewed to one side or the other. The sun in the solar system is a good example. …

Dec 2, 2014 · @rintaun: Those are not "examples the other way", since "anymore" and "everyday" are both cases where a compound was standardly written open ("I don't eat any more") or at …

Aug 5, 2022 · Right. It's off, not on, and the idea is that the idea was just lying in a stack at the top of one's mind. This is not suitable for detailed planning, but it's OK for estimates and …

Dec 10, 2020 · As the title suggests, I'd like to ask your opinion on the correct way (or most common/recommended way) to write about different age groups. Let's imagine you have a …

Jun 24, 2012 · Is there a difference between "think of something" and "think about something"? I've also met "have heard of/about something".

We're making a website in which users can mark some objects as objects they like. Since we're not native English speakers here, a dispute evolved around what's the correct way to call this …

I don't want to get into the proper use of the phrase 'and/or', but rather to investigate the use of the forward slash between other words. Examples: I have an interview with him/her this …

Apr 28, 2017 · I think "speeded" may have been the appropriate past-tense form for "to speed" in the past, but I wonder if it is still considered the correct form. In spoken English, one usually …