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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
What is the word meaning "going on and on for miles and miles"?
Mar 22, 2014 · @BrianJ.Fink "Extending as it went" is non-idiomatic and semantically ambiguous. The most likely interpretation of that phrase would be that the road actually becomes longer as …