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is it a word - Cheersing vs cheering - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
1 It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center. Closed 8 years ago. I have come across the word "cheersing", with an "s", as opposed to what I believe to be the correct form: cheering.
Why didn't the dwarf women have beards in The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey?
If they looked like women, human or otherwise, they weren't Dwarf women. From the movie; Gimli to Eowyn on the way to Helms Deep: Gimli: It's true you don't see many Dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for Dwarf men. Gimli: And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no dwarf women, and that Dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground! Which is, of course, ridiculous.
Who's older: Treebeard or Tom Bombadil?
Yavanna had created the trees and Melkor was destroying them. So to help Yavanna, Iluvatar sent spirits with which to ensoul certain trees to serve as protectors of the others: these creatures were the Ents. Treebeard was the oldest of the Ents, and so the firstborn of all sentient or perhaps animate things on Arda, or as Gandalf loosely says, 'living creatures'. Trees and other plants did come before Ents. This is all in the Simarillion. That takes care of Treebeard. What of Tom Bombadil?
What is a word for food preferences?
As you're talking about both things like allergies and sensitivies, and preferences, I'm not aware of a single word that encompasses both. Words like "taste" and "dietary preferences" only connote the "voluntary" things to my mind. Words like "dietary constraints" only connote the "involuntary" things.
What year is ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ set in?
While there's no mention within the Original Series of when it took place, there are a number of clues from other series that narrow down the mission time period. For example, we know—based on Star Trek: The Next Generation's stardate schedule—that Star Trek: Generations took place in 2371. In it, Therefore, we know the original mission ended before 2291, and substantially before that given how much occurs after the original mission ends.
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EDIT: I have received a lot of commentary on this, enough legitimate commentary that I decided to take a closer look at my answer. The results were mildly surprising to me. See below. Either one has the right meaning and does not really carry bad connotations in my own intuition, although others have commented that questioner connotes an interrogation and that they much preferred asker.
What is the difference between an anthology and a florilegium?
Anthology is a relatively common word in contemporary English, but florilegium is not used. If you are writing a period piece, and you want to sound authentic, you could use florilegium, otherwise stick with anthology. The COCA shows 1214 hits for anthology and 0 hits for florilegium.
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