Guido: is a slang term, often derogatory, for a working-class urban Italian American. The guido stereotype is multi-faceted. Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian Americans in ge...

Aug 3, 2022 · Finding a patron is clearly a good and advantageous thing ("will turn out well") but Machiavelli advises Guido to benefit from patronage by studying, or to study so as to merit and …

I assumed you would use dots to show left-out unnecessary text in a quote, such as in The definition of used oil is "oil ... that is xyz". The deleted portion is non-useful text that would confus...

Oct 20, 2023 · Probably this is based on a translation of Latin clavis "key," used by Guido for "lowest tone of a scale," or French clef (see clef; also see keynote). Sense of "mechanism on a musical …

Jan 24, 2016 · It only ever seemed like a perfectly natural usage to me (I'm sure I've been using it freely for half a century or more, here in the UK). So I was a bit surprised to find that my NGram suggests …

Dec 25, 2023 · In Spanish, we have different names for the different types of periods: If the period is inside a paragraph, it's called punto seguido. If the period ends a paragraph, it's called punto y …

Nov 19, 2014 · "Attentioned" is not a word. "Attention" is a noun, not a verb. You should say: Send it to [me], to the attention of [my friend staying with me] For example: Send it to MKH, to the attention of …

Dec 5, 2010 · It depends. If you are referring to the title of a course or a major field of study, in a formal sense, then capitalize it. I took Computer Science 101, which was a survey course. Otherwise, just …

Mar 17, 2021 · This is apparently alluding to Shakespeares "Merchant of Venice", were a debtor owes a pound of flesh - and since the protagonist in the movie is "paying back" seven lives, it's seven …

Jun 9, 2012 · 1) I am going to go watch a game. 2) I am going to a game. 3) I am going to golf. 4) I am going to go golfing. What are the differences and similarities between and among sentences 1...