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  • And whatnot?

    2024-01-05

    Reader question: In this – Random thoughts and whatnot – what's "whatnot"?My comments:Random thoughts and things like that.&...

  • Reader question: What does the expression "one thing leads to another" mean exactly?My comments:Cause and effect.Farfetched? Maybe, maybe no...

  • Anything goes?

    2023-12-07

    Reader question: What does "anything goes" mean and, how to use it?My comments:It means everything is permitted, or tolerated.There's a ...

  • Ifs and buts

    2023-12-07

    Reader question: In this sentence – "I don't want any ifs and buts, just do as she says" – what do "if" and "...

  • Try as he may

    2024-02-15

    Yan writes:Thank you for answering my letter so quickly that I didn't expect... I remember that you encouraged me just to fire away with questions...

  • You do the math

    2023-12-07

    Reader question:What does the expression "you do the math" mean? What math? Give examples.My comments:"You do the math" is a collo...

  • Fool's gold

    2023-12-07

    Reader question:In this sentence – history suggests profits will be far below expectations, possibly making those investments fool's gold &n...

  • From the old school

    2023-12-07

    Reader question:What does this – He's from the old school, fool – mean?My comments:Ha, it means the speaker is not very fond of "...

  • Reader question:This – Never Seen the Light of Day – is the title of a song. What does "see the light of day" mean?My comments:F...

  • Learn by osmosis

    2023-12-07

    Guo writes:Please further explain these sentences – He doesn't believe in fines; he believes in benchings. Guys make too much to care about ...