Oct 1, 2016 · The spelling vendor is the standard spelling. The New Yorker, as part of its bizarre house style, uses the spelling vender. No one else does, besides those trying to emulate The New Yorker’s …

Jul 23, 2015 · The OED find the etymology of the word "jig" in its various meanings to be uncertain but traces the meaning of practical joke back to 1590. So when someone says "the jig is up," he means …

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …

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