3 "The day is young" corresponds to "the hour is early" or better still simply "it is early". To me "the day is early" would be slightly unusual, but might suggest the early part of a longer period, …

The term "have a good day" was the phrase of the times. Everyone used it, I had to hear it so many times during the course of the day that I nearly went mad with the boredom of the …

In my opinion, it is considered a field day because the task at hand is uncomplicated and straightforward, requiring a minimal amount of skill in order to succeed. In combining those two …

Aug 16, 2011 · According to Google's Books Ngram Viewer, the phrase was coined some time around 1800 and peaked around 1930: The oldest reference I could find for "olden days" is the …

Sep 10, 2012 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the …

Mar 9, 2015 · European History of the second half of the 19th century is European History that belongs between 1850 and 1899. European History from the second half of the 19th century is …

Nov 11, 2015 · The expression "all the livelong day" can be found as early as 1579, when it appeared in Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives, in the chapter on the "Life of …

Dec 22, 2012 · This question is a tad backwards, because looking at the etymology, it's rather clear that it's not a prefix that was added to form "history", but rather a part of the word was …

Aug 17, 2018 · In the following sentence, would it be correct to use a comma to before every day? We find loans for people with bad credit or no history of borrowing, every day.

Sep 19, 2011 · Such a day, rum all out- Our company somewhat sober- A damned confusion amongst us !- Rogues a-plotting - Great talk of separation- so I looked sharp for a prize- Such …