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What is meant by 'shanked'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

SHANKED - to hit with the extreme heel of the club so that the ball goes off in an unintended direction.

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Differentiate the meaning of 'wrecking, wracking, and wreaking'.

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

It is important to define their root words. 'Wreck' means 'to destroy or ruin something'. 'Wreak' means 'to cause something to happen'. 'Wrack' refers to the remains of something that is ruined or destroyed.

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What is the origin of 'chuck'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

CHUCK - in its slang sense was used especially in the 1960s and 1970s by Black people. This use arose by analogy with Mister Charlie, a slang term used in the same sense and also derived from a nickname for Charles.

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How did 'countdown' come about?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The countdown originated from the Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang. Its purpose was to create suspense for the viewers, unlike the conventional way of counting up to coordinate towards a task.

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What's a 'Chart's Key'?

How did 'Merry Christmas' come about? Where did it originate?

What is the difference between 'tube and tubing'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

TUBING is tubes, considered as a group while tube is anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.

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What is the 'screaming abdabs' about?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

SCREAMING ABDABS - a British expression for inducing an attack of extreme anxiety or irritation in someone. It's recorded in print from the middle 1940s.

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What is the origin of 'bullet points'?

What is the etymology of 'orchard'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word ORCHARD came for the Old English word ORTGEARD and the Latin word HORTUS which means yard / garden.

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