May 28, 2022 · I want to write a sentence such as this. "No really, that is how it actually works." I've searched online and found at least 4 different ways people punctuate "no really" in suc...

Mar 18, 2013 · The phrase "no shit, Sherlock" or just "no shit" is a reply used when someone else points out something obvious. I was thinking about it the other day and I realized I don't know if there is a …

Jun 29, 2008 · Here "really" modifies 'not'. They're definitely not. You could say "when they are not really." Here, "really" could modify " innocent, kind, etc." They are not particularly/ especially kind, …

Sep 11, 2019 · What phrases can be used interchangably with “I have no idea”? I request two types of answers: Polite forms of saying it. Casual forms of saying it. "I have no idea" seems simple and tradi...

Mar 24, 2023 · In the article, there was a term that described the fact that while, on paper, there was a choice, that decision would be so heavily influenced by one's culture that it was not really a free …

Dec 19, 2021 · No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond. -C.S. Lewis I am confused of the grammar of …

Dec 7, 2024 · I'm looking for a term that encapsulates when someone does something without really doing anything. Take, for instance, when you are speaking to an unhelpful customer service …

Oct 21, 2019 · What is the word for someone trying to seem/be deep and intelligent, but really they are shallow, and not at all being insightful. Pedant is about rules, so that is disqualified, the closest I could

Mar 11, 2019 · Is there a term for someone who just does not care, who has no opinion about the existence or inexistence of god? They have simply not looked into it. They have not yet formed an …

Jan 29, 2014 · 11 As @Laure mentions, this really belongs to the Linguistics group as this is a wider question pertinent to Latin and all/most Latin-influenced European languages. Classical Latin did not …