"Dieing" vs "dying" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 19, 2011 · Which is the formally correct spelling, dieing or dying? Is there any history of the alternative spelling? I type dieing naturally, but my spellchecker marks it wrong. This is largely …
orthography - Spelling History: Dying vs Diing - English Language ...
Jul 29, 2014 · As I recall, when I was in Grade School (40 years ago), the spelling of the word dying was taught as diing. Am I losing my mind or was that possible?
What are the origins of the idiom "dying to..."?
Good question. It may also be worth answering the etymology of the similar idiom, 'dying for...' which I suspect is similar.
Meaning of "dying ain't much of a living"? - slang
Jun 15, 2020 · This is one very catchy phrase from an old movie. Dying ain't much of a living, son -Clint Eastwood (The Outlaw Josey Wales) I know what does it mean literally but when to use …
expressions - What is "a canary in a coal mine"? - English …
Feb 4, 2013 · A canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of some danger. The metaphor originates from the times when miners used to carry caged canaries while at work; if there was …
What is the origin of the phrase "A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On"?
The immediate image I had when I saw this question was of the scene in For Whom the Bell Tolls where El Sordo and his youthful companions on a mountain top try to fight off a fascist …
Proper usage of "passed" vs "passed away" - English Language
Apr 13, 2015 · The current popular verb for someone who has died is to say they "passed." It sounds incorrect to me -- isn't the proper terminology "passed-away"? I've noticed that people …
What is a respectful way to refer to a person who has died?
Feb 2, 2011 · What is a respectful way to refer to a person who has died? Is it OK to call that person "rest in peace"? The rest in peace guy was a very generous man.
single word requests - Term for "Death by Lack of Water" - English ...
Aug 10, 2012 · So a if one dies of starvation, one dies from "suffering or death caused by hunger (New Oxford American Dictionary)". Is there a given term for "suffering or death caused by …
Word for software which has been killed or is no longer supported
Dec 12, 2013 · Software features that are no longer supported are deprecated and then removed. The software itself is usually described by whatever state it's actually in: e.g., unsupported if …