etymology - Origin of the phrase "for the win"? - English Language ...
Dec 7, 2011 · Numerous internet sources, including a hotforwords video, claim that FTW, "for the win", originated with Hollywood Squares, a 1966-1981 US television show. It's likely that …
Where/when did the phrase "F--k the World" originate?
Apr 9, 2018 · I first encountered "FTW" as an abbreviation for the phrase in question when it came up in Penelope Spheeris's great documentary about the Los Angeles punk rock scene, The …
When should I use "finish" instead of "complete," and vice versa?
I am confused about when to use finish instead of complete and vice versa. May you help me in understanding when to use those words?
literature - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 18, 2013 · I begun reading Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This is one of the initial fragments, emphasis mine: This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was …
What's a word that would describe "Technical Aptitude" as an …
Apr 8, 2024 · Technoskill FTW ! Every single one of the 10000s of SWRs on this site, has dozens of suggestions for making up a word. This is the first good one ever! Congrats!
Word or phrase for literally and figuratively?
Mar 24, 2014 · 1 A syllepsis is the noun. you're looking for the adverb sylleptically. meaning both, or two meanings. also I'm just throwing it out there that this is all from Archer. FTW
What do you call a bunch of garlic (when you don't remove the …
When I was young I had an Agatha Christie jigsaw puzzle and "whodunnit" book set. The book detailed a murder most foul and you had to deduce who the killer was. The vital clue was in …
grammaticality - What are some examples of awkward sounding …
What are some examples of awkward sounding but grammatically correct sentences?
A saying for something that's good but also has a downside
More context would make providing a more elegant transition easier. In the absence of that, here's a few general transitions that use the "But, alas," starting point. But, alas, that which …
What drives the usage of 'God', 'Jesus', and 'Jesus Christ' as ...
Thank you very much - this was really interesting and informative and also answers other questions I had about how profanity seems to go through phases...both memetic (omg, wtf, …