etymology - How old is the word "prolly"? - English Language & Usage ...
Prolly is given this definition at Wiktionary: Clipped pronunciation of probably. I was reading an interesting article today that claimed prolly dates from 1947 and that surprised me. Unfortunate...
adverbs - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
That's the "prolly" that McBain and Higgins use. Just normal speech, better recorded, but it definitely flavours the dialogue. There is also an emphatic form, stressed on the final syllable, /pra'bli/ or …
What does "waive off" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Whether or not Monty Python entered any race, it strikes me live slugs particularly in a practice run prolly is a military term, here meaning live ammunition. Either way, even those who started seemed to …
grammar - What type of word is "maybe" that allows it to be placed at ...
Nov 19, 2021 · @JohnLawler: Prolly not! But I have to admit it's only when I really stop to think about it that I realise I rarely enunciate even that /b/ in the spoken version of what I just wrote there. Until a …
What is the term for when a person repeats a phrase or word often in ...
Apr 19, 2023 · The word you were looking for is Phatic. It's a word or phrase used by someone that helps define them. Although, if it's common to a group there may be a different word based on it's …
funded by or with - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 9, 2024 · In the specific example, you'd prolly go with Tinfoil Hat's 'funded by' but that's down to the particular context and even then it's little, not greatly likely. Dropping the irrelevant '… enriched (blah …
Correct grammar for "due to" in the past [duplicate]
Oct 16, 2021 · In 19th century formal grammar, you would have had to say due to the helicopter's not being able to lift up ... Today, that is the more formal and less common version, and the more usual …
word choice - Correctness of "alongside" vs "along with" - English ...
Jun 14, 2018 · When it matters in English Britain wedding invitations either come exclusively from the bride's parents or are seen as innovations, prolly whacky; quite possibly deviant. Many "How to…" …
"A number" vs "the number" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 8, 2017 · The number of students are/is absent is certainly not wrong because of plurality and prolly not because of specificity. A number of students are/is absent is not certainly not corrrect because of …
abbreviations - What is the rule for shortening people's names? (E.g ...
Possible Duplicate: Changes in English names of people How do we shorten names in general? For example, Almond → Al, Michael → Mike. I remember seeing a Wikipedia page on which frequently …