Oct 4, 2012 · 0 In the UK, I've generally seen 'Grandad' used, particularly among the older generations containing a preponderance of grandads. So I'd say that's the correct spelling in …

Oct 4, 2012 · What are the origins and differences between these two? Same for Granddad/Grandpa? Why was there the need for the two different names?

May 18, 2016 · I would imagine that both are equally viable in that context and that it comes down to which you prefer using, either visually or in terms of what you believe to be correct. If you …

Oct 15, 2010 · Which spelling is correct: benefiting or benefitting?Actually, from Google Ngrams, benefitting seems to be used slightly more frequently in American English than it is in British …

Apr 23, 2020 · I've come up with an even easier solution, and that is to simply consider every "great" as a number and then write the number in superscript before the word. For example, …

Feb 11, 2023 · I’m a teenager from the Midwest. Different people obviously refer to their relatives in many different ways, and I’ve noticed a wide variance in what people call their …

Where did the phrase pay a visit come from? Sometimes I hear instances of conversations like I paid a visit to the local cemetery to see my granddad's tombstone/grave or something like that.

Sep 4, 2023 · I know that there are six forms of this word, but "great-uncle" is most common ("great-aunt" has a similar graph). Why is this, if "grandfather" and "grandmother...

Mar 14, 2021 · You need to realise that very rarely you can translate word by word. Regarding you’re alternatives: If you called my granddads “broad” she wouldn’t have an idea what you …

Mar 22, 2018 · Both the Oxford English dictionary and Merriam Webster give the definition of "pop" (singular) to mean "father" in an informal manner and give "pops" to be the plural form of …