Barkeeper, or bartender? How to address them?
Sep 1, 2014 · The barkeep (er) can be just another word for a bartender, but it can also be the owner. To be safe, the latter would simply be the owner of the bar (or bar owner).
articles - "the son of a barkeep is speaker of the House" - English ...
I'd say "a son of a barkeep" is better than "the son of a barkeep", "The" indicates that you are only talking about one particular son, which is true in this sentence, but the point of the sentence is …
Origin of "wise guy" to mean a member of the Mafia (US)
Nov 15, 2024 · Grammarist claims without giving any sources: The term wise guy to mean a smart aleck came into use in the later 1800s in North America. The expression wise guy to …
Is "evidence" countable? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jul 8, 2013 · As a native English speaker, I am often asked by friends and colleagues to correct their manuscripts. One of the most common mistakes I find is the use of the noun evidences. …
american english - Why a duck, in "ducked out"? - English …
Dec 11, 2021 · Green’s Dictionary of Slang suggests that the usage of duck in duck out meaning: to make off, to leave, to abscond. 1898 [US] F. Norris Moran of the Lady Letty 15: I’ve got to …
etymology - What is the "pie" in "Cutie Pie"? - English Language ...
The term seems to be in use before Nicholas Fisk wrote his story so it may be that he popularized the term rather than coining it. The earliest reference I could dig up was a pony named "Cutie …
Origin of the term "deadeye" meaning "expert marksman"?
The term deadeye means (informal, chiefly North American) An expert marksman Oxford Dictionaries Online (There is an apparently unrelated sense of the term referring to a specific …