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  1. Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?

    The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show Monday Night Football in 1970. 17 December 1970, Ada …

  2. What do you call who writes comments? Commenter or …

    A commentator is one who gives on-the-scene reports of news events (whether recorded video or live tv). A person who writes comments (here, I believe we're talking about periodicals) is …

  3. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 13, 2019 · In watching a recent soccer match, the commentator stated that the goalkeeper should 'throw his cap on that'. This was immediately preceded by a relatively comfortable save …

  4. Should Units of Measure be capitalized inside a title?

    There is a similar question regarding capitalizing units of measure, but mine is for titles, specifically. For general applications (ie; not inside titles), the consensus seemed to be no for …

  5. What's the correct usage of "hopefully"?

    I said, "Hopefully, I will get better" to a friend and he said that I was using it incorrectly, stating that hopefully is an adverb meaning "full of hope" that modifies a verb. It sounds right, but...

  6. Why do we say 'commentator' instead of 'commenter'?

    Commentator in a sports context reeks of bogus linguistic artifice, as if the person using the word is trying to lend a Latinate academic sheen to describe some guy sitting in a booth calling a …

  7. Word for "running commentary while watching films or TV shows"?

    Feb 20, 2016 · How do I describe someone who comments continually while watching movies / reality shows / films etc.? E.g. Opining about the behavior of someone on TV.

  8. Word to describe someone with all knowledge in some field

    Apr 19, 2023 · Word that describes someone that has all possible knowledge in some specific field, like an expert.

  9. Usage of "filter in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 30, 2022 · The accepted answer to the other question summarily condemns such usage, but that was not the focus of either the question or the answer. Given that both the OP and one …

  10. 'Comes in' instead of 'is coming in' or 'came in' [duplicate]

    There was a substitution, and a commentator said “Vince Carter comes in”. I've always thought that in this situation it is better to say “Vince Carter is coming in”, because the action is …