What does “Stumble into the buzzsaw” mean? Is it a popular idiom?
Feb 1, 2013 · It is a mark of the success of this site, that if you google "stumble into the buzzsaw", then the second most popular link refers to this page. Other than that, is the phrase similar to "kicking a …
Is there a standard symbol for denoting a chapter in a citation?
Sep 4, 2023 · No. The standard abbreviations are Ch. and Chap. …or at least, if there is such a symbol, Unicode doesn’t know about it yet — and Unicode is pretty comprehensive, including characters as …
idioms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 9, 2024 · The point of the comment rather than the literal meaning is they're drowning and he's critiquing films. Drowning is serious as the water insists upon itself, and he's sharing secrets of the …
Is there an equivalent to "née" (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal name?
May 31, 2016 · @Joffan - You might be on to an idea there, but perhaps a more appropriate French word would be passé (which implies past/former). Use of mariée might be appropriate for a person …
synonyms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 10, 2025 · What is a word for rudely interrupting/cutting someone off mid sentence? And trying to end the conversation? It was unintentional but I still need to apologise
capitalization - 'constitution' or 'Constitution'? - English Language ...
Aug 23, 2018 · If it is a reference to a specific countries constitution, I would treat is a proper noun and capitalise it. When it is just a constitution generally, treat it as a common noun without capitals. This …
Why does "free" have 2 meanings? (Gratis and Libre)
Mar 3, 2017 · @deadrat There was some mystery to it, and you cleared it up quite effectively. You should understand that the asker does not seem to be a native speaker and was merely interested in …
"Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 15, 2017 · I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs. free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the former …
Breaking the set - meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
@Mari-LouA the clip is of a show called "Buzzsaw" and they were interviewing a "Breaking the Set" correspondent. I'm guessing the anchor said "Today we're breaking the set on Buzzsaw" as a pun.
abbreviations - Should I write "PhD" or "Ph.D."? - English Language ...
May 17, 2011 · Question pretty self-explanatory. Should the abbreviation of the Latin term philosophiae doctor be written as PhD (no periods) or Ph.D. (with periods)?