Jul 21, 2015 · Mought is actually an alternative, obsolete or dialectical form of might. Examples appear in Old English texts but it is obsolete, somehow morphing into 'might'.

Jan 19, 2019 · @PhilSweet If "mought" is used is past tense of "may" then would you say something like "I mought enter the building without a pass" to mean I was allowed, or able to enter the building …

Nov 29, 2022 · The full OED has a fairy long "Etymology" section under ought, which starts with Originally the past tense of owe v. (see also discussion at that entry) - with a hotlink to an even …

Aug 27, 2021 · By far the earliest match for "punch a gift horse" in Google Books search results is from a 1972 issue of National Lampoon, a U.S. satirical magazine that grew out of The Harvard Lampoon, a …

May 20, 2011 · I know "Might" and "Might not" means the lack of certainty, but is there an implied probability in the use of these terms? In other words, does "I might be coming" imply that "It is …

Jul 23, 2017 · Is there an English term that describes the whistle you'd make with two fingers/one finger and thumb in your mouth? Maybe those variations have separate names. Googling got me wolf …

Nov 26, 2014 · It's going to be very difficult to translate, as this is a play on words, possibly based on the fact that people didn't use the past subjunctive consistently (even when Carroll wrote). Even native …

Apr 25, 2023 · Is this an 'original' English proverb, or an old translation of one from a foreign language? If so, which foreign language was it from, and what was the original version? If not, then when and …

Jan 3, 2013 · I’m confused regarding these expressions: Shut up Shut your mouth Shut your mouth up Shut up your mouth After some research, I’ve come to believe they are all correct except “Shut up

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)?