A "sounding board" is, literally, a piece of wood that is placed behind a speaker so that the sound bounces off and out into the audience, rather than diffusing out in all directions. That is, the "board" is not a board in the sense of "committee", but rather a piece of wood. This is no doubt not...

OALD's examples give us good information about it. "What sort of music do you like?" ~ "Oh, all sorts!" So, if we observe the example, it uses 'sort of' to talk about a particular type of music (say--rock). But then, the answer is all types (rock, classic, jazz, etc.). If you read further...

From Etymonline: salty (adj.) U.S. slang sense of "angry, irritated" is first attested 1938 (probably from similar use with regard to sailors, "tough, aggressive," attested by 1920), especially in phrase jump salty "to unexpectedly become enraged." Related: Saltily.

hundred years make a century a hundred years make a century a hundred years makes a century hundred years makes a century Having taken into account the entry hundred as to the links below, would you please tell me which one is correct? and, would you please show me a source tha...