Suppose a book, originally $50, is now on sale for $45. Then someone bought the book: He bought the book for 10% off. He bought the book at 10% off. He bought the book for 10% less. He bought the book at 10% less. He bought the book for 5 dollars off. He bought the book at 5 doll...

Yes, o’clock is a contraction of the phrase “of the clock”.¹ See the footnote for more detail on its etymology.

In social work, doorknobbing is the word sometimes used to describe the phenomenon of delaying the important personal revelations until the end of the therapy session when goodbyes are being said. This option has the advantage of actually being in circulation. It also has the disadvantage that i...

In spoken and written language, in colloquial and formal context. Is there a general rule to use in sentences like the following: "How many broken yellow color toys?" "All those old yellowish lost scholar books"

The answer is seven. Seven adjectives.

Late at night (actually wee small hours). End of year. 2012's humour, or cynicism, allotments not yet quite expended. So ... The art of wine appreciation tends to be uncomfortably close to the realms of the advanced applications of oxygen free copper cables in audiophile applications, the mysti...

You're standing in front of a ticket vending machine and it says "The ticket is printing". Is that correct or should it be "The ticket is being printed"? EDIT: If both are correct, which one should be preferred or is more common?

So simple. I tell my friends, be it guys or girls, "I feel you, bro."