"Ta" and "ta-ta" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年6月9日 · In the US (perhaps elsewhere) "ta-tas" is a slang term for breasts - "Check out the bodacious ta-tas on that girl!" It's not very likely to lead to confusion with "ta ta" for "goodbye" - unless you're dealing with a teenager, in which case "ta ta!" is likely to set off a fit of giggling. tata. also ta-ta, "good-bye," 1823, a word first recorded ...
Where does "ta!" come from? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Online Etymology Dictionary says: ta: 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley]. Although possibly originating from the imitative of baby talk, this is in widespread use in the North of England and Wales as an informal "thanks" amongst adults. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language says: ta: Chiefly British.
american english - Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"?
2014年12月6日 · It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference. :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta." P. S. An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that data is plural; e.g., "the data are clear" not "the data is clear." Feel free to edit this answer for references to data being either plural or singular in usage.
Origin of 'tada' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2012年1月17日 · 20. "Tada" is indeed an onomatopoeia (from OED): Imitative of the sound of the musical flourish or fanfare (composed of one short note followed by one long note) which often accompanies an entrance, trick, etc., in various kinds of performance. The word is imitating this classic horn sound.
Why does "tar" mean “thank you”? - English Language & Usage …
2017年12月5日 · 2. You're thinking of “ta”, tar is how a British English speaker would pronounce it, and it's a shortening of “thanks”. Quite often the speaker will tag “very much” to the end. Thank you. As to why and how “ta” means “thank you”, that is an interesting question. As WS2's answer explains, the etymology of ta has been dated ...
One word for the ta-daa! pose? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年6月1日 · 1. I agree that jazz hands is different. Jazz hands has kind of twinkly fingers. Flourish is the word that jumped to my mind, too, but doesn't necessarily involve a "ta-da!" – Kit Z. Fox ♦. Jun 1, 2011 at 19:23. Add a comment.
Is TA'ed a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2017年6月13日 · 4. Yes, it is correct grammar. This usage is especially common in informal English. It is similar to using KO (to knock out), RSVP ("to respond"), cc ("to carbon copy) and other initialisms as verbs. However the apostrophe is used to signify that something has been left out. And in this case you usually leave out the e of the -ed ending.
Is day-ta more common in the South or the North of the US?
2016年5月7日 · So I've read that dah-ta is more common in the US than in other places, but is day-ta or dah-ta more common to hear in the South? I haven't been able to find that out for sure.
What exactly does "tally ho" mean? - English Language & Usage …
@MichaelOwenSartin: To add to the wikipedia article "tally-ho" comes French taïaut or tayaut evolved from Middle French ta-ho formed from two onomatopœic words: ta that was the cry to stimulate the animals and ho a rallying cry. It was used in foxhunting to signal the beast, and also in classical French to expose someone to public condemnation.
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · Edit: Another Wikipedia page:. The big Z. It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z.