Sharing is caring! Share Pin “Worse comes to worst” or “worst comes to worst” “Worse comes to worst” and “worst comes to worst” are both correct. In fact, “worse comes to worst” is a bit more logical. It means “should the worst-case scenario happen.” Yet, the original expression was, “if the worst come to the …
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What is it that compels us to always want to prove ourselves even when there is no need for it? Why is it that when we see someone do something, we feel that we can still do it better? And, what part of us feels infuriated whenever we see someone do something inefficiently? If you’re …
The gaming community has given us countless words and expressions to use in our daily lives. Some of these expressions have been obscure and esoteric, such as the expressions that have come out of the Twitch community. For instance, unless you are talking to someone well versed with Twitch culture, it is almost impossible to …
For some, art is supposed to imitate life. Movies are supposed to represent different aspects of human nature, and plenty of movie directors are concerned with the verisimilitude of their work. And, one of the largest areas where reality shows is dialogue and speech, which is why scriptwriters spend a lot of time trying …
Applying for a job and applying for college are two very stressful situations. Almost all applications today are handled online, which ought to take some of the stress out. In reality, however, many online systems seem designed to frustrate, often asking applicants to manually enter information that’s already on an uploaded resume or other file. …
The daily affairs of human beings entail the inevitable need for social interactions which, in turn, call for various communication strategies. Our linguistic repertoire is loaded with retrievable language patterns whose expression is dictated or reinforced by various circumstances. One utterly common situation that prompts a particularized statement response is the act of favor or …
The act of expressing gratitude is a fundamental part of building and maintaining social relationships. Expressive statements are used in both formal and informal registers to mark the sense of reciprocity toward a favor or any act of kindness provided. We tend to use a particular form of formalistic gratitude verbiage to people with whom …
English Grammar can be a tricky subject, tripping up even the best of us. It requires plenty of study and understanding. But, once you get the hang of things, your words start flowing much more naturally, and you start making fewer and fewer mistakes. One expression that can easily confound beginners to English is “in …
Human beings are gifted with intellectual and physical abilities to communicate with one another. Other than that, humans also have the ability to create a psychological impact by using meaningful expressions in discourse. Since communication goes beyond logic, we can deduce the meaning of expressions subsumed in words, phrases, and sentences. In this article, we …