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Where did the word STOP come from?

"Stop" first appeared in Old English as "stoppian," which has, so far, only been found in the written record in the form "forstoppian," meaning "to stop or stifle," usually referring to someone's breath. Many European and Scandinavian languages (German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, et al.)

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Where did the word chatting come from?

Talk for a short time mid-15c. The meaning is from the 15th century. The sense of flirting is from 1898.

What is the past tense of look?

looked look ?Definitions and Synonyms ???? present tense he/she/it looks present participle looking past tense looked past participle looked 1 more row Then, what does stud mean for a person? 3a : a young man : guy especially : one who is virile and promiscuous. b : a tough person. c : hunk sense 2. at stud. : for breeding as a stud retired racehorses at stud.

Also, what part of speech is but?

conjunction But is a conjunction. How do the British say watermelon?

Where did the word pukka come from?

The word pakk means solid. The word came to mean genuine because the English speakers who borrowed it applied the sound and reliable sense of solid. pukka was sometimes appended to sahib, an Anglo- Indian word for a European.

Then, how do you spell shein?

It's pronounced SHE- in. :)" / Twitter. How do the British say tea?

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