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  1. What does "ratchet" mean and when was it first used?

    From them I learned the following things about ratchet. What does 'ratchet' mean, and how is it pronounced? Ratchet [is] used to describe someone means nasty, ghetto or trifling. —Janet Ratchet …

  2. What's no ratchet mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    0 ratchet To cause to increase or decrease by increments: tried to ratchet up interest in the program. TFD As in: I'm going to walk you half the money for ten percent no ratchet (no change in interest rate).

  3. meaning - What is a word that could define someone who likes to …

    Sep 13, 2013 · Scheming does not carry the meaning of causing harm to others. You can scheme for personal gain without necessarily hurting anyone or, at least, without that being your objective. …

  4. "No worry" vs. "No worries" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 11, 2014 · No worries is an expression seen in Australian/British/New Zealand-English meaning " do not worry about that". that's all right sure thing It is similar to the English no problem. "No worries" …

  5. differences - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I know that include is a verb while including is a preposition but they made me confuse when it comes to their usage. I usually confuse when to use include with including. Most Thais like sp...

  6. What is the correct usage of "myriad"?

    The vast majority of the time when I see the word "myriad" it is in a sentence like "He had a myriad of things." However I don't like the extraneous words so I normally use it like "He had myriad ...

  7. Plural of 'yes' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What is the plural of yes? Googling brings up many different suggestions from different sources. Yesses Yeses Yes's Yes' ?

  8. Struck vs Stricken - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 25, 2015 · Is struck or stricken correct in these sentences? The house was stricken / struck by lightning. The house had been stricken / struck by lightning. He was stricken / struck by grief, cancer, …

  9. Install on, install in, install to - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Apr 23, 2015 · I would personally use: 'install on' when talking about a machine or device as a whole 'install to' when talking about the storage medium, eg, install to the C drive, or installing 'to' the cloud. …

  10. What is the meaning of Terry Pratchett's idiom/pun "coming and going ...

    Jul 12, 2022 · This answer would be perfect if you could add WeatherVane's comment at the start, i.e. a clear mention that the expression "coming and going" actually is an English idiom, and what the …