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  1. What is the correct way to write 'for ever more'?

    Feb 21, 2018 · Christus Introitus 46 ― Forevermore, it shall be as it hath been heretofore. I myself would do the second; it goes with Poe’s nevermore. Are you sure you need the for part? Might …

  2. Evermore or ever more? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Which form is correct in this: Files stored on computers become increasingly important as businesses and governments store evermore files of evermore importance on automated systems.evermore

  3. Now and forever - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 2, 2011 · "Now and forever" is a common phrase. This sentence is supposed to be witty, specifically because the "now and forever" part does not fit the reader's expectations of what "two times" will be. …

  4. I haven't been vs I wasn't - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 15, 2018 · Why it is true to say "I haven't been here before, but It looks great." I don't understand it because I was there and "I haven't been here before" doesn't have any connections to present now …

  5. Is “since long” correct English, and if so what does it mean?

    Dec 6, 2019 · I encountered the following: “As a matter of practice, larger issuers have since long voluntarily offered more forward-looking information than was strictly required” I'm unfamiliar with the …

  6. How did the word "beaver" come to be associated with vagina?

    London, June 26.—The Hirsute Half-hundred, those whiskered gentry who astonished London a few weeks ago with their slogan, "A beard on the chin keeps the shaving money in," have now been …

  7. meaning - What does the valediction "Ever yours" mean? - English ...

    Feb 11, 2021 · A friend of mine recently said they think it sounds romantic, but I have seen it used in platonic situations. What does this valediction actually mean? I would also be interested in knowing this

  8. Use of Omittance vs Omission - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 25, 2017 · In Google searching I found the use of omittance in the unabridged Merriam Webster dictionary; however I hesitate to accept anything from them. So I ask the experts here, is omittance …

  9. phrases - Can you say 'until eternity'? - English Language & Usage ...

    Jul 29, 2017 · Alternatives would be "forever", "forevermore", "forever and ever" or "until the end of time". Or you could take a slightly different approach and just say "that never expires".

  10. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 28, 2018 · The GVS was a chain shift that reassigned new sounds to all the long vowels in English in a bizarre way that all other users of the Latin alphabet forevermore hate us for.