Contractions have been used in English since Elizabethan times, but conventions about their correct use go in and out of favor. Writing in 1899 in the monthly magazine Correct English, author and publisher Josephine Turck Baker advised that using...
19th hole n.— Note: A customary name for a bar that caters to golfers or for a round of drinking after a golf match. «The convention at the Desert Springs J. W. Marriott formally began on Sunday, with a golf tournament, featuring a “19th...
hopey-changey adj.— «It’s clear from this article that “Obama Fan” is merely an almost clinically accurate descriptor. Too bad the article steps on Obama’s message at the Convention by going all hopey-changey, though...
supertanker n.— «Starwood, which prides itself on expertise in the “supertanker market,” is marketing the Diplomat heavily to convention and meeting planners, state and national associations, major corporate incentives...