Here's a 1964 reference to the world's smallest violin in Travel magazine: RIPLEY GOES TO CANADA New Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., is located on Clifton Hill, boasts possession of such unusual oddities as world's smallest violin — presumably for …

I just realized that I’ve never needed to use 31th or 31st in my four years English study. So which one is correct, and what about other alternatives? 31th or 31st 101th or 101st 1001th or 1...

2015年12月29日 · The title says it all; which is correct? Two year's experience or Two years' experience or Two years experience? Likewise, One year's experience or One years experience? I was surprised I could...

How about using bagatelle?From Google dictionary: a thing of little importance; a very easy task. "dealing with these boats was a mere bagatelle for the world's oldest yacht club"

2018年6月3日 · Pure fantasy. There isn’t the tiniest scrap of evidence to suggest this. At all, to any extent, ever. Peter Gainsford, the academician and author of the blog, Kiwi Hellenist, adds ‘Roman soldiers were paid in salt’ may be the simplest form of the myth, but it’s also a …

I am looking for a word or multiple words to describe someone who is very (perhaps even 'overly') concerned about the fine details of something.

2019年11月20日 · @DarrelHoffman, the way it was once explained to me is that when you properly play the instrument, it is a violin, but when you are simply goofing around, it is a fiddle. That was clearly from someone who did not appreciate the finer points of Texas Swing, like Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. –

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2015年5月8日 · For example, the phrase: I should quit trying to go to the gym on Fridays, and maybe Wednesdays and Mondays, and go on Thursdays plus any of the latter two. What the speaker is trying to say i...

Consider the term aficionado (“A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee”), for use in a phrase like “She's an aficionado of life.”