Why do they call it a "movement" in music? Is this a metaphor?
2011年7月27日 · The earliest meaning of movement in music was how it moved: its tempo or relative speed (probably referring to the natural movement associated with the beat of the …
What is the feminine version of ‘macho’ or ‘machismo’?
2015年7月20日 · Although also used more widely (esp. as a slogan), the term has been particularly and repeatedly associated with popular music; most notably in the early 1990s with …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols "<" and ">"?
2015年6月27日 · I know that ^ is called a caret, but this doesn't seem to apply to the similarly shaped but nonetheless different < and > symbols. The only names I've heard them called is …
Speed, rate, pace, tempo: what's the difference?
2015年11月1日 · Wikipedia has a nice list of these. In modern vernacular - tempo has been used interchangeably with pace; especially when associated with non-music related events.
And the Sultans played creole? [closed] - English Language
2021年6月11日 · It was often simply called French music or La La. It was sung in French patois by Creoles. This early American roots music evolved in the 1930s into a richer sound …
Is there a name for "the string of characters typed randomly on a ...
Button Mashing This may be more of a gaming term but mashing the keyboard buttons is used as a phrase in other groups of people. The act of rapidly pressing/hitting controller button (s) or …
Do "kook" and "kooky" have a negative connotation in American …
2024年10月17日 · I think that the connotation of these can be flavored by one meaning of the noun they derive from, cuckoo (n.) "a silly or slightly crackbrained person" and (adj.) "deficient …
Origin of "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I ...
2015年2月11日 · A Google Books search finds seven occurrences between 1966 and and 1968—virtually all in the context of education—and nothing prior to that. I get the impression …
A word/phrase for an unexpected change or turn of events in a …
2017年3月14日 · I am looking for a single word similar to a turn of events, changing one's stars/destiny, passing a crossroads or doing something that would cause someone's life to …
word choice - What do you call a note that gives preliminary ...
2015年2月2日 · Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially: a. A preface, as to a book. b. Music A short preliminary passage in a …