ta: 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley]. Although possibly originating from the imitative of baby talk, this is in widespread use in the North of England and Wales as an informal "thanks" amongst adults. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language says: ta: Chiefly British Used to express thanks. ETYMOLOGY:

Jun 9, 2011 · tata. also ta-ta, "good-bye," 1823, a word first recorded as infant's speech. Abbreviation T.T.F.N., "ta-ta for now," popularized 1941 by BBC radio program "ITMA," where it was the characteristic parting of the cockney cleaning woman character Mrs. Mopp, voiced by Dorothy Summers.

May 23, 2023 · Here's an example of the phrase "to boot": My wife made a disgusting looking dinner, and it tasted awful to boot! The implication of the "to boot" is that the fact that the dinner tasted awful ...

Hence the slang word "ta" which should actually be pronounced "TA-k" but over time became "ta". After reading that, I also remembered reading, when I was in our chat, that Frisian was the closest surviving spoken language to English, and then remembered the Wikipedia article stating that many Danish speakers are able to understand some spoken ...

Jan 17, 2012 · "Tada" is indeed an onomatopoeia (from OED): Imitative of the sound of the musical flourish or fanfare (composed of one short note followed by one long note) which often accompanies an entrance, trick, etc., in various kinds of performance.

Dec 6, 2014 · It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference. :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta." P. S. An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that data is plural; e.g., "the data are clear" not "the data is clear." Feel free to edit this answer for references to data being either plural or singular in usage.

Jun 13, 2017 · We commonly abbreviate teacher's assistant as TA. Suppose I have the following sentence: I was a teacher's assistant for Chemistry 101. We can also say: I was a TA for Chemistry 101. But, is it right if we said: I TA'ed Chemistry 101. Clearly the meaning gets across, but does the sentence above have proper grammar?

May 26, 2011 · Edit: Another Wikipedia page:. The big Z. It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z.

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Nov 1, 2018 · Where does "ta!" come from? 45. In old books, why is the first word of the next page printed at the bottom ...