May 25, 2015 · A deerstalker is a soft cap, most commonly associated with Sherlock Holmes. Neither Oxford nor Etymonline lists the word's origin. Does anyone know when and how this word originated?

May 26, 2015 · His use of the deerstalker cap (which first appeared in some Strand illustrations by Sidney Paget) and the curved pipe became enduring symbols of the character. [1] [self-published …

Aug 1, 2025 · I'm a manager, writing a performance review for one of my direct reports. The content is gathered from feedback of their peers. Wherever possible, I like to use direct quotes, so long as it …

Oct 2, 2015 · Perhaps "Chapka" is more commonly used. "Deerstalker" is another possibility, but the word also refers to Sherlock Holmes hat.

Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

I would recast the sentence and skirt the issue. :) But "There is a total of ten babies" is correct.

I'm not sure if it's apocryphal, but there is this article on Slate regarding the etymology of Y2K: Y2K was born on Monday, June 12, 1995, at 11:31 p.m. It was delivered in the middle of an otherwise …

May 5, 2012 · When people have no money with them they usually use the expression "I'm broke" Does anyone know how this originated?

Mar 5, 2013 · Before World War II the word "holocaust" referred most often to a huge inferno. Who first used the term to describe the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews? When and where?

Dec 21, 2016 · I would like to know about how the name of this group was formed. According to Etymonline the terms Ku Kux have a Greek origin, but it does not give more information: 1867, …