Feb 23, 2012 · This can be a contraction of "what does", but I'd generally consider it a "colloquial contraction" insofar as it's a bit of a colloquialism to say "what's" instead of "what does".

Sep 10, 2014 · I don't think the rules that govern sentential stress slots really care whether what is subject or predicate on a deeper syntactic level—there's simply a ‘subject slot’ and a …

43 “What’s up?” is a greeting whose meaning is mostly irrelevant in that the asker doesn’t want an answer to the literal question which means something like “What is new?” or “What’s …

Most of the time one or the other feels better, but every so often, "which" vs. "what" trips me up. So, what's the exact difference and when should you use one or the other?

Nov 8, 2025 · The term "hat trick" originated in the sport of cricket in the mid-1800s, referring to a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. The achievement …

Nov 2, 2011 · The difference is that argument usually has a more negative connotation to it. It implies a possible quarrel, people talking over each other and impoliteness. Example: My wife …

4 What's your father? Some said this question even exist in the visa-applying of USA, but I just couldn't understand it. Is it asking about somebody's father's job, his personality, or just what …

The lyrics and the "What's the buzz passages" would have been familiar to the majority of college students and faculty, nationwide, during the 1970s. It is quite likely, to a virtually certainty, that …

Jan 7, 2013 · We have the word "forearm" — but what's the other half of the arm called by itself? Does it have a corresponding positional name?

I heard many people saying this, but I couldn't really understand what they meant to say: That's what I am saying.