CINCINNATI [Ohio], Jan. 18.—Edward Pettis, 17 years old, consumer of "Dead-Eye Dick" novels and would-be "bad man," rushed into the office of Stem, Heidman & Mehlhope, attorneys, in …

Oct 13, 2015 · U.S. style guides. From [Merriam-]Webster's Standard American Style Manual (19885):. Words designating global, national, regional, or local political divisions are …

How Ben Franklin avoided credit for shooting that particular elephant in his pajamas I'll never know. Oh, wait—he didn't. Another once-familiar expression that trades on the dubiousness of …

Aug 30, 2020 · Great excitement was created in front of the Democratic headquarters at Columbus, Ohio, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and a riot was narrowly avoided. Soon after …

Jan 5, 2016 · Lighter, in particular, offers extensive coverage of dope as a noun, identifying instances of slang usage that go back almost 200 years and extend across two dozen distinct …

Mar 19, 2013 · Ether and its meaning is dependent on the context and origin of the statement. In the scientific context, it refers to what we once believed to be a sort of membrane that covered …

Nov 15, 2012 · However, a slightly earlier instance occurs in "Letter from Observatory Hill, Cincinnati," dated 'Xenia [Ohio], July 13, 1863,' in the Xenia [Ohio] Sentinel (August 25, 1863): …

Examples of case 2: "highlight", "shoot" w.r.t. plants shooting . There is no prior word "troubleshoot" from which the verb was derived; rather, the verb is a compound of the verb …

Apr 24, 2011 · That said, people often use "dinner" to refer to an evening meal regardless of the size. I think the usage is a little ambiguous there. PS I've lived most of my life in Ohio and …

Jul 4, 2011 · The particle "to" is not wrong in this sentence, but it is unnecessary. I would recommend against using it. The phrase "to understand" can be interpreted as a special case …