single word requests - Verb for the act of making a "Tch" sound ...
Aug 26, 2017 · This has been bothering me (a native English speaker) for a long time. It seems almost impossible outside of dialogue to describe the act of unconsciously spitting out a "Tch!" in …
pronunciation - Is the ‘t’ in ‘witch’ considered a silent t? - English ...
Jul 14, 2024 · A competing analysis would be that "tch" is a trigraph where all three letters function together to represent the single sound [t͡ʃ]. In the first analysis, "t" is a silent letter.
Word for sound made by tongue and teeth
Jul 5, 2017 · Is the sound made just at one side of the mouth? In the situation you describe I would make a 'click' or 'pop' sound by placing the flat of my tongue against the roof of my mouth such that it …
How did the silent 't' come into all these 'tch' words?
How did the silent 't' come into all these 'tch' words? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 2 months ago Modified 8 years, 9 months ago
Why do we write "Tsk" for the sound of disapproval?
The Full OED has this for their 1947 "first citation": L. Pike Phonemics ii. 41/1 Do you get..a sound resembling the noise of commiseration which is sometimes written in literature as ‘tsk-tsk’, or ‘tut-tut’. …
Is there a WORD For: sound made by mouth to express demeaning …
Feb 16, 2018 · The sound made by pushing middle tongue against palate, tip of tongue bent downward and pushed up against upper teeth and sucking in air sharply w/ mouth open, chin drops and holds …
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May 5, 2014 · While I know you can attribute 'bitch' to a male, I feel there is a sense of femininity. I was wondering if there is a colloquial equivalent that describes someone with the qualities of a 'bitch'
Origin and connotations of RBF (Resting Bitch Face)
May 22, 2013 · Like really early. On the very same day, a YouTube video by Madeline Mann, entitled: “My Struggle With Resting B*tch Face”, was posted. In the video she utters the initialism, RBF, and …
Non-offensive substitute for a swear word
What term describes a non-offensive substitute for a swear word? For example, Battlestar Galactica used frack instead of fuck. Another example is the use of snap instead of shit. I think I may h...
How does one correctly pronounce the letter 'H': "Aych" or "haych"?
May 4, 2011 · What is the correct sound of the letter H when reading the alphabet - is it 'aych' or 'Haych' ?