Aug 10, 2017 · Should I say "the thing is corrupted" or "the thing is corrupt"? Would they carry different meanings? i.e "My hard drive is corrupted, so all of my information is lost" vs "My hard drive is corr...

Aug 27, 2015 · When it is said that "the files are corrupt", it isn't clear whether the files were corrupt from the time they were created, due to problems with data entry, ETC., or that the files became corrupt …

Jun 24, 2019 · Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 2 years, 3 months ago

Jun 11, 2023 · We know that the "Goat and Compasses" is corrupted from "God encompasses Us," that "Pig and Whistle" was originally the Saxon "Piga and Wassail," equivalent to "a lass and a glass" or …

Nov 23, 2013 · Specifically, I'm looking for the term for when a person uses a word correctly, but intends a different meaning. For example: I empathize with you. When the person really means: I sympathize …

Feb 20, 2020 · My somewhat corrupted mind assumed it being a shortened version of "bugger off" but recently I've found sources claiming it is somewhat originating from "get off". It sounds more …

Jan 31, 2025 · [Peer is an easier form to pronounce than pear, so it's become corrupted, in much the same way as Antipodean English might change the pronunciation of pear to be less like English pear …

Jan 2, 2024 · A phobia once meant a medical condition. Unfortunately xenophobia's medical use as fear of foreigners has been corrupted by use as a kind of fancy synonym for racism. Similarly for silly …

Apr 8, 2021 · early 15c. (mid-13c. as a surname), "wholesale dealer, one who buys and sells in gross," corrupted spelling of Anglo-French grosser, Old French grossier, from Medieval Latin grossarius …

Sep 2, 2020 · Since around the year 2000, confirmed by Ngrams, the common phrase " I felt (dread etc) in the pit of my stomach " has become somewhat corrupted to " I had (or felt) a pit in my stomach ". …