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What is the Meaning of “On Tap?”

What is the Meaning of “On Tap?”

The phrase “on tap” has migrated out from its business of origin into the general English lexicon over the course of decades. What “on tap” means at a bar is slightly different to how it is used in everyday conversation, but the essence remains.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English
“A Unique” or “An Unique”?

“A Unique” or “An Unique”?

The ideal rule is that “a” should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and “an” before words with vowel sounds at the beginning.

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
The definition of a rhetorical question

The definition of a rhetorical question

A rhetorical question is a question that doesn’t expect an answer. It’s a figure of speech that usually comes as a question to emphasize a point, rather than to elicit a response.

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
Best Regards variations and other common email closings to use

Best Regards variations and other common email closings to use

You have created your professional email with a masterful subject and friendly greeting that’s not overly familiar or too generic. Then you come to your sign-off.

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
Meaning of subvert expectations

Meaning of subvert expectations

Subvert expectations mean to purposely behave or act contrary to established assumptions and beliefs to be more interesting.

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
Meaning And Plural of “Quiz”

Meaning And Plural of “Quiz”

Many people ask whether quiz plural form is quiz or quizzes and if quizzes is a real word. Quiz is a noun that means a form of questioning, an eccentric, and a practical joke.

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
What is “Read Between the Lines”?

What is “Read Between the Lines”?

To read between the lines, sometimes varied as to read in between the lines, is a common expression about interpreting meaning beyond what someone says or does on the surface.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English
Possible Abbreviations for Management

Possible Abbreviations for Management

Abbreviations can be difficult for both native and non-native speakers of English to learn.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English