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Standards, however, are a type of flag used for personal identification and will only carry the coat of arms of its owner, such as the Royal Standard in the UK or the personal standard of any armiger. Hence, a standard is a type of flag but a flag isn't necessarily a standard.
Dec 17, 2011 · A simple way to understand it, is to compare the UK to the USA. The USA is a country made up of states. Each state, with a different name. People can be New Yorkers or Californians and they are Americans. However, not all Americans are New Yorkers or Californians. For the UK, replace the word states, with the words "home nations".
In the UK at least, bitch doesn't have that association - it means something along the lines of woman with an unkind, evil or spiteful personality. The words skank and ho are recognised - especially from rap music - but are definitely felt to be American imports. All of the others are fully accepted as native :)
Jun 15, 2022 · There was a flagpole surrounded by chrysanthemums , the American flag standing out straight in the stiff wind . Dream Country: A Novel - Luanne Rice · 2008. Meagan looked up at the Canadian maple leaf flag standing out in the ever-stiffening south wind, and then sighted down the road toward the bridge. Red Sky in the Morning - Bill Hamann · 2008
A flag would typically be square or slightly oblong, as with the national flags of most countries. A banner tends to be more elongated, for example as you might see hung across a street during a parade. Flags tend to be attached by one side to a pole, whereas banners are typically attached at both ends, either fixed or on two poles.
Dec 1, 2015 · fag (n.1) Look up fag at Dictionary.com British slang for "cigarette" (originally, especially, the butt of a smoked cigarette), 1888, probably from fag "loose piece, last remnant of cloth" (late 14c., as in fag-end "extreme end, loose piece," 1610s), which perhaps is related to fag (v.), which could make it a variant of flag (v.).
Apr 8, 2017 · When the symbol % is used, there should be no space. When the "percent" word is used, there should be space. Examples from the Chicago Manual of Style Online: Fewer than 3 percent of the employees used public transportation. With 90–95 percent of the work complete, we can relax.
Jul 11, 2011 · The terms are all derived from the start of a foot race: "On your mark"/"Take your mark"/"Ready" - Get in your lanes, put your toes (or hands if using a starting block) on the line, and prepare to run/swim/skate/bike your butt off.
Feb 7, 2019 · Ah, So the meaning of flag (v) does NOT derive from a metaphor, like I thought, but comes direct from a word in a parent language. Thanks. After some more research, it also appears that flag (n) might come from flaquir too (in the sense of a flag being something that droops or hangs loose), or it could be a totally unrelated false cognate, from a proto-germanic root for flatness.
Nov 3, 2011 · So your sense of "sod" is on the money. Suffixial "off" marks a general epithet as an insult, as seen in "piss off," "f-ck off," "bugger off," etc., all used in the manner of "please go away." Also note that "sod" in this sense is UK usage only. In US English it only refers to topsoil and turf grass.
