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, 5 months ago Modified 2 years ago

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 …

Mar 7, 2012 · This might be tough considering the gesture is iterated so many ways, but it's worth a shot. What is the origin of the expression one man's trash is another man's treasure?

Its meaning has thus been corrupted over the centuries, probably by the English nobility of the Middle Ages to whom the ‘blood line’ was all important. Albert Jack (2005).

3 free from moral wrong; not corrupted: an innocent child simple; naive: she is a poor, innocent young creature 4 not intended to cause harm or offense; harmless: So the OED gives precedent to …

To make its meaning utterly clear and immediately apparent, those online sources should state "Gardyloo" as coming from French "se garder de," literally "guard oneself from" [=protect oneself …

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 …

May 26, 2021 · This springs from the many comments which over the years I have heard from adolescent students that appear to reflect the views of their supposedly upright and moralist …