While writing my last two articles about bank checking tips, How to sign a check over to someone else and Why you should always write “for deposit only” on your checks, I was reminded of the difference between the terms “indorse” and “endorse.”
Though the different meanings have become a bit blurred in modern times, there [...]
Question: What is a Lay-by or Layby?
Answer: A Lay-by (or layby) is a British term for what Americans call a “wayside,” “travel stop,” or “rest area.” It is a facility at which highway travelers pull off the highway and rest.
“It’s a hard line to tow.”
That’s how the email ended, making me grin ear-to-ear as I pictured the sender pulling a large load with a rope tied around her waist.
The phrase is “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s an easy mistake to make, as WorldWideWords.org points out:
It’s correctly [...]
