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  1. Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted? She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.) She quit her job. (She has quit her ...

  2. Can 'An ass that won't quit' connote stubbornness?

    Jul 6, 2021 · An ass that just won't quit is callipygian, not equine. I have Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American slang open to won't quit: outstanding; great; truly beautiful. It's hard to disprove a …

  3. Is there a single word for someone who left the company that does not ...

    May 16, 2018 · In a new policy from my company (non-native English, but English is the corporate language), they use the word "defector" to refer to a person who has tendered their …

  4. What is the basic difference between 'Quit' and 'Give up'?

    Apr 12, 2017 · "Quit" also has related meanings: to free (oneself) of to discharge (a debt or obligation); repay to stop having, using, or doing (something); give up to leave; depart from to stop, discontinue, …

  5. grammar - What's a word for "stopping a habit"? - English Language ...

    What is a suitable word for stopping doing something that had already became part of our habit, like drinking wine or to stop drinking beer? I had a computer dictionary and the word that comes out...

  6. "Alumnus" vs "dropout": Can you still call someone who chooses to …

    If someone chooses to quit college, I can refer to that person as a “former” student of that college. It therefore appears that I can use alumnus according to the definitions given for that term gi...

  7. What's the meaning of "bitching"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    What's the meaning of "bitching" in the following sentence taken from references in 'tfd.com'? December: I quit bitching with grateful thanks for all the good times, things and friends God has pr...

  8. Other expressions for "Don't give up (or quit) your day job"

    Feb 20, 2017 · 2 "Don't give up (or quit) your day job" I am sure everyone has heard of this overused retort. It is generally used in the context where one feels the performance of an act has failed …

  9. Did Victorians say “We are quit”? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Is “We are quit” (meaning “We’re even, no more mutual obligations”) a usage from the 18–19th centuries? Or are the examples of this on Google hits just people making it up (possibly a bad …

  10. Less "aggressive" synonym for "left the company"

    Aug 7, 2018 · I am looking for a single word that you would use when someone has left a company. This can be because the person quit, they are fired, retired,... I was thinking about Discharged but that …