perchance perhaps, possibly The entry for perhaps. perhaps possibly but not certainly : maybe I would like to know if the two words have any differences in meaning, tone, or connotation. …

The only difference between by chance and perchance is that you are more likely to hear the latter in the speech of older generations.

Mar 4, 2024 · Perchance and Mayhap Ask Question Asked 1 year, 10 months ago Modified 1 year, 10 months ago

Jul 20, 2014 · Historically, English speakers and writers have also had the option of using mayhap (to say nothing of perchance). The fact that people couldn't maintain a clear distinction …

Feb 6, 2013 · Is it correct to use more than one nor clause in a neither expression? For instance: Neither the question, nor the answers, nor the comments Even if it is, is it so rarely used that it …

Jan 22, 2025 · Or as Collins summarizes: If something such as a piece of music or conversation segues into another piece of music or conversation, it changes into it or is followed by it …

Aug 2, 2019 · I first came across the expression to be a brick in the spoof of Enid Blyton's Famous Five series - The Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad in Dorset. A few times one of the …

Mar 2, 2013 · What's the difference in meaning between “register” and “registry”? Can both be used interchangeably when talking about an official (public) list of items, records?

Nov 12, 2023 · Suddenly, the theater became silent. Just like the breathless spectators. I'm very much interested in how this rhetorical device would be classified. At first, "the theater" is a …

Nov 6, 2019 · According to the Oxford dictionary: Sure-fire: (adjective, informal) certain to succeed. Example: bad behaviour is a sure-fire way of getting attention Where does this word …