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Aug 29, 2016 · Spain-Spanish. Aug 29, 2016. #6. You are all right when you say that the original expression was "pretty is as pretty does", with the meanings you have already explained. But, apparently, nowadays it is widely used (check number of hits in a Google search), at least in the US, with the new form "petty is as petty does" to talk about small ...
Jan 7, 2019 · Jan 7, 2019. #2. "Petty" has its usual meaning in this context of "of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character" ( petty - WordReference.com Dictionary of English ). It could mean stingy (although I usually encounter it in Britain as being narrow-minded and/or preoccupied with unimportant things), but not greedy.
Dec 6, 2006 · català - Catalunya. Dec 6, 2006. #1. Hi, everyone, Risking being obvious, I would like to check if the only way I can understand "petty games" in this context is as "insignificant games": "I feel ashamed of being a man when mankind shows itself capable of such massacres of the innocent. Oh old Europe, always busy with your petty games and ...
Jan 13, 2019 · Petty bourgeoisie and great (rich) bourgeoisie are a class of people denounced by the Marxists. Petty bourgeoisie are people who are wealthier than the working class, but much poorer than the great bourgeoisie. According to Marxists, petty bourgeoisie admire the lifestyle of the great bourgeoisie, and look down upon the working class.
Nov 14, 2014 · Nov 14, 2014. #2. People post a lot of things on the internet, Agmanhe. Not all those people are good writers. Not all those people are familiar with basic ideas about English. I recommend that you stick with "the prettiest" if you want to express the superlative of "pretty". If you post some of the sentences you found that use "most pretty ...
May 17, 2021 · The reason that we don't, or cannot, say most pretty is because someone, or some group of people, decided that we cannot. It's counterintuitive to not be able to say most pretty. The general rule, or pattern, is that with more than one syllable, we use more and most. And with one syllable we use er and est endings.
Apr 16, 2017 · English UK Southern Standard English. Apr 16, 2017. #3. Version (2) "I pity you" is the most idiomatic of the three, but as sdg implies (post #2), it can come across as condescending. Your original 'context' is probably the best way of putting it, I think: "I feel sorry for you".
Jan 28, 2018 · American English. Nov 23, 2018. #9. "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." The first part is another way of saying "Don't sweat the small stuff" (a rather well-known quote from the book DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF...and it's all small stuff). It means don't worry about and don't get all worked up about unimportant things.
Apr 11, 2009 · Apr 11, 2009. #1. There is unfortunately a discrepancy between the petty cash slip and the actual money in the till. I was wondering if I can substitute variance or differentiation for the original (discrepancy) one,because they all have a meaning of difference or divergence.if your answer is "no"or "not good",could tell me the subtle ...
Jul 29, 2019 · Jul 29, 2019. #2. Well the tense is pretty important! They both mean the same thing – one person is enquiring how the other could behave in such an unpleasant way. In theory, you would say the first at the moment you observe someone behaving in this way. You would say the second when the actual behaviour is in the past.
