ta: 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley]. Although possibly originating from the imitative of baby talk, this is in widespread use in the North of England and Wales as an …

Dec 5, 2017 · Ta British; informal Thank you. ‘‘Ta,’ said Willie gratefully’ Oxford Dictionaries. As to why and how “ta” means “thank you”, that is an interesting question. As WS2's answer …

May 23, 2023 · Here's an example of the phrase "to boot": My wife made a disgusting looking dinner, and it tasted awful to boot! The implication of the "to boot" is that the fact that the …

Jan 17, 2012 · "Tada" is indeed an onomatopoeia (from OED): Imitative of the sound of the musical flourish or fanfare (composed of one short note followed by one long note) which often …

Dec 6, 2014 · It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference. :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta." P. S. An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that …

Jun 13, 2017 · We commonly abbreviate teacher's assistant as TA. Suppose I have the following sentence: I was a teacher's assistant for Chemistry 101. We can also say: I was a TA for …

Feb 22, 2013 · It's of, but that doesn't matter, because that allows both uses.. The estimated time of arrival is 10:37. Fine, it's estimated that the person, item, etc. will arrive at 10:37.

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技术美术（TA）门槛真的比较高，想走TA方向就需要比较好的基础知识以及比较强的自学能力，不是谁都能当TA的，但是TA真的很cool！ TA主要负责用代码和技术手段实现绚丽的视觉效 …

@MichaelOwenSartin: To add to the wikipedia article "tally-ho" comes French taïaut or tayaut evolved from Middle French ta-ho formed from two onomatopœic words: ta that was the cry to …