As for "pet" or "pat", both are correct. Pat connotes a light, quick stroke with the hand. She gave him a friendly pat on the arm. To pet an animal is to stroke or caress gently; pat; to touch or stroke in an affectionate or loving manner. When I pet my cat, I feel very calm.

Feb 18, 2023 · So “pat-pat-pat” is good. And “pad-pad-pad” actually benefits from the fact that pad is a word, namely the word for the walking surface of a cat’s paw! Two labials could work, except that “bap” and “bop” (and “bat”) already have meanings suggesting hitting something rather than footfalls, so you should avoid them.

Jan 2, 2022 · Accused stalker, 21, is charged after 'exposing his genitals to a woman' when she stopped to pat his dog. According to the native English speaker, does the word genitals represent singular form of the word genital? Example: The accused …

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@Ali: Offhand I can only think of teacher's pet and pet project for "natural, idiomatic" metaphoric usages. As Andrew says, if you wanted to extend the usage beyond the literal in any other context you'd probably either explicitly make it a simile (using, for example, like a pet), or provide plenty of "spoonfeeding" additional context (whistle over, brush away) to ensure the intended sense was ...

Dec 1, 2014 · These sentences are grammatically correct, with a little difference in meaning. 1- That can't be Obama at the door; it's too early.

Pat: "Why did you get a B on your exam?" Kim: "If there had been / were / was more time, I would've aced it." (=but there wasn't enough time) Real situation in the present: Pat enters the room and spots Kim and Bran playing games on Kim's PlayStation. Pat: "Have you finished your project?" Kim: "Nope." Pat: "Wait, when's the deadline?"

"Dog" or "dawg" is a slang way to talk to a close friend (especially in some American cultural dialects) So "What's up dawg?" means "How are you, mate?" The joke is, Person A says "It smells like updog." (updog is a made up word). Person B doesn't know the meaning of "updog", so he asks "What's updog?"

Jan 29, 2017 · I'll start by saying that I'm not a native speaker so I don't prefer "haven't got" over "don't have" or vice versa so both are possible.

Walk past (no by after that; not necessarily wrong, but unnatural) specifies the manner in which they pass - they are walking, not running, cycling or driving (etc.).