May 15, 2012 · In the OP phrase we are totally open kimono with regulators, the speaker was just trying to get across that they won't be hiding anything from the regulators. The grammar of 'open kimono' is a bit informal by converting a 'verb noun' pattern to an 'adj-noun' (essentially nouning a verb). Using it as an adjective is even more familiar:

Oct 6, 2012 · What is the difference between the followings? A. I have been living here for 5 years. B. I have lived here for 5 years. Am I correct that these two represent the same event, but A emphasizes the

The word open can be an adjective describing the door, or it could be a verb, which can be in the past, future, or present tense. Open in your first example is an adjective meaning "not closed or blocked up." (There are other meanings to open as well.) The same pertains to the second example. Someone has a file that is open, not closed.

Dec 1, 2015 · The door was open. In this sentence 'open' is an adjective. It means 'not closed or blocked up'. The sentence has the same structure as 'the boy was smart' or 'the girl is beautiful'. The door was opened. This sentence is a passive. It means 'somebody opened the door' in an active voice. Here 'open' is used as a verb.

Jul 31, 2018 · So open has had the adjectival meaning longer than it has been used as a verb. In the case of close , though it seems to come ultimately from a Latin adjective (past participle clausum ), within English (and the French we got it from) it was primarily a verb, and so the derived closed came into use.

Jan 15, 2021 · “Open hours” could be interpreted as those times the business happens to be open - which, as one might expect, would often be the same as the official hours. Alternatively, since “open hours” hasn’t acquired a fixed meaning in business, it could be coerced to reference other definitions of “open” (e.g. empty, honest, etc).

Nov 16, 2010 · People often refer to the country US as America and to the people from the US as Americans. As far as I know, that's the only case in the world where a continent's name is used for a country's nam...

Nov 11, 2019 · Mind like parachute: only function when open. The movie was released on March 27, 1936, and is based on an original screenplay rather than a book adaptation. But earlier still is this instance from " How to Listen In: An Ancient Practice ," a sermon by Pastor Vanham, quoted in the Rockhampton [Queensland] Morning Bulletin (January 19, 1935):

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May 12, 2013 · The sentence you give should be: "Haven't heard anything from you in a while." or "Haven't heard anything from you for a while."