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• word choice - Which one is correct, "best wishes to you" or "best wishes for you"? - English

  Which one is correct, "best wishes to you" or "best wishes for you"?

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• etymology - When was the term "idiot box" coined? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

  also .. who coined it ? I am interested as it would probably point to a time when "mindlessness" invaded television. I am not trying to be overtly biased against TV. There are some good shows and

• american english - What's the antonym of "fifty-thousand foot view"? - English Language & Usage

  I'm writing about a concept that I would like to explain at three levels: high-level, medium, and very granular. "Fifty-thousand foot view" is a common business idiom to describe the highest, most