2007年10月7日 · Oh dear, I can’t find the meatloaf recipe anywhere. Macmillan English Dictionary (2002): Oh dear, I’m afraid I’ve spilled your coffee. (2) Chiefly BrE based corpus: Collins …

2014年1月18日 · In such usage it no longer carries its meaning of "dear, tender" as in "dear friend" etc. Quite often a letter will be addressed "Dear sir or madam" - pretty impersonal! To …

2008年9月21日 · You're right, 'dear', despite its traditional meaning, has just come to be used in convention for writing formal letters - e.g. "Dear Sir/Madam" - I doubt that most of the people …

2007年12月28日 · Either that or it has been falling out of use over the last 30 years or so; it was very commonly heard when I was young (and, admittedly, in Yorkshire). There is a phrase that …

2011年6月3日 · [Earlier in this thread] the meaning was perfect regarding the context. But I think it may mean (my dear, my love, or pet) as entangledbank says. <Edited by moderator …

2014年3月7日 · Please help me learn the correct use of "Thank you, dear. "1. Can a woman say this to a man, and vice versa? (I think so but would like to have your confirmation.) 2. Can this …

2009年3月19日 · The sense of 'dear' that is personal applies in both AE and BE. To say a person or thing "is dear to me" means that I value it highly, am fond and/or attached to it. If Bloomiegirl …

2008年2月18日 · When saying "hi dear," the word "dear" actually has a sort of substantive value, just like "my dear / my darling." So: ciao caro/a = hi (bye) dear ciao cari/e = hi (bye) dears But …

2011年5月6日 · Vodka can be more dear, but the high-quality brand is invariably a dearer vodka, not a more dear vodka. In any case, 'dearer' is the usual form even in a predicate. 'Dear' …

2007年1月31日 · Yes, That's exactly what I wanted. Thanks heaps, Missfit. I have just found this definition in a dictionary "Hold dear" (formal) to care very much for sb/sth; to value sb/sth …