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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of humbug
First recorded in 1730–40; origin uncertain
SYNONYMS FOR humbug
1 imposition.
OTHER WORDS FROM humbug
hum·bug·ger, nounWords nearby humbug
humblebrag, humboldt, humboldt bay, humboldt peak, humbucker, humbug, humbuggery, humdinger, humdrum, hume, hume's law
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British Dictionary definitions for humbug
humbug
/ (ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ) /
noun
a person or thing that tricks or deceives
nonsense; rubbish
British a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern
verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged
to cheat or deceive (someone)
Derived forms of humbug
humbugger, nounhumbuggery, nounWord Origin for humbug
C18: of unknown origin
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